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 99 STAT. 818

PUBLIC LAW 99-157—NOV. 15, 1985 Public Law 99-157 99th Congress An Act

Nov. 15, 1985 [S. 1851]

Ante, p. 488.

Ante, p. 488. Effective date. Cotton.

Peanuts.

Tobacco.

To extend temporarily the dairy price support program and certain food stamp program provisions, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 201(d)(1)(B) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(d)(1)(B)) is amended by striking out "November 15, 1985" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 13, 1985". SEC. 2. The last sentence of section 17(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)) is amended by striking out "November 15, 1985" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 13, 1985". SEC. 3. Effective for the period beginning November 16, 1985, and ending December 13, 1985, section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(l)(A)) is amended by striking out "noncash". SEC. 4. Section 343 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1343) is amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for cotton for the marketing year beginning August 1, 1986, may be conducted not later than thirty-one days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-ninth Congress.". SEC. 5. Section 358(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358(b)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the referendum with respect to marketing quotas for the crops of peanuts produced in the 1986, 1987, and 1988 calendar years may be conducted not later than thirty-one days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-ninth Congress.". SEC. 6. (a) Section 106(f) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445(f)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(5) For the 1985 crop of Burley tobacco, notwithstanding paragraph (4) of this section, the support level shall be $1,488 per pound.", (b) Section 106B(d)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445-2(d)(2)) is amended—

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