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 PUBLIC LAW 96-356—SEPT. 24, 1980 Public Law 96-356 96th Congress

94 STAT. 1177

An Act To amend the Act of December 20, 1944, as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 836; 12 U.S.C. 1150), is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section 4 as follows: "SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no persons who have received or have owing to them, prior to the date of enactment of this section, payments at rates announced by the Secretary of Agriculture for self-hauling of hay or other roughages under the hay transportation assistance program shall be liable for, or be obligated to refund, any amount that is determined by the Secretary to be in excess of the payment computed in accordance with the maximum rate provided by section 8 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976: Provided, That the Secretary determines that such persons have otherwise complied with the terms and conditions of, and are otherwise entitled to payments under, the hay transportation assistance program. Any payments made pursuant to this Act shall be made out of funds appropriated or otherwise available on the date of enactment of this Act for disaster relief.". Approved September 24, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 96-1120 accompanying H.R. 5208 (Comm. on Agriculture). SENATE REPORT No. 96-763 (Comm. on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): May 22, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 19, H.R. 5208 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 1625, amended, passed in lieu. Sept. 8, Senate concurred in House amendment.

Sept. 24, 1980 [S. 1625] Farm loans. Hay transportation assistance program, payments. 12 USC 1150c.

42 USC 5145 note.

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