A bill to make technical and correcting changes in agriculture programs.
PL 101-220 (S.1793), enacted 12/12/1989

103 STAT. 1876 
PUBLIC LAW 101-220—DEC. 12, 1989 
Public Law 101-220 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 12, 1989 
[S. 1793] 
To make technical and correcting changes in agriculture programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. OAT ACREAGE LIMITATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective only for the 1990 crop of feed grains, 
section 105C(0(2)(G) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1444e(D(2XG)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(i)" after the subparagraph designation; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
"(ii) In the case of the 1990 crop of oats, the Secretary may 
establish a percentage reduction for oats in accordance with 
paragraph (1) of less than 5 percent. If the Secretary does not 
establish a percentage reduction requirement for oats, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the crop acreage bases established for 
the farm and the farm acreage base are not increased as a 
result of this clause.". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Effective only for the 1990 crop of 
feed grains, section 105C of such Act is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
"(E) This subsection shall not apply to the 1990 crop of oats."; and 
(2) in subsection (0(1), by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
"(E) As a condition of eligibility for loans, purchases, and pay-
ments for the 1990 crop of oats, the producers of oats on a farm mav 
not plant oats in excess of the crop acreage base for the farm.'. 
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SEC. 2. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM; PROMOTION OF UNITED 
note 
STATES MEAT EXPORTS. 
(a) COMMISSARIES.—During each of fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 
1992, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall, in carrying out the 
export enhancement program established pursuant to section 5(f) of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(f)), 
promote the export of United States meat, including poultry prod-
ucts, to commissaries on military installations in the European 
Community. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), of the 
amounts made available by the Commodity Credit Corporation 
to exporters, processors, and foreign importers under the 
authority of section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(f)) in commodities of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to enhance the export of United States 
commodities by making the price of such commodities competi-
tive in the world market, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
shall make available to carry out subsection (a) not less than 
$14,000,000 in funds or commodities for fiscal year 1990, not less 
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103 STAT. 1877 
than $9,800,000 in funds or commodities for fiscal year 1991, and 
not less than $4,600,000 in funds or commodities for fiscal year 
1992. 
(2) TRANSPORTATION COSTS.—Funds or commodities shall be 
made available under this section only to the extent that funds 
are made available by the Department of Defense for the costs 
of transporting the meat to the commissaries. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT OF CORPORATION.—Section 4 of the 
Act 
of 
July 16, 1943 (57 Stat. 566, chapter 241; 15 U.S.C. 713a) shall not 
apply to services performed, losses sustained, operating costs in-
curred, or commodities purchased or delivered by the Commodity 
Credit Corporation pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 3. EG(;S. 
(a) EXEMPTED EGG PRODUCERS.—Section 12 of the Egg Research 
and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 2711) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 12. EXEMPTED EGG PRODUCERS AND BREEDING HEN FLOCKS, 
CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES. 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—The following shall be exempt from the specific 
provisions of this Act under such conditions and procedures as 
may be prescribed in the order or rules and regulations issued 
thereunder: 
"(1) Any egg producer whose aggregate number of laying hens 
at any time during a 3-consecutive-month period immediately 
prior to the date assessments are due and payable has not 
exceeded 30,000 laying hens, as determined under subsection (b). 
"(2) Any flock of breeding hens whose production of eggs is 
primarily utilized for the hatching of baby chicks. 
"(b) NUMBER OF LAYING HENS.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the aggre-
gate number of laying hens owned by an egg producer shall 
include— 
"(A) in cases in which the producer is an individual, 
laying hens owned by such producer or members of such 
producer's family that are effectively under the control of 
such producer, as determined by the Secretary; 
"(B) in cases in which the producer is a general partner-
ship or similar entity, laying hens owned by the entity and 
all partners or equity participants in the entity; and 
"(C) in cases in which the producer holds 50 percent or 
more of the stock or other beneficial interest in a corpora-
tion, joint stock company, association, cooperative, limited 
partnership, or other similar entity, laying hens owned by 
the entity. 
Ownership of laying hens by a trust or similar entity shall be 
considered ownership by the beneficiaries of the trust or other 
entity. 
"(2) STOCK OR BENEFICIAL INTERESTS.—For purposes of para-
graph (1)(C), stock or other beneficial interest in an entity that 
is held by— 
"(A) members of the producer's family described in para-
graph (1)( 
A); 
"(B) a general partnership or similar entity in which the 
producer is a partner or equity participant; 
Corporation. 
Securities. 
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"(C) the partners or equity participants in an entity of the 
type described in subparagraph (B); or 
"(D) a corporation, joint stock company, association, co-
operative, limited partnership, or other similar entity in 
which the producer holds 50 percent or more of the stock or 
other beneficial interests, 
shall be considered as held by the producer.". 
