Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 2.djvu/526

 99 STAT. 1636

Effective date. ffi'n^^^m note

l6 USC 590h.

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

1985, and (B) at the direction of the county committee and with the approval of the State committee, such additional times during the year as may be necessary to carry out this section without compensation. The meetings of a local committee shall be held on different days of the year."; and (4) by inserting after the eighth sentence (as it existed before the amendments made by this section) the following new sentences: "The local committees in each county shall (A) in a county in which there is more than one local committee, serve as advisors and consultants to the county committee; (B) periodically meet with the county committee and State committee to be informed on farm program issues; (C) communicate with producers within their communities on issues or concerns regarding farm programs; (D) report to the county committee, the State committee, and other interested persons on changes to, or modifications of, farm programs recommended by producers in their communities; and (E) perform such other functions as are required by law or as the Secretary may specify. The Secretary shall ensure that information concerning changes in Federal laws in effect with respect to agricultural programs and the administration of such laws are communicated in a timely manner to local committees in areas that contain agricultural producers who might be affected by such changes.". (b)(1) The amendments made by this section shall become effective °^ January 1, 1986, except that the amendments made by clauses (2) ^^^ ^^^ °^ subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the term of office of any member of a local committee elected before January 1, 1986. (2) If the number of local administrative areas and local committees in a county increases as a result of a change in the number of local administrative areas in the county under section 8(b) of the Soil O)nservation and Domestic Allotment Act (as amended by subsection (a)(D), any member of a local committee in such county elected before January 1, 1986, shall serve the unexpired portion of any term commenced before the date of such increase as a member of the local committee for the administrative area in which such member resides. COUNTY COMMITTEES

SEC. 1712. The first sentence of the fifth paragraph of section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting "and as otherwise directed by law with respect to other programs and functions," after "Alaska,"; and (2) by inserting a semicolon and "and the Secretary may use the services of such committees in carrying out other programs and functions of the Department of Agriculture" before the period at the end thereof. SALARY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES

SEC. 1713. (a) Section 388(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1388(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2)(A) The Secretary shall provide compensation to members of such county committees (at not less than the level in effect on

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