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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1635

and chemical and chemical residue standards for imported agricultural commodities and food products. (b) The study also shall evaluate the feasibility of requiring all imported meat and meat food products, agricultural commodities, and products of such commodities to bear a label stating the country of origin of such commodities and products. The study shall include an evaluation of the feasibility of requiring any person owning or operating an eating establishment that serves any meat or meat food product required to be marked or labeled under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 7(c) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 607(c)) to inform individuals purchasing food from such establishment that meat or meat food products served at the establishment may be imported articles— (1) by displaying a sign indicating that imported meat is served in such establishment; or (2) by providing the information specified in paragraph (1) of such section 7(c) on the menus offered to such individuals. (c) The Secretary shall submit the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. POTATO INSPECTION

SEC. 1704. The Secretary of Agriculture shall perform random spot checks of potatoes entering through ports of entry in the northeastern United States. The Secretary of Agriculture 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 such spot checks. Subtitle B—Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees LOCAL COMMITTEES

SEC. 1711. (a) The fifth paragraph of section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) is amended— (1) by striking out the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "There shall be 3 local administrative areas in each county, except that, in counties with less than one hundred and fifty farmers, the county committee selected as hereinafter provided may reduce the number of local administrative areas to one, and except that the Secretary may include more than one county or parts of different counties in a local administrative area when the Secretary determines that there are insufficient farmers in an area to establish a slate of candidates for a community committee and hold an election. (2) by striking out "annually" in the fourth sentence (as it existed before the amendments made by this section); (3) by inserting after the fourth sentence (as it existed before the amendments made by this section) the following new sentences: "Each member of a local committee shall be elected for a term of 3 years. Each local committee shall meet (A) once each year and shall receive compensation for such meeting by the Secretary at not less than the level in effect on December 31,

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