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 110 STAT. 920 PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 increase in milk production for the fiscal year within the Compact region in excess of the projected national average rate of the increase in milk production, as determined by the Secretary. (6) MILK MARKETING ORDER ADMINISTRATOR.—At the request of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact Commission, the Administrator of the applicable Federal milk marketing order issued under section 8(c)5 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, shall provide technical assistance to the Compact Commission and be compensated for that assistance. (7) FURTHER CONDITIONS. — The Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact Commission shall not prohibit or in any way limit the marketing in the Compact region of any milk or milk product produced in any other production area in the United States. The Compact Commission shall respect and abide by the ongoing procedures between Federal milk marketing orders with respect to the sharing of proceeds from sales within the Compact region of bulk milk, packaged milk, or producer milk originating from outside of the Compact region. The Compact Commission shall not use compensatory payments under section 10(6) of the Compact as a barrier to the entry of milk into the Compact region or for any other purpose. Establishment of a Compact over-order price, in itself, shall not be considered a compensatory payment or a limitation or prohibition on the marketing of milk. SEC. 148. DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PROGRAM. (a) DURATION. — Section 153(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14(a)) is amended by striking "2001" and inserting " 2002". (b) SOLE DISCRETION.— Section 153(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14(b)) is amended by inserting "sole" before "discretion". (c) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM. —Section 153(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14(c)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(3) the maximum volume of dairy product exports allowable consistent with the obligations of the United States as a member of the World Trade Organization is exported under the program each year (minus the volume sold under section 1163 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 1731 note) during that year), except to the extent that the export of such a volume under the program would, in the judgment of the Secretary, exceed the limitations on the value set forth in subsection (f); and "(4) payments may be made under the program for exports to any destination in the world for the purpose of market development, except a destination in a country with respect to which shipments from the United States are otherwise restricted by law.". (d) MARKET DEVELOPMENT.— Section 153(e)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14(e)(l)) is amended—

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