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(b) E G G PROMOTION AND RESEARCH O R D E R . — 
(1) AMENDMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue an 
amendment to the egg promotion and research order issued 
under the Egg Research and Consumer Information Act (7 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) to implement the amendments made by this 
section. Such amendment shall be issued after public notice and 
opportunity for comment in accordance with section 553 of title 
5, United States Code, and without regard to sections 556 and 
557 of such title. The Secretary shall issue a proposed amend-
ment to such order not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment to the egg promotion 
and research order required by paragraph (1) shall become 
effective no later than March 1,1990, and shall not be subject to 
a referendum under the Egg Research and Consumer Informa-
tion Act (7 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. PEANUTS. 
Section 8b of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608b), 
reen acted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agree-
ment Act of 1987, is amended— 
(1> by inserting "(a)" after the section designation; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
"(bXl) If an agreement with the Secretary is in effect with respect 
to peanuts pursuant to this section— 
"(A) all peanuts handled by persons who have not entered 
into such an agreement with the Secretary shall be subject to 
inspection to the same extent and manner as is required by such 
agreement; and 
"(B) no such peanuts shall be sold or otherwise disposed of for 
human consumption if such peanuts fail to meet the quality 
requirements of such agreement. 
"(2) Violation of this subsection by a person who has not entered 
into such an agreement shall result in the assessment by the 
Secretary of a penalty equal to 140 percent of the support price for 
quota peanuts multiplied by the quantity of peanuts sold or disposed 
of in violation of subsection (b)(1)(B), as determined under section 
108B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445c-2), for the 
marketing year for the crop with respect to which such violation 
occurs.". 
7 use 608b note. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section shall 
be effective with respect to the 1990 and subsequent crops of 
peanuts. 
SEC. .
"
i
. RESEARCH INTO NEW COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS FROM NATURAL 
PLANT MATERIALS. 
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1473D 
(7 U.S.C. 3319d) the following new section: 
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103 STAT. 1879 
"SEC. IJT.-JE. RESEARCH INTO NEW COMMERCIAI. PRODUCTS FROM NATU-
RAL PLANT MATERIALS. 
"The Secretary may— 
"(1) conduct fundamental and applied research related to the 
development of new commercial products derived from natural 
plant materials for industrial, medical, and agricultural ap-
plications; and 
"(2) participate with colleges and universities, other Federal 
agencies, and private sector entities in conducting such 
research.". 
SEC. 6. CALCULATION OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID BY FARM CREDIT 
SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5.55 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
U.S.C. 2277a-4) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
"(a) AMOUNT IN FUND NOT EXCEEDING SECURE BASE AMOUNT.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—Until the aggregate of amounts in the 
Farm Credit Insurance Fund exceeds the secure base amount, 
the annual premium due from any insured System bank for any 
calendar year shall be equal to the sum of— 
"(A) the annual average principal outstanding for such 
year on loans made by the bank that are in accrual status, 
excluding the guaranteed portions of government-guaran-
teed loans provided for in subparagraph (C), multiplied by 
0.0015; 
"(B) the annual average principal outstanding for such 
year on loans made by the bank that are in nonaccrual 
status, multiplied by 0.0025; and 
"(C)(i) the annual average principal outstanding for such 
year on the guaranteed portions of Federal Government-
guaranteed loans made by the bank that are in accrual 
status, multiplied by 0.00015; and 
"(ii) the annual average principal outstanding for such 
year on the guaranteed portions of State government-
guaranteed loans made by the bank that are in accrual 
status, multiplied by 0.0003. 
"(2) 
DEFINITION OF GOVERNMENT-GUARANTEED LOANS.—As 
used in this section and section 1.12(b), the term 'government-
guaranteed loans' means loans or credits, or portions of loans or 
credits, that are guaranteed— 
"(A) by the full faith and credit of the United States 
Government or any State government; 
"(B) by an agency or other entity of the United States 
Government whose obligations are explicitly guaranteed by 
the United States Government; or 
"(C) by an agency or other entity of a State government 
whose obligations are explicitly guaranteed by such State 
government."; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after "for the following 
calendar year" the following: ", as determined under subsection 
(a),"; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting after "at such time" the 
following: "(adjusted downward to exclude an amount equal to 
the sum of (1) 90 percent of the guaranteed portions of principal 
outstanding on Federal Government-guaranteed loans in ac-
crual status made by such banks and (2) 80 percent of the 
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banking. 
