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lished for such person for the next succeeding year shall be reduced by such excess amount." SEC. 6. Section 206 of the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended, is amended 1

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to read as lollows: tion„ "SEC. 206. (a) If the Secretary determines that the prospective 76 Stat. lei. importation or bringing into the continental United States, Hawaii, or ^ ^^^ ^ ^ '^' Puerto Rico of any sugar-containing product or mixture will substantially interfere with the attainment of the objectives of this Act, he may limit the quantity of such product or mixture to be imported or brought in from any country or area to a quantity which he determines wdll not so interfere: Provided, That the quantity to be imported or brought in from any country or area in any calendar year shall not be reduced below the average of the quantities of such product or mixture annually imported or brought in during the most recent three consecutive years for which reliable data of the importation or bringing in of such product or mixture are available. " (b) In the event the Secretary determines that the prospective importation or bringing into the continental United States, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, of any sugar-containing product or mixture will substantially interfere with the attainment of the objectives of this Act and there are no reliable data available of such importation or bringing in of such product or mixture for three consecutive years, he may limit the quantity of such product to be imported or brought in annually from any country or area to a quantity which the Secretary determines will not substantially interfere with the attainment of the objectives of the Act, provided that such quantity from any one country or area shall not be less than a c[uantity containing one hundred short tons, raw value of sugar or liquid sugar. "(c) I n determining whether the actual or prospective importation or bringing into the continental United States, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico of a quantity of a sugar-containing product or mixture will or will not substantially interfere wth the attainment of the objectives of this Act, the Secretary shall take into consideration the total sugar content of the product or mixture in relation to other ingredients or to the sugar content of other products or mixtures for similar use, the costs of the mixture in relation to the costs of its ingredients for use in the continental United States, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, the present or prospective volume of importations relative to past importations, the type of packaging, whether it will be marketed to the ultimate consumer in the identical form in which it is imported or the extent to which it is to be further subjected to processing or mixing with similar or other ingredients, and other pertinent information which will assist him in making such determination. In making determinations pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall conform to the rulemaking requirements of section 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act." _ _ fusc^'io^s' SEC. 7. Subsections (d) and (e) of section 207 of the Sugar Act Direct-consump. of 1948, as amended, are amended as follows: tion sugar, uraita" (d) Not more than fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and twenty 'Tusc 1117. short tons, raw value, of the quota for the Republic of the Philippines may be filled by direct-consumption sugar. "(e) None of the quota established for any foreign country other than the Republic of the Philippines and none of the deficit prorations and apportionments for any foreign country established under or in accordance with section 204(a) may be filled by direct-consumption Ante, p. 1275. sugar: Provided, That the quotas for Ireland, and Panama may be filled by direct-consumption sugar to the extent of five thousand three hundred and fifty-one short tons, raw value, for Ireland and three thousand eight hundred and seventeen short tons, raw value, for Panama."

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