Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 84 Part 1.djvu/1419

 84 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-524-NOV. 30, 1970

participation in marketings among all producers. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8c (12^) and the last sentence of section 8c (19) of this Act, order provisions under this clause (f) shall not be effective in any marketing order unless separately approved by producers in a referendum in which each individual producer shall have one vote and may be terminated separately whenever the Secretary makes a determination with respect to such provisions as is provided for the termination of an order in subparagraph 8c(16)(B). Disapproval or termination of such order provisions shall not be considered disapproval of the order or of other terms of the order." (b) The legal status of producer handlers of milk under the provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted and amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, shall be the same subsequent to the adoption of the amendments made by this Act as it was prior thereto. (c) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section 201 shall be construed as invalidating any class I base plan provisions of any marketing order previously issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to authority contained in the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1187), but such provisions are expressly ratified, legalized, and confirmed and may be extended through and including December 31, 1971. (d) I t is not intended that existing law be in any way altered, rescinded, or amended with respect to section 8c(5)(G) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted and amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, and such section 8c(5)(G) is fully reaffirmed. (e) The provisions of this section shall not be effective aft^^r December 31, 1973 except with respect to orders providing for Class I base plans issued prior to such date, but in no event shall any order so issued extend or be effective beyond December 31, 1976.

1361

49 Stat, 759; 75 Stat. 3 0 5. 7 USC 608c,,

48 Stat. 3 1; 50 Stat. 246. 7 USC 601 note.

7 USC 608c note.

49 Stat. 755* Termination provisions.

S U S P E N S I O N OF B U T T E R F A T S U P P O R T PROGRAM

SEC. 202. Effective only with respect to the period beginning April 1. 1971, and ending March 31, 1974— (a) The first sentence of section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1446), is amended by striking the words "milk, butterfat, and the products of milk and butterfat" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "and milk". (b) Paragraph (c) of section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1446(c)), is amended to read as follows: "(c) The price of milk shall be supported at such level not in excess of 90 per centum nor less than 75 per centum of the parity price therefor as the Secretary determines necessary in order to assure an adequate supply. Such price support shall be provided through purchases of milk and the products of milk."'

Price supports. D e s i g n a t e d nonb a s i c commodities. 63 Stat. 105:!.

Milk and butterfat. 68 Stat. 899; 70 Stat. 86; 74 Stat. 1054.

TRANSFER OF DAIRY PRODUCTS TO THE M I L I T A R Y A N D TO VETERANS HOSPITALS

SEC. 203. Section 202 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1446a), is amended by changing "December 31, 1970" to read "December 31, 1973" both places it appears therein. DAIRY I N D E M N I T Y

81 Stat. 464,

PROGRAM

SEC. 204. (a) Section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1968 (Public Law 90-484; 82 Stat. 750), is amended by striking out the word "June 30, 1970.", and inserting in lieu thereof the word "June 30, 1973.".

7 USC 450/.

