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 PUBLIC LAW 98-180—NOV. 29, 1983 97 STAT. 1149 DETERMINATION OF FLUE-CURED TOBACCO PLANTED ACREAGE SEC. 210. Section 317 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314c), as amended by section 205 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(1) The Secretary shall determine the acreage planted to Flue- cured tobacco on each farm whenever an acreage-poundage program for Flue-cured tobacco is in effect under this section.". LIMIT ON THE LEASE OF BURLEY QUOTA; PROHIBITION AGAINST FALL LEASING SEC. 211. Effective for the 1984 and subsequent crops of tobacco, section 319(g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e(g)) is amended by striking out the third proviso and inserting in lieu thereof the following new provisos: 'Provided further, That not more than fifteen thousand pounds of Burley tobacco quota may be leased and transferred to any farm under this section: Provided further, That a lea^e and transfer of Burley tobacco quota shall not be effective for any crop year unless a record of the transfer is filed with the county committee not later than July 1 of that crop year:". COMBINATION OF FARMS WITH BURLEY QUOTA SEC. 212. (a) Section 318(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314d(b)) is amended by inserting "except as provided in section 3790?) of this Act," immediately after "(1)". (b) Section 379 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1379) is amended by— (1) inserting "(a)" immediately after the section designation; and (2) adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: "(b) In any case in which two or more tracts of land are located in contiguous counties in the same State and are owned by the same person, the Secretary shall permit such tracts to be combined as one farm if (1) a Burley tobacco poundage quota is established for one or more of such tracts, and (2) the relevant county committees deter- mine that such tracts will be operated as a single farming unit.". IMPORTED TOBACCO SEC. 213. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) All tobacco offered for importation into the United States, except tobacco described in paragraph (2), shall be inspected, insofar as practicable, for grade and quality as tobacco marketed through a warehouse in the United States is inspected for grade and quality. (2) Cigar tobacco and oriental tobacco (both as provided for in Schedule 1, Part 13, Tariff Schedules of the United States) offered for importation into the United States shall be accompa- nied by a certification by the importer, in such form as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, stating the kind and type of such tobacco, and, in the case of cigar tobacco, that such tobacco will be used solely in the manufacture or production of cigars. (b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish grade and quality Standards standards for the purposes of subsection (a)(1) that are, insofar as 7 USC 511r. Inspection. Certification. 19 USC 1202 note.

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