A bill to repeal the provisions of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 which provide for payments to farmers in the event of crop failures with respect to crops planted in lieu of wheat or feed grains.
PL 93-228 (S.2491), enacted 12/29/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-227-DEC. 29, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
December 29, 1973 
[H. R. 4738] 
Public Law 93-227 
AN ACT 
To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of tlie one hundredtli 
anniversary of the statehood of Colorado. 
state of Colo-
rado. 
100th anniver-
sary medals. 
Size. 
Quantity. 
Time limitation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ 
SECTIOX 1. In commemoration of the one hmidredth anniversary of 
the statehood of Colorado, which will be celebrated on August 1, 1976, 
the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter referred to in this Act as the 
"Secretary") shall furnish medals in accordance with this Act to the 
Colorado Centennial-Bicentennial Commission (hereafter referred to 
in this Act as the "Commission"). 
SEC. 2. The medals authorized under this Act are national medals 
within the meaning of section 3551 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 
368), except that, for the purposes of this Act, some or all of such 
medals may be struck by the superintendent of the coining depart-
ment of the mint at Denver, under such regulations as the super-
intendent, with the approval of the Director of the Mint, may 
prescribe. 
SEC. 3. The medals shall bear such emblems, devices, and inscrip-
tions, shall be of such size or sizes, and shall be made of such materials 
as the Commission may determine with the approval of the Secretary. 
SEC. 4. Except for such quantities, if any, of gold or silver medals 
as may be requested by the Commission and approved by the Secre-
tary, the medals may not be made in quantities of less than two thou-
sand nor in an aggregate quantity greater than two hundred and fifty 
thousand. They shall be made and delivered at such times as may be 
required by the Commission, but no medals may be made after 
December 31,1976. 
SEC. 5, The medals shall be furnished at a price or prices equal to 
the costs of manufacture as estimated by the Secretary, including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. The 
medals may not be made unless security satisfactory to the Secretary 
is furnished to indemnify the United States for full payment of these 
costs. 
Approved December 29, 1973. 
December 29, 1973 
[S.2491] 
Public Law 93-228 
AN ACT 
To repeal the provisions of the Agi'iculture and Consumer Protection Act of 
1973 which provide for payments to farmers in the event of crop failures with 
respect to crops planted in lieu of wheat or feed grains. 
Nonconserving 
crops, failures. 
Payments, elim-
ination. 
Ante, p. 225. 
Ante, p. 230. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That (a) section 
107(c) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by 
deleting the parenthetical phrase "(or other nonconserving crop 
planted instead of wheat)" wherever it appears therein and inserting 
in lieu thereof "(or of cotton, corn, grain sorghums, or barley planted 
in lieu of wheat)". 
(b) Section 105(b) (1) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 
is amended by deleting the parenthetical phrase "(or other noncon-
serving crop) planted instead of feed grams)" wherever it appears 
therein and inserting injieu thereof " (or of wheat, or cotton planted 
lieu of the allotted crop)". 
Approved December 29, 1973. 
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