Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 1.djvu/230

 98 STAT. 182

PUBLIC LAW 98-284—MAY 16, 1984

7 USC 178b.

(b) Section 4(b) of the Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) The Joint Commission shall consist of the following members: Three individuals designated by the Secretary of Agriculture from among the staff of the Department of Agriculture; three individuals designated by the Secretary of Commerce from among the staff of the Department of Commerce; a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior; a representative of the National Science Foundation; a representative of the Department of State; a representative of the Department of Defense; and a representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Each of the members of the Joint Commission shall be an individual who, on behalf of the Department or agency which such individual represents, is engaged in the support of research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities involving native latex and the production of other critical agricultural materials from native agricultural crops.". (c) Section 4(c) of the Act is amended to read as follows: "(c) The Joint Commission shall be headed by a Chairman who shall be selected by the Secretary of Agriculture from among the three individuals designated by the Secretary as members under subsection (b).". (d) Section 4(h) of the Act is amended by striking out "rubber manufacturing and commerce" and inserting in lieu thereof "manufacturing and commerce involving rubber and other critical agricul-

7 USC 178c.

SEC. 5. Section 5 of the Act is amended— (1) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(a) The Department of Agriculture shall be the lead agency in carrying out this Act. "(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct, sponsor, promote, and coordinate basic and applied research, technology development, and technology transfer leading to effective and economical methods for large-scale culturing of plantations and the extraction of latex from Parthenium or other hydrocarbon-containing plants, and for the development of other critical agricultural materials from native agricultural crops having strategic and industrial importance."; (2) by redesignating clauses (a) through (h) in the second sentence as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; (3) by striking out paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(3) accelerating present plant breeding, genetics, and selection programs for the purpose of improving and increasing latex yields, expanding insect and disease resistance, broadening the ranges of drought and cold resistance of the Parthenium plant, and providing a system of regional research trials for enhancing and increasing the supply of foundation seed for certified seed production;"; (4) by striking out paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(4) establishing a system of large-scale experimental plantings (aggregating ten thousand acres or more) to provide shrub for feedstock to process in the developmental rubber processing facility described in paragraph (7);"; (5) by striking out paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

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