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 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985 .,;;

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99 STAT. 1459

DETERMINATIONS OF THE SECRETARY

SEC. 1017. (a) The first sentence of section 385 of the Agricultural 7 USC 1385 note. Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1385) is amended by inserting "extra long staple cotton," after "upland cotton,". (b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall determine the rate of loans. Loans. payments, and purchases under a program established under the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) for any of the 1986 through 1990 crops of a commodity without regard to the requirements for notice and public participation in rulemaking prescribed in section 553 of title 5, United States Code, or in any directive of the Secretary. APPLICATION OF TERMS IN THE AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949

SEC. 1018. Effective only for the 1986 through 1990 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice, subsection (k) of section 408 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1428(k)) is amended to read as follows: "(k)(1) Reference made m sections 402, 403, 406, 407, and 416 to Loans. 1422, the terms 'support price', 'level of support', and 'level of price 7 u s e1426, 1427, 1423, support' shall be considered to apply as well to the loan and 1431. purchase level for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice under this Act. "(2) References made to the terms 'price support', 'price support Loans operations', and 'price support program' in such sections and in section 401(a) shall be considered as applying as well to loan and 7 USC 1421. purchase operations for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice under this Act.". NORMAL SUPPLY

SEC. 1019. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the 7 USC I3i0a. Secretary of Agriculture determines that the supply of wheat, com, upland cotton, or rice for the marketing year for any of the 1986 through 1990 crops of such commodity is not likely to be excessive and that program measures to reduce or control the planted acreage of the crop are not necessary, such a decision shall constitute a determination that the total supply of the commodity does not exceed the normal supply and no determination to the contrary shall be made by the Secretary with respect to such commodity for such marketing year. MARKETING YEAR FOR CORN

SEC. 1020. Section 301(b)(7) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1301(b)(7)) is amended by striking out "Com, October 1-September 30;" and inserting in lieu thereof Corn, September 1August 31;". FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION EMERGENCY FUNDING AUTHORITY

SEC. 1021. Section 516(c)(l) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(c)(l)) is amended by striking out the last sentence. CROP INSURANCE STUDY

SEC. 1022. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study—

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