A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted and amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, so as to authorize certain grapefruit marketing orders which provide for an assessment against handlers for the purpose of financing a marketing promotion program to also provide for a credit against such assessment in the case of handlers who expend directly for marketing promotion.
PL 93-230 (S.1945), enacted 12/29/1973

87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-230-DEC. 29, 1973 
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Public Law 93-229 
A N A C T 
December 29, l?i73 
To amend chapter 33 of title 28 of the District of Columbia Code, relating to 
[H. R. 6758] 
usury, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) chapter 
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33 of title 28 of the District of Columbia Code (relating to interest es^°ra^e\r'^ut'hor-' 
and usury) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ity-
"§28-3309. District of Columbia Council authorized to exempt 
D.C. code 28-
certain loans, and to change rates of interest 
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"The District of Columbia Council is authorized from time to 
time to provide by regulation for (1) the exemption from the pro-
visions of this chapter of any loan or financial transaction, and (2) 
the change of any interest rate specified in this chapter. The Council 
is further authorized to amend or repeal any such regulation at any 
time, but no such amendment or repeal relating to any exemption 
made under authority of this section shall affect any such loan or 
financial transaction lawfully made or entered into while such exemp-
tion is in effect." 
(b) The chapter analysis for chapter 33 of title 28 of the District 
of Columbia Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing item: 
"28-3309. District of Columbia Council authorized to exempt certain loans, 
and to change rates of interest." 
SEC. 2. The Capital Yacht Club, a District of Columbia nonprofit ciub!'o^c'^^usury 
corporation, shall have the power to borrow money at such rates of law, exemption. 
interest as the corporation may determine, without regard to the 
restrictions of any usury law, and shall not plead any statute against 
usury in any action. 
Approved December 29, 1973. 
Public Law 93-230 
A N A C T 
December 29, 1.973 
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted and amended by the 
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Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, so as to authorize certain 
grapefruit marketing orders which provide for an assessment against handlers 
for the purpose of financing a marketing promotion program to also provide 
for a credit against such assessment in the case of handlers who expend 
directly for marketing promotion. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
MLrketi""' 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 8c(6) paid adve"fising"' 
(I) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted and amended 
by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and subsequent g/stat^^'as^^' 
legislation, is further amended by inserting in the first proviso "and 
7 use 608c. 
Florida Indian River grapefruit" immediately after "with respect to 
almonds". 
Approved December 29, 1973.