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110 STAT. 922 PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 sources of funding for the activities specified in subsection (a) from within the dairy industry and elsewhere. (c) APPLICATION OF SECTION.— T h is section shall apply only during the period beginning on July 1, 1997 and ending on September 30, 2000. 7 USC 7259. SEC. 151. STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING POTENTIAL IMPACT OF URUGUAY ROUND ON PRICES, INCOME, AND GOVERN- MENT PURCHASES. (a) STUDY.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study, on a variety by variety of cheese basis, to determine the potential impact on milk prices in the United States, dairy producer income, and Federal dairy program costs, of the allocation of additional cheese granted access to the United States as a result of the obligations of the United States as a member of the World Trade Organization. (b) REPORT.— Not later than June 30, 1997, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives the results of the study conducted under this section. (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— Any limitation imposed by Act of Congress on the conduct or completion of studies or reports to Congress shall not apply to the study and report required under this section, unless the limitation specifically refers to this section. SEC. 152. PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES DAIRY PRODUCTS IN INTER- NATIONAL MARKETS THROUGH DAIRY PROMOTION PRO- GRAM. Section 113(e) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: "For each of fiscal years 1997 through 2001, the Board's budget may provide for the expenditure of revenues available to the Board to develop international markets for, and to promote within such markets, the consumption of dairy products produced in the United States from milk produced in the United States.". CHAPTER 2—PEANUTS AND SUGAR 7 USC 7271. SEC. 155. PEANUT PROGRAM. (a) QUOTA PEANUTS.— (1) AVAILABILITY OF LOANS. —The Secretary shall make nonrecourse loans available to producers of quota peanuts. (2) LOAN RATE.— The national average quota loan rate for quota peanuts shall be $610 per ton. (3) INSPECTION, HANDLING, OR STORAGE.— The loan amount may not be reduced by the Secretary by any deductions for inspection, handling, or storage. (4) LOCATION AND OTHER FACTORS.— The Secretary may make adjustments in the loan rate for quota peanuts for location of peanuts and such other factors as are authorized by section 162. (5) OFFERS FROM HANDLERS.— If a producer markets a quota peanut crop, meeting quality requirements for domestic edible use, through the marketing association loan for two consecutive marketing years and the Secretary determines that a handler provided the producer with a written offer, upon delivery, for