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PUBLIC LAW 640-MAY 28, 1956

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" (d) 'United States' means the several States, the Territories of Hawaii and Alaska, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. "(e) 'exporter' means the consignor named in the bill of lading under which the processed rice is exported: Provided, however, That any other person may be considered to be the exporter if the consignor named in th€ bill of lading waives his claim in favor of such other person. " (f) 'rough rice equivalent' means the quantity-of rough rice normally used (as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture) in the production of a particular quantity of processed rice, but shall not be more than one hundred pounds of rough rice for each sixty-eight pounds of processed rice. " (g) 'import' means to enter, or withdraw from warehouse, for consumption." NORMAL YIELD TOR KICE

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SEC. 502. Paragraph (13) of section 301(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by (1) redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G); and (2) striking out subparagraph (D) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (D) 'Normal yield' for any county, in the case of rice, shall be the average yield per acre of rice for the county during the five calendar years immediately preceding the year for which such normal yield is determined, adjusted for abnormal weather conditions and for trends in yields. If for any such year data are not available, or there is no actual yield, an appraised yield for such year, determined in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, taking into consideration the yields obtained in surrounding counties during such year and the yield in years for which data are available, shall be used as the actual yield for such year. " (E) 'Normal yield' for any farm, in the case of rice, shall be the average yield per acre of rice for the farm during the five calendar years immediately preceding the year for which such normal yield is determined, adjusted for abnormal weather conditions and for trends in yields. If for any such year the data are not available or there is no actual yield, then the normal yield for the farm shall be appraised in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, taking into consideration abnormal weather conditions, trends in yields, the normal yield for the county, the yields obtained on adjacent farms during such year and the yield in years for which data are available. " (F) In applying subparagraphs (D) and (E), if on account of drought, flood, insect pests, plant disease, or other uncontrollable natural cause, the yield for any year of such five-year period is less than 75 per centum of the average, 75 per centum of such average shall be substituted therefor in calculating the normal yield per acre. If, on account of abnormally favorable weather conditions, the yield for any year of such five-year period is in excess of 125 per centum of the average, 125 per centum of such average shall be substituted therefor in calculating the normal yield per acre." TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PRICE SUPPORTS—COTTTONSEED A N D SOYBEANS

7 USC 1446.

gj,^ (50^ (^) rj^i^lg J J Qf tjjg Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section as follows: "SEC. 203. Whenever the price of either cottonseed or soybeans is supported under this Act, the price of the other shall h^ supported at

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