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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

STAT. 1456

Prohibition.

7 USC 1445e note.

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

as the Secretary determines necessary to maintain the total amount of storage under the programs at the levels specified in clauses (A) and (B). The Secretary shall ensure that producers are afforded a fair and equitable opportunity to participate in each producer storage program, taking into account regional differences in the time of harvest."; and (4) in subsection (e)— (A) inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation;

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(B) inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence the following: ", subject to the upper limits on the total quantity of wheat and feed grains that may be stored under storage programs established under this section set out in paragraph (2)";

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(C) striking out the third sentence; and iriK" ' (D) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) Prior to the harvest of each crop of wheat and feed grains, the Secretary shall determine and establish upper limits on the total quantity of wheat and feed grains that may be stored under storage programs established under this section to be effective during the marketing year for such crop, as follows: "(A) The upper limit on the total quantity of wheat that may be stored under such programs shall not exceed 30 percent of the estimated total domestic and export usage of wheat during the marketing year for the crop of wheat, as determined by the Secretary. "(B) The upper limit on the total quantity of feed grains that may be stored under such programs shall not exceed 15 percent of the estimated total domestic and export usage of feed grains during the marketing year for the crop, as determined by the Secretary. "(C) Notwithstanding clauses (A) and (B), the Secretary may establish the upper limits at higher levels—not in excess of 110 percent of the levels determined under clauses (A) and (B)—if the Secretary determines that the higher limits are necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section shall take effect with respect to any loan made under section 110 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445e) the date for repayment of which occurs after the date of enactment of this Act. EXTENSION OF THE RESERVE

"SEC. 1013. Section 302(i) of the Food Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 1736f-l(i)) is amended by striking out "1985" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "1990". NORMALLY PLANTED ACREAGE

Loans.

SEC. 1014. Section 1001 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1309) is amended by— (1) striking out "1985" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ^'1990"; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever marketing quotas are in effect for any of the 1987 through 1990 crops of wheat, the Secretary of Agriculture may require, as a