"SEC. 605F. Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, each Federal agency may make its services, personnel, and facilities available to a United States Agricultural Trade Office in the performance of its functions. The Secretary of Agriculture may reimburse or advance funds to any such agency for services, personnel, and facilities so made available. "SEC. 605G. The provisions of section 604(a) of this title shall apply with respect to personnel appointed and assigned under this subtitle."; (2) redesignating section 606 as section 606A and inserting immediately after new section 605G, as added by this section, the subtitle designation and new section 606 as follows: "Subtitle C-Representation Allowances, Regulations, General Provisions, and Authorization for Appropriations "SEC. 606. Any Agricultural Trade Officer and the senior representative of the Secretary of Agriculture assigned to a nation under subtitle A of this title may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, be entitled to receive a representation allowance in an amount determined by considering (1) the extent to which such Agricultural Trade Officer or senior representative can effectively use such funds to further the purposes of this title, (2) travel and entertainment expenses customary in the private trade for persons of comparable rank and salary, and (3) customs and practices in the nation where such Agricultural Trade Officer or senior representative is assigned."; (3) redesignating sections 602(d), 602(f), and 603 as sections 606B, 606C, and 606D, respectively, and inserting the redesignated sections immediately after section 606A, as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section; (4) in section 606C, as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section, striking out "subsection" wherever that word appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "section"; (5) redesignating section 602(e) as 602(d); and (6) adding at the end thereof a new section 609 as follows: "SEC. 609. The term 'agricultural commodity' as used in this title includes any agricultural commodity or product thereof.". TITLE V-REORGANIZATION Sec. 501. (a) There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs is authorized to exercise such functions and perform such duties related to foreign agriculture and agricultural stabilization and conservation, and shall perform such other duties, as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. 77 U.S.C. 2211a. (b) Section 5314 of title 5 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph (69) as follows: "(69) Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs.". (c) The designation of "Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs" shall not be used after the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE VI-GENERAL PROVISIONS AND REPORTS IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT; REGULATION Sec. 601. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall implement the provisions of this Act as expeditiously as possible consistent with the efficient and effective administration of the programs established under this Act and their integration with related foreign agricultural programs. (b) The Secretary may issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPORT PROMOTION Sec. 602. The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress each year a report providing a comprehensive statement of the activities and accomplishments of the Department of Agriculture, including specifically those of the United States Agricultural Trade Offices, in developing, maintaining, and expanding foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON EXPORT SALES REPORTING Sec. 603.10 The Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint an interagency task force within the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of analyzing the effectiveness of the export sales reporting provisions of section 812 of the Agricultural Act of 1970. The Secre tary shall submit, not later than January 3, 1979, a report of the findings of the task force, including legislative recommendations for improving such reporting provisions, to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. REPORT ON TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 Sec. 604. Within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report detailing the effect on United States agriculture of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974,12 including a recommendation as to whether the provisions of such title should be repealed or amended. 7 U.S.C. 1761 note. ⚫7 U.S.C. 1765b-1. 11 19 U.S.C. 2431 note. 13 For text, see vol. II, sec. G. 4. Agricultural Act of 1980 and Related Material a. Agricultural Trade Suspension Adjustment Act of 1980 Partial text of Public Law 96-494 [H.R. 3765], 94 Stat. 2570, approved December 3, 1980 as amended by Public Law 97-98 [S. 884], 95 Stat. 1213 at 1260, approved December 22, 1981 AN ACT To increase the minimum price support loan rates for wheat, feed grains, and soybeans, to improve the farmer-held reserve program for wheat and feed grains, to establish a five-year food security wheat reserve, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Agricultural Act of 1980". TITLE I-WALNUT AND OLIVE MARKETING ORDERS TITLE II—AGRICULTURAL TRADE SUSPENSION SHORT TITLE Sec. 201. This title may be cited as the "Agricultural Trade Suspension Adjustment Act of 1980". ADJUSTED PRICE SUPPORT LOAN LEVELS UNDER THE FARMER-HELD RESERVE PROGRAM FOR THE 1980 AND 1981 CROPS OF WHEAT AND FEED GRAINS Sec. 203. (a) Section 110(b) of the Agricultural Act of 19491 is amended by (1) inserting the following before the period at the end of the first sentence: ": Provided, That the Secretary shall make available to producers for the 1980 and 1981 crops of wheat and feed grains price support loans under the producer storage program at such levels as the Secretary determines necessary to mitigate the adverse effects of the restrictions on the export of agricultural products to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics imposed on January 4, 1980, on the market prices