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PUBLIC LAW 93-28-APR. 30, 1973

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Public Law 93-27 AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 with respect to rice.

April 27, 1973 [H. R. 6883]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uiiited States'of America in Congress assembled. That section 353 of ^^''^' the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 be amended by adding a new metu^.^rarTsfe"." subsection (g) to read as follows: 63 Stat. 1059; " (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the Secre- ^^7%^*^^i3'53. tary determines for 1973 that because of a natural disaster a portion of the farm rice acreage allotments in a county cannot be timely planted or replanted in such year, he may authorize for such year the transfer of all or a part of the rice acreage allotment for any farm in the county so affected to another farm in the county or in an adjoining county on which one or more of the producers on the farm from which the transfer is to be made wall be engaged in the production of rice and w411 share in the proceeds thereof, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. Any farm allotment transferred under this subsection shall be deemed to be released acreage for the purpose of acreage history credits under subsection (e) of this section and section 377 of this Act: Provided, That, notwith- ^^ |tat. 45^ standing the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, the transfer 7 USC 1377. of any farm allotment under this subsection shall operate to make the farm from which the allotment was transferred eligible for an allotment as having rice planted thereon during the five-year base period." Approved April 27, 1973.

Public Law 93-28 AN ACT April 30, 1973

To extend and amend the Economic Stal.ilizati(m Act of 1970. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be ,

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Cited as the "Lconomic stabilization Act Amendments ot 1973.

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AUTHORITY TO ALLOCATE P E T R O L E U M PRODUCTS

SEC. 2. (a) The first sentence of section 202 of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 is amended by striking out the period at the end ^^ sta^. 744^. 12 thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", and that in order note. u s e 1904 to maintain and promote competition in the petroleum industry and assure sufficient supplies of petroleum products to meet the essential needs of various sections of the Nation, it is necessary to provide for the rational and equitable distribution of those products." (b) The first sentence of section 203(a) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (1); (2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof a new clause as follows: "(3) provide after public hearing, conducted with such notice, under such regulations and subject to such review as the exigencies

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