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PUBLIC LAW 140—SEPT. 1, 1951

Public Law 140 September 1, 1951 (H. R. 4621]

Sugar Act of 1948, amendments. 61 Stat. 92. 7 U.S.C. §1112. Consumers' quotas. 7 U.S.C. §1111.

Domestic areas.

[65 STAT. CHAPTER

AN ACT To amend and extend the Sugar Act of li>48, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of AmeHca in Congress assembled, That section 202 of the Sugar Act of 1948 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 202. Whenever a determination is made, pursuant to section 201, of the amount of sugar needed to meet the requirements of consumers, the Secretary shall establish quotas, or revise existing quotas— " (a) For domestic sugar-producing areas, by apportioning among such areas four million four hundred and forty-four thousand short tons, raw value, as follows: "Area

Short tons, raw value

Domestic beet sugar Mainland cane sugar Hawaii Puerto Ptico Virgin Islands R e p u b l i c of the Philippines. 60 Stat. 144. 22 U.S.C. §1261. Other foreign countries.

1,800,000 500, 000 1,052,000 1, 080, 000 12, 000

"(b) For the Republic of the Philippines, in the amount of nine hundred and fifty-two thousand short tons of sugar as specified in section 211 of the Philippine Trade Act of 1946. "(c) For foreign countries other than the Republic of the Philippines, by prorating among such countries an amount of sugar, raw value, equal to the amount determined pursuant to section 201 less the sum of the quotas established pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, on the following basis: "Country

Cuba Foreign countries other than Cuba and the Republic of the Philippines

Cuba. 7 U.S.C. §§ 11111122. Post, p. 319.

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Per centum

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"Ninety-five per centum of the quota for foreign countries other than Cuba and the Republic of the Philippines shall be prorated among such countries on the basis of the average amount imported from each such country within the quotas established for the years 1948, 1949, and 1950, except that a separate proration need not be established for any country which entered less than two per centum of the average importations within the quotas for such years. The amount of the quota not so prorated may be filled by countries not receiving separate prorations, but no such country shall enter an amount pursuant to this subsection in excess of one per centum of the quota for foreign countries other than Cuba and the Republic of the Philippines. " (d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this title II, the minimum quota established for Cuba, including increases resulting from deficits determined pursuant to section 204(a), shall not be less than the following: " (1) 28.6 per centum of the amount of sugar determined under section 201 when such amount is seven million four hundred thousand short tons or less; and "(2) two million one hundred and sixteen thousand short tons, when the amount of sugar determined under section 201 is more than seven million four hundred thousand short tons. The quotas for domestic sugar-producing areas, established pursuant to the other provisions of this title II, shall be reduced pro rata by such amounts as may be required to establish such minimum quota for Cuba."

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