PUBLIC LAW 106-78—OCT. 22, 1999 113 STAT. 1171 release of information under subsection (a), allow, by announcement, a period of at least 15 days for persons whose consent would otherwise be required by law to effectuate the release, to elect to be exempt from the release. "(c) ASSISTANCE.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—In making a release under subsection (a), the Secretary may provide such other assistance with respect to information released under subsection (a) as will facilitate the interest of producers in receiving the funds that are the subject of a trust described in subsection (a). "(2) FUNDS. —The Secretary shall use amounts made available for salaries and expenses of the Department to carry out paragraph (1). "(d) RECORDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —^A person who obtains information described in subsection (a) shall maintain records that are consistent with the purposes of the release and shall not use the records for any purpose not authorized under this section. "(2) PENALTY. —^A person who knowingly violates this subsection shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. "(e) APPLICATION. —This section shall not apply to— "(1) records submitted by cigarette manufacturers with respect to the production of cigarettes; "(2) records that were submitted as expected purchase intentions in connection with the establishment of national tobacco quotas; or "(3) records that aggregate the purchases of particular buyers.". SEC. 756. Notwithstanding section 306(a)(7) of the Consolidated New Hampshire. Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(7)), the City of Berlin, New Hampshire, shall be eligible during fiscal year 2000 for a rural utilities grant or loan under the Rural Community Advancement Program. SEC. 757. CRANBERRY MARKETING ORDERS, (a) PAID ADVER- TISING FOR CRANBERRIES AND CRANBERRY PRODUCTS.— Section 8c(6)(I) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(6)(I)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended in the first proviso— (1) by striking "or Florida grown strawberries" and inserting ", Florida grown strawberries, or cranberries"; and (2) by striking "and Florida Indian River grapefruit" and inserting "Florida Indian River grapefruit, and cranberries". (b) COLLECTION OF CRANBERRY INVENTORY DATA. —Section 8d of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608d), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by adding at the end the following: " (3) COLLECTION OF CRANBERRY INVENTORY DATA. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— If an order is in effect with respect to cranberries, the Secretary of Agriculture may require persons engaged in the handling or importation of cranberries or cranberry products (including producer-handlers, second handlers, processors, brokers, and importers) to provide such information as the Secretary considers necessary to effectuate the declared policy of this title, including information on acquisitions, inventories, and dispositions of cranberries and cranberry products.
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