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 PUBLIC LAW 96-252—MAY 28, 1980

94 STAT. 393

enactment of this Act with respect to the funeral trade regulation rule. (d) If, upon application to the Commission by an appropriate State agency, the Commission determines (pursuant to rules prescribed by the Commission) that— (1) there is in effect a State requirement which applies to any transaction to which this section applies; and (2) such State requirement affords an overall level of protection to consumers which is as great as, or greater than, the protection afforded by this section; then only such State requirement shall be applicable to the extent specified in such determination for so long as the State administers and enforces effectively any such State requirement. RESTRICTION OP COMMISSION AUTHORITY RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

SEC 20. (a) The Federal Trade Commission shall not have any 15 USC 57c note. authority to use any funds which are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) for fiscal year 1980, 1981, or 1982, under section 24 of such Act, as amended by section 17 and as so redesignated in section 13, for the purpose of conducting any study, investigation, or prosecution of any agricultural cooperative for any conduct which, because of the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize association of producers of agricultural products", approved February 18, 1922 (7 U.S.C. 291 et seq.), commonly known as the Capper-Volstead Act, is not a violation of any Federal emtitrust Act or the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). (b) The Federal Trade Commission shall not have any authority to Study or use any funds which are authorized to be appropriated to carry out investigation, the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) for fiscal year prohibition. 1980, 1981, or 1982, under section 24 of such Act, as amended by section 17 and as so redesignated in section 13, for the purpose of conducting any study or investigation of any agricultural marketing orders. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF RULES

SEC. 21. (a)(1) The Federal Trade Commission, after promulgating a 15 USC 57a-l. final rule, shall submit such final rule to the Congress for review in accordance with this section. Such final rule shall be delivered to each House of the Congress on the same date and to each House of the Congress while it is in session. Such final rule shall be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House, respectively. (2) Any such final rule shall become effective in accordance with its Effective date, terms unless, before the end of the period of 90 calendar days of continuous session after the date such final rule is submitted to the Congress, both Houses of the Congress adopt a concurrent resolution disapproving such final rule. (b)(1) The provisions of this subsection are enacted by the Congress— (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in

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