producers receive for their crops, but at not less than $3.30 per bushel for wheat, $2.40 per bushel for corn, and such levels for the other feed grains as the Secretary determines are fair and reasonable in relation to the minimum level for corn, taking into consideration, for barley, oats, and rye, the feeding value of the commodity in relation to corn and other factors specified in 17 U.S.C. 1445e. section 401(b) of this Act and, for grain sorghums, the feeding value and average transportation costs to market of grain sorghums in relation to corn: Provided further, That the levels at which loans for the 1980 and 1981 crops of wheat and feed grains are made available to producers under the preceding proviso shall not be used in determining the levels at which producers may repay loans and redeem commodities prior to the maturity dates of the loans under clause (5) of the second sentence of this subsection, or the levels at which the Secretary may call for the repayment of loans prior to their maturity dates under clause (6) of the second sentence of this subsection"; and (2) in clause (3) of the second sentence after "except that the Secretary may waive or adjust such interest", inserting a comma and the following: "and the Secretary shall waive such interest on loans made on the 1980 and 1981 crops of wheat and feed grains". (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall become effective October 1, 1980, and any producers who, prior to such date, receive loans on the 1980 crop of the commodity as computed under the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended prior to the enactment of this Act, may elect after September 30, 1980, to receive loans as authorized under subsection (a) of this section. AUTHORITY TO USE THE FUNDS, FACILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES OF THE COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION TO PURCHASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INTENDED TO BE EXPORTED TO THE SOVIET UNION Sec. 206.2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may use, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may deem appropriate, the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation in purchasing and handling agricultural products, other than grains, that— (1) were intended to be exported to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics under contracts entered into prior to January 5, 1980, but (2) cannot be exported under such contracts due to the imposition, on January 4, 1980, of restrictions on the export of agricultural products to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, in the same manner and under the same conditions as the Secretary purchases and handles grains under similar contracts and subject to the imposition of the same restrictions. SUPPLEMENTAL SET-ASIDE AUTHORITY Sec. 207. Effective for the 1981 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice, the Agricultural Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end of title I a new section 113 as follows: 215 U.S.C. 714c note. "SUPPLEMENTAL SET-ASIDE AUTHORITY "SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or prior announcement made by the Secretary to the contrary, effective for one or more of the 1981 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice, the Secretary may announce and provide for a set-aside of cropland under section 101(h), 103(f)(11), 105A(f), or 107A(f) of this title if the Secretary determines that such action is in the public interest as a result of the imposition of restrictions on the export of any such commodity by the President or other member of the executive branch of Government. In order to carry out effectively a setaside program authorized under this section, the Secretary may make such modifications and adjustments in such program as the Secretary determines necessary because of any delay in instituting such programs.". TRADE SUSPENSION RESERVES Sec. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law (a) Whenever the President or other member of the executive branch of Government causes the export of any agricultural commodity to any country or area of the world to be suspended or restricted for reasons of national security or foreign policy under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or any other provision of law and the Secretary of Agriculture determines that such suspension or restriction will result in a surplus supply of such commodity that will adversely affect prices producers receive for the commodity, the Secretary may establish a gasohol feedstock reserve or a feed security reserve, or both, of the commodity, as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, if the commodity is suitable for stockpiling in a reserve. (b) Within thirty days after the export of any agricultural commodity to a country or area is suspended or restricted as described in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall announce whether a gasohol feedstock reserve or a food security reserve of the commodity, or both, will be established under this section and shall include in such announcement the amount of the commodity that will be placed in such reserves, which shall be that portion of the estimated exports of the commodity affected by the suspension or restriction, as determined by the Secretary, that should be removed from the market to prevent the accumulation of a surplus of the commodity that will adversely affect prices producers receive for the commodity. (c)(1) To establish a gasohol feedstock reserve under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture may acquire agricultural commodities (the export of which is suspended or restricted as described in subsection (a) of this section) that are suitable for use in the production of alcohol for motor fuel through purchases from producers or in the market and by designation by the Secretary of stocks of the commodities held by the Commodity Credit Corporation, and to pay such storage, transportation, and related costs as may be necessary to permit maintenance of the commodities in the reserve for the 37 U.S.C. 1445h. 7 U.S.C. 4001. |