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 91 STAT. 919

PUBLIC LAW 95-113—SEPT. 29, 1977 are being administered to enhance and strengthen the family farm system of agriculture in the United States, (2) an assessment of how Federal laws may encourage the growth of nonfamily farm operations, and (3) such other information as the Secretary deems appropriate or determines would aid Congress in protecting, preserving, and strengthening the family farm system of agriculture in the United States. STUDY

ON PROHIBITING

PAYMENTS

TO CERTAIN

LEGAL

ENTITIES

SEC. 103. I n furtherance of the policy stated in section 102 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study and report to Congress no later than January 1, 1979, on the impact on participation in the wheat, feed grain, cotton, and rice programs and the production of such commodities in carrying out a statutory provision such as that included in the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as passed by the Senate on May 24, 1977, prohibiting the making of payments to certain corporations and other entities under such programs. The study shall. in addition, assess the impact of extending the prohibition against making commodity program payments to tenants on land owned by such corporations and other entities which would be excluded from payments under such a provision. The study shall utilize, to the greatest extent possible, the information on commodity program payments compiled by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in determining payment eligibility under section 101 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended, and section 101 of this Act. The Secretary may collect such other information as may be necessary to determine the impact of such a statutory provision and to identify the number and characteristics of producers that would be affected by such a provision. CONFORMING

Report to Congress. 7 USC 2266 note.

Infra.

AMENDMENT

SEC. 104. Section 101(1) of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended, Payments, limitation. is amended to read as follows: " (1) The total amount of payments which a person shall be entitled 7 USC 1307. to receive under one or more of the annual programs established by titles IV, y, and VI of this Act for the 1974 through 1976 crops of the commodities and by titles IV and V of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 and titles IV, V, and VI of this Act for the 1977 crop of the commodities shall not exceed $20,000.". TITLE II—DAIRY AND B E E K E E P E E

PROGRAMS

DAIRY BASE PLANS

SEC. 201. Section 201(e) of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " (e) The provisions of this section shall not be effective after December 31, 1981, 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, 1984.".

7 USC 608c note,

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PRODUCER HANDLERS

SEC. 202. The legal status of producer handlers of milk under the 7 USC 608c note, 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 amend- 7 USC 601 note, ment made by the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 as it was prior thereto.

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