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 PUBLIC LAW 106-387—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1549A-63 of this Act produced during the 2000 crop year may not exceed $150,000: Provided, That in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall allow a producer that has marketed or redeemed a quantity of an eligible 2000 crop for which the producer has not received a loan deficiency payment or marketing loan gain under section 134 or 135 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7234, 7235) or section 812 of this Act to receive such payment or gain as of the date on which the quantity was marketed or redeemed, as determined by the Secretary. SEC. 838. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall extend until the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act the final eligibility date for marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments under subtitle C of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) for rice of special grade designations, as determined by the Secretary, that was made eligible for the loans by the Secretary during December 1999; and for which producers were not notified of the eligibility period for the loans: Provided, That producers on a farm that lost a beneficial interest in rice after the date on which the rice was made ineligible for loans and loan deficiency payments by the Secretary shall be eligible to obtain loan deficiency payments based on the pa3anent rate that was in effect on the last date of eligibility for the loans before the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further. That the entire amount necessary to carry out this section shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for the entire amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act. SEC. 839. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into contracts with livestock producers for the purpose of controlling the buildup of grasses, forbs and other natural fiiels that contribute to the threat of wildfire on rangelands administered by the Secretary: Provided, That such contracts are provided from within discretionary funds. SEC. 840. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement sections 804, 805, 806, 809, 810, 811, 812, 814, 815, 816, 836, 837, 838, 839, 841, 843, 844, and 845 of this title: Provided, That the issuance of the regulations shall be made without regard to: (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the "Paperwork Reduction Act"): Provided further, That in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 841. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make a payment to each eligible person described in section 204(b)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public Law 106-224) without regard to section 204(b)(l)(A)(ii) of that Act: Provided,

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