Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 2.djvu/405

 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1515

Corporation for such purpose unless the Corporation has received funds to cover such expenditures from appropriations made to carry out this subtitle. (b) The authority provided by subtitles (A) through (E) shall be in addition to, and not in place of, other authority granted to the Secretary and the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Ante, pp. 15041514.

USE OF OTHER AGENCIES

SEC. 1242. (a) In carrying out subtitles B, C, and D, the Secretary shall use the services of local, county, and State committees established under section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)). (b)(1) In carrying out subtitle D, the Secretary may utilize the services of the Soil Conservation Service and the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, State forestry agencies, State fish and game agencies, land-grant colleges, local, county, and State committees established under section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h), soil and water conservation districts, and other appropriate agencies. (2) In carrying out subtitle D at the State and county levels, the Secretary shall consult with, to the extent practicable, the Fish and Wildlife Service, State forestry agencies, State fish and game agencies, land-grant colleges, soil-conservation districts, and other appropriate agencies.

16 USC 3842. Ante, pp. 1506, 1507, 1509. Schools and colleges.

Schools and colleges.

ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 1243. (a) The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, an appeal procedure under which a person who is adversely affected by any determination made under subtitles A through E may seek review of such determination. (b) Ineligibility under section 1211 or 1212 of a tenant or sharecropper for benefits shall not cause a landlord to be ineligible for benefits for which the landlord would otherwise be eligible with respect to commodities produced on lands other than those operated by the tenant or sharecropper. (c) In carrying out subtitles B through E, the Secretary shall provide adequate safeguards to protect the interests of tenemts and sharecroppers, including provision for sharing, on a fair and equitable basis, in payments under the program established by subtitle D.

Regulations. 16 USC 3843.

Ante, p. 1506.

REGULATIONS

SEC. 1244. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out subtitles A through E, including regulations that— (1) define the term "person"; (2) govern the determination of persons who shall be ineligible for program benefits under subtitles B and C, so as to ensure a fair and reasonable determination of ineligibility; and (3) protect the interests of landlords, tenants, and sharecroppers.

16 USC 3844.

