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 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1651

Subtitle G—Miscellaneous COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION STORAGE CONTRACTS

SEC. 1761. Section 4(h) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714b(h)) is amended by inserting, after the colon at the end of the second proviso, the following: "Anid provided further. That any contract entered into by the Corporation for the use of a storage facility shall provide at least that (1) the rental rate charged for an extended term in excess of one year shall be at an annual rate less than that which is charged for a one-year contract, (2) any obligation of the Corporation to pay for the use of any space in a facility shall be relieved to the extent that the (Corporation does not use the space and payment is made by another person for the use of such space, and (3) if the Corporation determines that it no longer needs the space reserved in the facility, the (Dorporation may be relieved, for the remaining term of the contract, of its obligations to an extent and in a manner that will provide significant savings to the Corporation while permitting the owner of the facility reasonable time to lease such space to another person:".

Ante, p. 1503.

WEATHER AND CUMATE INFORMATION IN AGRICULTURE

SEC. 1762. (a) Congress finds that— (1) agricultural and silvicultural operations are vulnerable to damage from atmospheric conditions that accurate and timely reporting of weather information can help prevent; (2) the maintenance of current weather and climate analysis and information dissemination systems, and Federal, State, and private efforts to improve these systems, is essential if agriculture and silviculture are to mitigate damage from atmospheric conditions; (3) agricultural and silvicultural weather services at the Federal level should be maintained with joint planning between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Agriculture; and (4) efforts should be made, involving user groups, weather and climate information providers, and Federal and State governments, to expand the use of weather and climate information in agriculture and silviculture. (b) It, therefore, is declared to be the policy of Congress that it is in the public interest to maintain an active Federal involvement in providing agricultural and silvicultural weather and climate information and that efforts should be made, £unong users of this information and among private providers of this information, to improve use of this information.

15 USC 313 note.

EMERGENCY FEED PROGRAM

SEC. 1763. (a) Paragraph (2) of section 1105(b) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2267(b)) is amended by striking out "feed for such person's livestock" and inserting in lieu thereof feed that has adequate nutritive value and is suitable for each of such person's respective particular types of livestock". (b) Section 407 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1427) is amended by inserting after the fifth sentence the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section relating to the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation to

Livestock.

Transportation. Ante, pp. 1418, 1452.

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