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 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1379

"(1) The term 'base period' means the 1981 through 1985 crop years for wheat. "(2) The term 'marketing quota period' means the 1987 through 1990 marketing years for wheat. "(b)( 1) The Secretary may— "(A) proclaim national marketing quotas for wheat for each marketing year of the marketing quota period not later than June 15, 1986; and "(B) conduct, by mail ballot, a marketing quota referendum not later than August 1, 1986. "(2) The quantity of the national marketing quota for wheat for any marketing year shall be a quantity of wheat that the Secretary estimates is required to meet anticipated needs during such marketing year, taking into consideration domestic requirements, export demand, emergency food aid needs, and adequate carryover stocks. "(c) If, after the proclamation of a national marketing quota for wheat for any marketing year, the Secretary determines that the national marketing quota should be terminated or adjusted to meet a national emergency or a material change in the demand for wheat, the Secretary shall adjust or terminate the national marketing quota.". MARKETING QUOTA APPORTIONMENT FACTOR

SEC. 303. Effective only for the 1987 through 1990 crops of wheat, section 333 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1333) is amended to read as follows: " M A R K E T I N G Q U O T A A P P O R T I O N M E N T FACTOR

"SEC. 333. (a) The Secretary shall establish a marketing quota apportionment factor for each crop of wheat for which a national marketing quota is proclaimed under section 332. Ante, p. 1378. "(b) The apportionment factor shall be determined by dividing— "(1) the national marketing quota for such crop of wheat; by "(2) the average number of bushels of wheat the Secretary determines was produced in the United States during the base period, adjusted to reflect the quantity of wheat that would have been produced during such years except for— "(A) drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other conditions beyond the control of producers; and "(B) participation in any acreage reduction, set-aside, or diversion programs for wheat during such crop years, as determined by the Secretary.". FARM MARKETING QUOTAS

SEC. 304. Effective only for the 1987 through 1990 crops of wheat, section 334 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1334) is amended to read as follows: "FARM MARKETING QUOTAS

"SEC. 334. (a) For each crop of wheat for which a national marketing quota has been proclaimed under section 332, the Secretary shall establish a farm marketing quota for each farm on which wheat was planted for harvest, or considered planted for harvest, during the base period.

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