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65 SUt. 319*

7 USC 1111.

7 USC 1131. Dome S t i c producers. Conditional pay ments. 7 USC 1132.

Forfeitures. 61 Stat. 933. 7 USC 1155.

Non applic ability of pen^ty. 7 USC 1157. 7 USC 1135.

PUBLIC LAW 546-MAY 29, 1966

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which latter amount may be filled by direct-consumption sugar whether or not principally of crystalline structure.". SEC. 12. Section 207(h) of such Act is amended by striking out "The" after " (h) " and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) For the calendar year 1956, the" and by adding the following new paragraph: "(2) For the calendar year 1957 and each subsequent calendar year, the quota for foreign countries other than Cuba and the Republic of the Philippines may be filled by direct-consumption sugar to the extent of 1.36 per centum of the amount of sugar determined pursuant to section 201 less the sum of the quotas established in subsections (a) and (b) of section 202: Provided, That such limitation shall not apply to countries receiving prorations under section 202(c) of seven thousand short tons or less. The direct-consumption portion of such quota which is subject to the 1.36 per centum limitation referred to above shall be prorated to countries which receive prorations under section 202 (c) of more than seven thousand short tons on the basis of average imports of direct-consumption sugar within the quota for the years 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954." SEC. 13. Section 301(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the words " (or processed)" the following: ", except for livestock feed, or for the production of livestock feed, as determined by the Secretary,". SEC. 14. Section 302(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after "(or processed)" the words "within the proportionate share" and by striking the period at the end thereof and inserting the following: "and of the producers in any local producing area whose past production has been adversely, seriously, and generally affected by drought, storm, flood, freeze, disease, insects, or other similar abnormal and uncontrollable conditions. For the purposes of establishing proportionate shares hereunder and in order to encourage wise use of land resources, foster greater diversification of agricultural production, and promote the conservation of soil and water resources in Puerto Rico, the Secretary, on application of any owner of a farm in Puerto Rico, is hereby authorized, whenever he determines it to be in the public interest and to facilitate the sale or rental of land for other productive purposes, to transfer the sugarcane production record for any parcel or parcels of land in Puerto Rico owned by the applicant to any other parcel or parcels of land owned by such applicant in Puerto Rico.". SEC. 15. Section 405 of such Act is amended by inserting " (a) " at the beginning thereof, by striking out " (a) " and " (b) " and inserting in lieu thereof " (1) " and " (2) ", respectively, and by adding the following new subsection: " (b) Any person whose sugar processing operations otherwise meet the requirements of section 101(n) and who subjects to such processes sugar imported or brought into the continental United States under a declaration that it is raw sugar but which sugar subsequently is determined to be of direct-consumption quality, shall forfeit to the United States a sum equal to 1 cent per pound for each pound, raw value, of such sugar in excess of that part of the direct-consumption portion of the applicable quota or proration or allotment thereof remaining unfilled at the time of such determination, which forfeiture shall be recoverable in a civil suit brought in the name of the United States." SEC. 16, Section 407 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons whose services are obtained pursuant to section 305.".

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