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 117 STAT. 48

7 USC 7911 note.

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13:45 Aug 26, 2004

PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003 (2) The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this section and the amendments made by this section shall be made without regard to— (A) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; (B) 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 (C) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). (3) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 766. Title III of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, is amended in the first paragraph under the heading ‘‘RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)’’ under the heading ‘‘RURAL HOUSING SERVICE’’ (114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–19) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘: Provided further, That after September 30, 2002, any funds remaining for the demonstration program may be used, within the State in which the demonstration program is carried out, for fiscal year 2003 and subsequent fiscal years to make grants, and to cover the costs (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of loans authorized, under section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474)’’. SEC. 767. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of administering sections 1101 and 1102 of Public Law 107–171, acreage planted to, or prevented from being planted to, popcorn shall be considered as acreage planted to, or prevented from being planted to, corn: Provided, That if a farm program payment yield for corn is otherwise established for a farm under such section 1102, the same yield shall be used for the acreage on the farm planted to, or prevented from being planted to, popcorn: Provided further, That with respect to all other farms, the farm program payment yield for such popcorn acreage shall be established by the Secretary on a fair and equitable basis to reflect the farm program payment yields for corn on similar farms in the area. (b) This section shall take effect on October 1, 2003. SEC. 768. Of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2002 and prior years for grants and contracts to carry out section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c(b)(1)(A)), $11,000,000 is hereby rescinded. SEC. 769. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the $4,696,000,000 provided for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) shall be exempt from the across-the-board rescission under section 601 of division N. SEC. 770. During the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the salaries of any personnel—

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