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PUBLIC LAW 93-86-AUG. 10, 1973

[87 STAT.

"IMPORTED COMMODITIES "SEC. ^^14. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Aft. the Secretary shall encourage the production of smy crop of which the United States is a net importer and for which a price support program is not in eflfect by permitting the planting of such crop on set-aside acreage and with no reduction in the rate of payment for the commodity. •'EMERGENCY S U P P L Y OF A G R I C U L T U R A L

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"SEC. 815. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall assist farmers, processors, and distributors in obtaining such prices for agricultural products that an orderly, adequate and steady supply of such products will exist foithe consumers of this nation. " (b) The President shall make appropriate adjustments in the maximum price which may be charged under the provisions of Executive Order 11723 (dated June 13, 1973) or any subsequent Executive Ordeifor any agricultural products (at any point in the distribution chain) as to which the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to the President that the supply of the product will be reduced to unacceptably low levels as a result of any price control or freeze order or regulation and that alternative means for increasing the supply are not available. "(^) ^^i^d^J^ this section, the term 'agricultural products' shall include meat, poultry, vegetables, fruits and all other agricultural commodities in raw or processed form, except forestry products ojfish or fishery products. " (d) The Secretary of Agriculture is directed to implement policies under this Act which are designed to encourage American farmers to produce to their full capabilities during periods of shoil supply to assure American consumers with an adequate supply of food and fiber at fair and reasonable prices. "RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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"SEC. 816. (a) Section 401 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (^86 Stat. 670) is amended by substituting the words 'fire' and 'fires* for the words 'wildfire' and 'wildfires', respectively, wherever such words appear. "(b) Section 404 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (86 Stat. H71) is amended to read as follows: " 'SEC. 404. APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this title $7,000,000 for each of three consecutive fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year for which funds are first appropriated and obligated by the Secretary of Agriculture (•arrying out this title.' "(c) Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " '(13)(A) The Secretary, under such reasonable rules and conditions as he shall establish, shall make grants to eligible volunteer fire departments for up to 50 per centum of the cost of firefighting equipment needed by such departments but which such departments are imable to purchase through the resources otherwise available to them, and for the cost of the training necessary to enable such departments to use such equipment efficiently. " ' (B) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "eligible volunteer fire department" means any established volunteer fire department in a rural town, village, or unincorporated area where the population

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