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 PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003

117 STAT. 543

(1) IN GENERAL.—Payments available with respect to a pound of payment quantity, as determined under subsection (d), shall be made available to eligible persons in accordance with this paragraph, as determined by the Secretary. (2) FLUE-CURED AND CIGAR TOBACCO.—In the case of payments made available in a State under subsection (b) for Fluecured tobacco (types 11, 12, 13, and 14) and cigar-filler and cigar-binder tobacco (types 42, 43, 44, 54, and 55), the Secretary shall distribute (as determined by the Secretary)— (A) 50 percent of the payments to eligible persons that are owners described in subsection (a)(1)(A); and (B) 50 percent of the payments to eligible persons that are growers described in subsection (a)(1)(C). (3) OTHER KINDS OF ELIGIBLE TOBACCO.—In the case of payments made available in a State under subsection (b) for each other kind of eligible tobacco not covered by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall distribute (as determined by the Secretary)— 1⁄3 percent of the payments to eligible persons (A) 33 that are owners described in subsection (a)(1)(A); 1⁄3 percent of the payments to eligible persons (B) 33 that are controllers described in subsection (a)(1)(B); and 1⁄3 percent of the payments to eligible persons (C) 33 that are growers described in subsection (a)(1)(C). (f) SPECIAL RULE FOR GEORGIA.—The Secretary may make payments under this section to eligible persons in Georgia only if the State of Georgia agrees to use $13,000,000 to make payments at the same time, or subsequently, to the same persons in the same manner as provided for the Federal payments under this section, as required by section 204(b)(6) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public Law 106–224). (g) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A determination by the Secretary under this section shall not be subject to judicial review. SEC. 206. COTTONSEED.

The Secretary shall use $50,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance to producers and firsthandlers of the 2002 crop of cottonseed. SEC. 207. HURRICANE ASSISTANCE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In a State in a which a qualifying natural disaster declaration has been made during a calendar year, the Secretary shall make available to first processors that are eligible to obtain a loan under section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) assistance in the form of payments, or commodities in the inventory of the Commodity Credit Corporation from carrying out that section, to partially compensate producers and first processors for crop and other losses that are related to the qualifying natural disaster declaration. (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Assistance under this section shall be— (1) shared by an affected first processor with affected producers that provide commodities to the processor in a manner that reflects contracts entered into between the processor and the producers; and (2) made available under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out this section. (c) QUANTITY.—To carry out this section, the Secretary shall—

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