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PUBLIC LAW 106-78 —OCT. 22, 1999 113 STAT. 1187 incurred by the Farm Service Agency directly related to carrying out that subtitle. (b) PROPORTIONAL RESERVATION.—The amount reserved by the Secretary from the amounts made available under each section of subtitle A (other than section 802) shall bear the same proportion to the total amount reserved under subsection (a) as the administrative costs incurred by the Farm Service Agency to carry out that section (other than section 802) bear to the total administrative costs incurred by the Farm Service Agency to carry out that subtitle (other than section 802). (c) EXCEPTION FOR MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE.— The Secretary may not reserve any portion of the amount made available under section 802 to pay administrative costs. SEC. 823. EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT. 7 USC 1421 note. The entire amount necessary to carry out this title and the amendments made by this title shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for the entire amount, 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 the Congress: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act. SEC. 824. REGULATIONS. 7 USC 1421 note. (a) PROMULGATION. —As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement subtitle A and the amendments made by subtitle A. The promulgation of the regulations and administration of subtitle A 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. SEC. 825. LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY ASSISTANCE. 7 USC 1421 note. (a) LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds provided in sections 801 and 805, no less than $200,000,000 shall be in the form of assistance to livestock producers for losses due to drought or other natural disasters. (b) DAIRY ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds provided in section 805, no less than $125,000,000 shall be in the form of assistance to dairy producers. (c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.— Assistance for livestock losses shall be in the form of grants and or other in-kind assistance, but shall not include loans.