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STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW

690-AUG.

28, 1954

907

(d) Section 8c (7)(C), is amended by adding at the end thereof: j^iSc^osJ: "There shall be included in the membership of any agency selected to administer a marketing order applicable to grapefruit for canning or freezing one or more representatives of processors of the commodity specified in such order." (e) Section 8 as amended, is further amended by adding a new section 8e reading as follows: "8e. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a market- hiwum*""**" ^°' ing order issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 8c of this Act contains any terms or conditions regulating the grade, size, quality, or maturity of tomatoes, avocados, limes, grapefruit, green peppers, Irish potatoes, cucumbers, or eggplants produced in the United States the importation into the United States of any such commodity during the period of time such order is in effect shall be prohibited unless it complies with the grade, size, quality, and maturity provisions of such order or comparable restrictions promulgated hereunder: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to such commodities when shipped into continental United States from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any Territory or possession of the United States where this Act has force and effect: Provided further, That whenever two or more such marketing orders regulating the same agricultural commodity produced in different areas of the United States are concurrently in effect, the importation into the United States of any such commodity shall be prohibited unless it complies with the grade, size, quality, and maturity provisions of the order which, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, regulates the commodity produced in the area with which the imported commodity is in most direct competition. Such prohibition shall not become effective until after the giving of such notice as the Secretary of Agriculture determines reasonable, which shall not be less than three days. I n deter- Totnatoe«. mining the amount of notice that is reasonable in the case of tomatoes the Secretary of Agriculture shall give due consideration to the time required for their transportation and entry into the United States after picking. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture finds that the application of the restrictions under a marketing order to an imported commodity is not practicable because of variations in characteristics between the domestic and imported commodity he shall establish with respect to the imported commodity such grade, size, quality, and maturity restrictions by varieties, types, or other classifications as he finds will be equivalent or comparable to those imposed upon the Rules domestic commodity under such order. The Secretary of Agriculture lations. and regumay promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary, to carry out the provisions of this section. Any person who violates any provision of this section or of any rule, regulation, or order promulgated hereunder shall be subject to a forfeiture in the amount prescribed in section 8a (5) or, upon conviction, a penalty in the amount ^^lf ^y^^- ^^'*' '*^ prescribed in section 8c (14) of the Act, or to both such forfeiture and ^jjv s c eo sa, 608c. penalty." TITLE V—AMENDMENTS TO SOIL CONSERVATION AND DOMESTIC ALLOTMENT ACT SEC. 501. Section 8 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590h), is amended: (a) By striking out of subsection (a) "January 1, 1955" and "December 31, 1954", wherever they appear therein, and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1957" and "December 31, 1956", respectively; (b) By adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: "During the period prior to January 1, 1957, the Secretary shall carry out the purposes specified in section 7(a) through State action

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^^ use 590g.

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