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80TH CONG., 2n SESS.-CH. 827-JULY 3,1948 "(2) that the total supply of rice for the marketing year end- ing in such calendar year is not less than the normal supply for such marketing year, and that the average farm price for rice for three successive months of such marketing year does not exceed 66 per centum of parity the Secretary shall, not later than December 31 of such calendar year, proclaim such fact and, during the marketing year beginning in the next succeeding calendar year and continuing throughout such market- ing year, a national marketing quota shall be in effect with respect to the marketing of rice by producers." SEC. 207. The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 is amended- (a) By inserting in section 328 after the words "outside the com- mercial corn-producing area" the following: "or imported"- (b) By inserting in section 333 after "for such crop" the following: "and imports"; (c) By inserting in section 343 (a) after "August 1 of such succeed- ing calendar year" the following: "and imports"; (d) By striking out sections 359 (d) and 359 (e); (e) By striking out of section 385 "or loan" and inserting in lieu thereof "loan, or price support operation". TOBACCO SEO. 208. Section 312 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence a colon and the following: "Provided, That the Secretary shall proclaim a national marketing quota for each marketing year for each kind of tobacco for which a national marketing quota was proclaimed for the immediately preceding marketing year, and shall proclaim a national marketing quota for Virginia sun-cured tobacco for each marketing year for which a quota is proclaimed for fire- cured tobacco, and, beginning on the first day of the marketing year next following and continuing throughout such year, a national mar- keting quota shall be in effect for the tobacco marketed during such marketing year." TITLE III-MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 32 FUNDS SEC. 301. Section 32, as amended, of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes", approved August 24, 1935 (U. S . C., title 7, sec. 612c), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The sums appropriated under this section shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, continue to remain available for the purposes of this section until expended; but any excess of the amount remaining unexpended at the end of any fiscal year over $300,000,000 shall, in the same man- ner as though it had been appropriated for the service of such fiscal year, be subject to the provisions of section 3690 of the Revised Statutes (U. S . C., title 31, sec. 712), and section 5 of the Act entitled 'An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and for other purposes' (U. S . C ., title 31, sec. 713)." PARITY"- -OTHER STATUTES SEC. 302. (a) Section 2 (1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted and amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended to read as follows: 62 STAT.] 49 Stat. 774. 7U.S.C., Snpp.I, i 612c note. 18 Stat. 110. 48 Stat. 32; 0 Sat. 7U.8.0. 2(1). 1257 52 Stat. 62. 7U. .0. 132. 52 Stat. 53. 7U.S. 0. 1333. 52 Stat. 56. 7U.s.. 1343 (a). 55 Stat. 91. 7U.S . 0. §1359 (d), (e); Supp. I, § 1359 note. 52 Stat. 68. 7U.S.C. 1385. 52 Stat. 46. 7 U.S. C .61312 (a). National marketing quota.