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 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1377

TERMINATION OF COMMISSION

SEC. 146. The National Commission on Dairy Policy shall cease to exist thirty days following the submission of its report to the Secretary of Agriculture and Congress.

7 USC 1446 note.

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous TRANSFER OF DAIRY PRODUCTS TO THE MILITARY AND VETERANS HOSPITALS

SEC. 151. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446a) are each amended by striking out "1985" and inserting in lieu thereof "1990". EXTENSION OF THE DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

SEC. 152. Section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide indemnity payments to dairy farmers" (7 U.S.C. 4501), approved August 13, 1968, is amended by striking out "1985" and inserting in lieu thereof "1990".

7 USC 450/.

DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PROGRAM

SEC. 153. (a) During the period beginning 60 days after the date of 15 USC enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1989, the 713a-14. Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish and operate an export incentive program as described in this section for dairy products under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act. 98 Stat. 3409. (b) The program established under subsection (a) shall provide for 15 USC 714c. the Corporation to make payments, on a bid basis, to an entity that sells for export United States dairy products. The Secretary shall have discretion to accept or reject bids under such criteria as the Secretary deems appropriate. (c) The program shall be operated under such rules and regula- Regulations. tions issued by the Secretary as the Secretary deems necessary to ensure, among other things, that— (1) payments may be made under the program only on the . quantity of dairy products sold by an entity for export in any year that is in addition to, and not in place of, any export sales of dairy products that the entity would otherwise make in the absence of the program; and (2) to the extent practicable, dairy products sold for export under the program will not displace commercial export sales of United States dairy products by other exporters. (d)(1) The regulations issued by the Secretary may provide for Regulations. payments under the program to be made in cash or in commodities of equal value that are available in Commodity Credit Corporation stock. (2) If payments in commodities are authorized, such payments may be made through the issuance of certificates redeemable in commodities. (3) If payments are authorized to be made in dairy products, the Regulations. regulations issued by the Secretary shall ensure that such dairy products, or an equal amount of other dairy products, will be sold for export by the entity and that any such export sales by the entity will be in addition to, and not in place of, export sales of dairy products that the entity would otherwise make under program or in the absence of the program, and, to the extent practicable, will not

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