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112 STAT. 2681-47 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the effectiveness of the pilot investigation. No information collected under the pilot investigation may be disclosed until the report is submitted,". (b) EXPORT MARKET REPORTING PILOT INVESTIGATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall implement a twelve month pilot investigation, beginning on the date of implementation, of a streamlined electronic system for collecting export data, in the least intrusive manner possible, for fresh or frozen muscle cuts of meat food products, and develop a data-reporting program to disseminate summeuy information in a timely manner, not to exceed two weeks after issuance. (2) REPORT.— Not later than six months after the conclusion of the mandatory export reporting pilot investigation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the effectiveness of the pilot investigation. (c) FUNDING.— An amount of $250,000 is hereby appropriated to carry out this section of the Act. Subtitle D—Administration 7 USC 1421 note. SEC. 1131. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. Subject to section 1132, the Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out subtitles A, B, and C of this title. 7 USC 1421 note. SEC. 1132. EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT. Notwithstanding the last sentence of section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts made availaole by subtitles A, B, and C of this title are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided, That such amounts shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to Congress. 7 USC 1421 note. SEC. 1133. REGULATIONS. (a) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement subtitles A, B, and C of this title. The issuance of the regulations shall be made without regard to— (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices • of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the "Paperwork Reduction Act"). (b) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.