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 108 STAT. 4964 PUBLIC LAW 103-465—DEC. 8, 1994 (1) POLICY.— In light of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture and me Ministerial Tecision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Program on Least-Developed and Net-Food Importing? Developing ountries, the United States reaffirms the commitment of the United States to providing food aid to developing countries. (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of Congress that— (A) the President should initiate consultations with other donor nations to consider appropriate levels of food aid commitments to meet the legitimate needs of developing countries* and (B) the United States should increase its contribution of bona fide food assistance to developing countries consistent with the Agreement on Agriculture. SEC. 412. OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) PUBLIC LAW 98-332. — Section 106 of Public Law 98-332 (98 Stat 287), is repealed. (b) AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGEN- CIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1984. —Section 625(A) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1984, as given the force of law by section 101(a) of Public Law 98- 151 (97 Stat. 1853), is repealed. (c) AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1956. —Section 203 of the Agriculture Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1853) is repealed. PART III—OTHER PROVISIONS 19 USC 2135 SEC. 421. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXVm. (a) IN GENERAL.—In the application of section 125(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135) with respect to any item provided for in subheadings 2401.10.60, 2401.20.30, 2401.20.80, 2401.30.30, 2401.30.60, 2401.30.90, 2403.10.00, 2403.91.40, or 2403.99.00 of the HTS, "350" shall be substituted for "20" where it appears in such section. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 422. TOBACCO IMPORTS. (a) DOMESTIC MARKETING ASSESSMENT.— Section 320C of the Agricultural Ac^ustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 13141) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be effective only for calendar year 1994.". (b) BUDGET DEFICIT ASSESSMENT.— (1) IMPORTER ASSESSMENTS.— Section 106(g) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445(g)) is amended— (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: "(1) Effective only for each of the 1994 through 1998 crops of tobacco for which price support is made available under this Act, each producer and purchaser of such tobacco, and each importer of the same kind of tobacco, shall remit to the Conmioaity Credit Corporation a nonrefundable marketing assessment in an amount equal to— "(A) in the case of a producer or purchaser of domestic tobacco,.5 percent of the national price support level for each such crop; and

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