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 PUBLIC LAW 105-185^JUNE 23, 1998 112 STAT. 603 "(ii) they had owed the increased assessments provided by the amended order. " (B) VOTES AND ATTRIBUTED QUANTITY FOR PRODUCER- PACKERS A>n) IMPORTERS.—The votes and the quantity of honey and honey products attributed to the votes of producer-packers and importers shall be determined in accordance with section 12. "(C) ATTRIBUTED QUANTITY FOR HANDLERS. —The quantity of honey and honey products attributed to the vote of a handler shall be the qusintity handled in the representative period described in paragraph (2) for which the handler would have owed assessments had the amended order been in effect. "(4) EFFECTIVENESS OF ORDER.— The amended order shall become effective only if the Secretary determines that the amended order is effective in accordance with section 12. " (e) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING ORDER IF AMENDED ORDER Is REJECTED. —I f adoption of the amended order is not approved— "(1) the order issued under section 4 that is in effect on the date of enactment of this section shall continue in full force and effect; and "(2) the Secretary may amend the order to ensure the conformity of the order with this Act (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this section). "(f) EFFECT OF REJECTION ON SUBSEQUENT ORDERS.— " (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), if adoption of the amended order is not approved in the referendum required under subsection (d), the Secretary may issue an amended order that implements some or all of the amendments made to this Act by section 605 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, or makes other changes to an existing order, in accordance with the administrative procedures specified in sections 5 and 6. "(2) APPROVAL. —An amendment to an order that implements a provision that is subject to a referendum shall be approved in accordance with section 12 before becoming effective. "(g) EFFECT ON PERIODIC REFERENDA.—I f the amended order becomes effective, any referendum otherwise required to be conducted under section 13(c) shall not be held before the date that is 5 years after the date of the referendum conducted under this section.". SEC. 606. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. (a) SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS RESEARCH.—Effec- Effective date, tive as of April 6, 1996, section 819(b)(5) of the Federal Agriculture 7 USC 33l9d. Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127; 110 Stat. 1167) is amended by striking "paragraph (3)" and inserting "subsection (c)(3)". (b) JOINT COUNCIL ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. — Section 1413(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching PoUcy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3128(b)) is amended by striking "Joint Council, the Advisory Board," and inserting "Advisory Board". (c) ADVISORY BOARD.—

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