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STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW

429-JUNE

30, 1952

297

established or maintained upon the species, type, or grade of livestock killed by any slaughterer, nor upon the types of slaughtering operations, including religious rituals, employed by any slaughterer; nor shall any requirements or regulations be established or maintained relating to the allocation or distribution of meat or meat products unless, and for the period for which, the Secretary of Agriculture shall have determined and certified to the President that the over-all supply of meat and meat products is inadequate to meet the civilian or military needs therefor: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the President from requiring the grading and grade marking of meat and meat products."' ll'•-'' SEC. 102. Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is amended by inserting " (a) " after "101.", and by adding at the end of such section the following new subsection: Critical and stra"(b) When all requirements for the national security, for the stock- tegic materials. piling of critical and strategic materials, and for military assistance to any foreign nation authorized by any Act of Congress have been met through allocations and priorities it shall be the policy of the United States to encourage the maximum supply of raw materials for the civilian economy, including small business, thus increasing employ"' ment opportunities and minimizing inflationary pressures. No agreement shall be entered into by the United States limiting total United States consumption of any material unless such agreement authorizes domestic users in the United States to purchase the quantity of such material allocated to other countries participating in the International Materials Conference and not used by any such participating country. Nothing contained in this Act shall impair the authority of the President under this Act to exercise allocation and priorities controls over materials (both domestically produced and imported) and facilities through the controlled materials plan or other methods of allocation." SEC. 103. Section 104 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as fo^usc^i'pp. amended, is amended to read as follows: 2074. "SEC. 104. Import controls of fats and oils (including oil-bearing ^tc ^*^ and oils, materials, fatty acids, and soap and soap powder, but excluding petroleum and petroleum products and coconuts and coconut products), peanuts, butter, cheese and other dairy products, and rice and rice products are necessary for the protection of the essential security interests and economy of the United States in the existing emergency in international relations, and imports into the United States of any such commodity or product, by types or varieties, shall be limited to ,( such quantities as the Secretary of Agriculture finds would not (a) impair or reduce the domestic production of any such commodity or product below present production levels, or below such higher levels as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem necessary in view of domestic and international conditions, or (b) interfere with the _,;,..< orderly domestic storing and marketing of any such commodity or product, or (c) result in any unnecessary burden or expenditures under any Government price support program: Provided, however, That the Secretary of Agriculture after establishing import limitations, may permit additional imports of each type and variety of the commodities specified in this section, not to exceed 15 per centum of the import limitation with respect to each type and variety which he may deem necessary, taking into consideration the broad effects upon international relationships and trade. The President shall exercise the authority and powers conferred by this section."

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