Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1283

 PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

95 STAT. 1257

"(A) the Secretary shall not require participation in any production adjustment control program for soybeans or any other commodity as a condition of eligibility for price support for soybeans; and "(B) soybeans shall not be considered an eligible commodity for any reserve program, and the Secretary shall not authorize payments to producers to cover the cost of storing soybeans.". TITLE DC—SUGAR SUGAR PRICE SUPPORT

SEC. 901. Effective only for the 1982 through 1985 crops of sugar beets and sugarcane, section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 is 7 USC 1446. amended by— (1) striking out in the first sentence "honey, and milk" and inserting in lieu thereof "honey, milk, sugar beets, and sugarcane"; and (2) adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: "(h) The price of each of the 1982 through 1985 crops of sugar beets and sugarcane, respectively, shall be supported in the manner specified below: "(1) Effective with respect to sugar processed from domestically grown sugar beets and sugarcane beginning with the date of enactment of this subsection through March 31, 1982, the Secretary shall, through purchases of the processed products thereof, support the price of sugarcane at such level as the Secretary determines appropriate to approximate a raw sugar price of 16.75 cents per pound, and the price of sugar beets at such level as the Secretary determines to be fair and reasonable in relation to the support level for sugarcane. "(2) Effective October 1, 1982, the Secretary shall support the price of domestically grown sugarcane through nonrecourse loans at such level as the Secretcuy determines appropriate but not less than 17 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the 1982 crop, 17.5 cents per pound for the 1983 crop, 17.75 cents per aund for the 1984 crop, and 18 cents per pound for the 1985 crop, ffective October 1, 1982, the Secretcuy shall support the price of domestically grown sugar beets through nonrecourse loans at such level as the Secretary determines to be fair and reasonable in relation to the level of loans for sugarcane. The Secretary shall announce the loan rate to be applicable during any fiscal year as far in advance of the beginning of that fiscal year as practicable consistent with the purposes of this subsection. Loan&during any such fiscal year shall be made available not earlier than the beginning of the fiscal year and shall mature before the end of that fiscal year.".

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TITLE X-GRAIN RESERVES AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COST OF PRODUCTION STANDARDS REVIEW BOARD Subtitle A—Grain Reserves PRODUCER RESERVE PROGRAM FOR WHEAT AND FEED GRAINS

SEC. 1001. Effective beginning with the 1982 crops, section 110 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 is amended to read as follows:

7 USC i445e.

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