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guaranteed portions of principal outstanding on State govern-
ment-guaranteed loans in accrual status made by such banks, as 
determined by the Corporation)"; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking "subsection (a)" in the material preceding 
paragraph (1) and inserting "subsections (a) and (c)"; 
(B) by striking "intermediate term" in the material 
preceding paragraph (1); and 
(C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
"(1) by any production credit association, or any other associa-
tion making direct loans under authority provided under sec-
tion 7.6, that is able to make such loans because such associa-
tion is receiving, or has received, funds provided through the 
Farm Credit Bank;". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The first sentence of subsec-
, tion (b) of section 1.12 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2020(b)) is amended by inserting after "production credit associa-
tion" the following: ", other association making direct loans under 
the authority provided under section 7.6,". 
(2) The second sentence of subsection (b) of section 1.12 of the 
Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2020(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting before "discounted with" the following: 
"funded by or"; 
(ii) by inserting after "that are in accrual status," the 
following: "excluding the guaranteed portions of govern-
ment-guaranteed loans provided for in paragraph (3),"; and 
(iii) by striking "and" at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting before "discounted with" the following: 
"funded by or"; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; 
and"; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
"(3)(A) the annual average principal outstanding for such 
year on the guaranteed portions of Federal government-guaran-
teed loans made by the association, or by the other financing 
institution and funded by or discounted with the Farm Credit 
Bank, that are in accrual status, multiplied by 0,00015; and 
"(B) the annual average principal outstanding for such year 
on the guaranteed portions of State government-guaranteed 
loans made by the association, or by the other financing institu-
tion and funded by or discounted with the Farm Credit Bank, 
that are in accrual status, multiplied by 0.0003.". 
(3) Section 5.59(b)(1) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2277a-8(b)(l)) is amended by inserting after "any production credit 
association," the following: "any other association making direct 
loans under authority provided under section 7.6,". 
(4) Section 5.61(e) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2277a-
10(e)) is amended by inserting after "production credit association" 
the following: "and other association making direct loans under the 
authority provided under section 7.6". 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections (a) 
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and (b) shall be effective for insurance premiums due to the Farm 
Credit System Insurance Corporation under the Farm Credit Act of 
1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.) on or after January 1, 1990, based on the 
loan volume of each bank for each calendar year beginning with 
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103 STAT. 1881 
calendar year 1989, and shall be effective for the calculation of the 
initial premium payment required under section 5.56(c) of the Farm 
Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2277a-5(c)). 
SEC. 7. PURCHASES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CORPORATION STOCK BY 
12 USC 2278b-9 
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS. 
note. 
(a) 
DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STOCK PURCHASE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amend-
ments to section 6.29 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2278b-9) made by section 646 of the Rural Development, Agri-
culture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 
100-460; 102 Stat. 2266) shall be effective on October 1, 1992. 
(b) PAYMENTS.— 
(1) FOUR ANNUAL PAYMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provison of law, the Financial Assistance Corporation shall pay, 
out of the Financial Assistance Corporation Trust Fund (herein-
after in this section referred to as the "Trust Fund") established 
under section 6.25(b) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C, 
2278b-5(b)), to each of the institutions of the Farm Credit 
System that purchased stock in the Financial Assistance Cor-
poration under section 6.29 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, four 
annual payments as provided in this subsection. 
(2) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—The annual payments provided for 
by this subsection shall be made available as soon as practicable 
after October 1 of each of the calendar years 1989 through 1992. 
(3) CALCULATION OF FIRST PAYMENT.—The first annual pay-
ment made available under this subsection shall be in an 
amount equal to— 
(A) a percentage equal to 1.5 times the average rate of 
interest received by the Financial Assistance Corporation 
on assets of the Trust Fund from March 30, 1988, through 
September 30,1989; times 
(B) the difference between $177,000,000 and 4.4 percent of 
the cumulative amount of the bonds issued by the Financial 
Assistance Corporation through September 30,1989. 
(4) CALCULATION OF REMAINING PAYMENTS.—The second, third, 
and fourth annual payments made available under this subsec-
tion shall be in an amount equal to— 
(A) a percentage equal to the average rate of interest 
received by the Financial Assistance Corporation on assets 
of the Trust Fund during each of the fiscal years 1990 
through 1992; times 
(B) the difference between $177,000,000 and 4.4 percent of 
the cumulative amount of the bonds issued by the Financial 
Assistance Corporation through September 30 of each of 
such fiscal years. 
(5) DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUAL PAYMENTS.—Annual payments 
due under this subsection shall be made available to each 
institution described in paragraph (1) in an amount equal to the 
total amount of annual payments to be made available times 
the ratio of the amount of stock each institution purchased 
divided by $177,000,000. 
SEC. 8. EXEM1»TI0N OF CERTAIN INTEREST PAYMENTS BY THE UNITED 
STATES TREASURY FROM SEQUESTRATION. 
Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting 
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"Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, interest 
payments (20-1850-0-1-351);" after "Exchange stabilization fund 
(20-4444-0-3-155);". 
SEC. 9. DISASTER ASSISTANCE COVERAGE FOR EARTHQUAKES. 
(a) ANNUAL CROPS.—(1) Section 104(d)(1) of the Disaster Assistance 
Ante, p. 570. 
Act of 1989 is amended by inserting "ornamentals affected by 
earthquake and" after "(including". 
(2) Section 112(1) of such Act is amended by inserting "earth-
quake," after "hurricane,". 
(b) ORCHARDS.—(1) Section 121(a) of the Disaster Assistance Act of 
Ante, p. 577. 
1989 is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) Loss.—Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall provide assistance, as specified in section 
122, to eligible orchardists that planted trees for commercial pur-
poses but lost such trees as a result of freeze, earthquake, or related 
condition in 1989, as determined by the Secretary.". 
Ante, p. 577. 
(2) Section 122(1) of such Act is amended by inserting ", earth-
quake," after "freeze". 
(c) FOREST CROPS.—(1) Section 131(a) of the Disaster Assistance Act 
Ante, p. 578. 
of 1989 is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) Loss.—Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall provide assistance, as specified in section 
132, to eligible tree farmers that planted tree seedlings in 1988 or 
1989 for commercial purposes but lost such seedlings as a result of 
drought, earthquake, or related condition in 1989, as determined by 
the Secretary.". 
Ante, p. 578. 
(2) Section 132(1) of such Act is amended by inserting ", earth-
quake," after "drought". 
(d) DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.—Sec-
7 use 1929a 
tion 401 of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1989 is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (a)(1), by inserting "earthquake," after 
"excessive moisture,"; and 
(2) in paragraph (c)(2), by striking out "$200,000,000" and 
inserting "$300,000,000". 
SEC. 10. TEMPORARY EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
FROM INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 
1977. 
Section 807(b) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2014 note) is amended by— 
(1) striking "1989" and inserting "1990"; 
(2) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and 
(3) inserting after paragraph (1) the following paragraph: 
"(2) The Secretary shall adjust the level of benefits provided 
to households under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) during the period between September 30, 1989 and the 
effective date of this paragraph to ensure that the level of such 
benefits is no less than the level determined in accordance with 
the provisions of section 5(k)(2)(F) of the Food Stamp Act of 
1977.". 
SEC. U. SUBMISSION OF ACTUAL YIELD DATA TO COUNTY COMMITTEES. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF ACTUAL YIELD DATA TO COUNTY COMMITTEES.— 
Effective for the 1989 and 1990 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland 
cotton, and rice, section 506 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1466) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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103 STAT. 1883 
"(e)(1) With respect to the 1989 and subsequent crop years, the 
Secretary shall allow producers to provide to county committees 
data with respect to the actual yield for each farm for each program 
crop. The Secretary shall maintain such data for at least five crop Records, 
years after receipt in a manner that will permit the data to be used, 
if necessary, in the administration of the commodity programs for 
the 1989 and subsequent crops. 
"(2) The Secretary shall provide timely notification to producers of 
the provisions of paragraph (1). 
"(3) With respect to the 1989 crop year, the Secretary shall 
determine what the costs of each commodity program would be if 
farm program payment yields were determined in accordance with 
the methods prescribed in paragraph (4) and what the impact of 
such alternative methods would be on each commodity program and 
on producers participating in each commodity program. 
"(4) The alternative methods of determining program payment 
yields for purposes of paragraph (3) shall include, at a minimum: 
"(A) using producers'actual yields for the current crop year; 
"(B) allowing producers the option of choosing to use their 
actual yields or the county average yield for the current crop 
year; and 
"(C) the yield derived on the basis of the average of the actual 
yield per harvested acre for the crop for each of the five crop 
years immediately preceding such crop year, excluding the crop 
year with the highest yield per harvested acre, the crop year 
with the lowest yield per harvested acre, and any crop year in 
which such crop was not planted on the farm. 
Not later than January 30, 1990, the Secretary shall report the Reports, 
determinations under this subsection to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.". 
(b) SUBMISSION OF SOYBEAN ACTUAL YIELD DATA TO COUNTY ''' use 1466 note. 
COMMITTEES.—With respect to the 1989 and 1990 crop years, the 
Secretary shall allow producers of soybeans to provide to county 
committees (as defined in section 502 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 
(7 U.S.C 1462)) data with respect to the actual yield for each farm 
for each crop of soybeans. The Secretary shall maintain such data Records, 
for at least five crop years after receipt in such a manner as to be 
easily accessible. The Secretary shall provide timely notification to 
producers of the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 1
2
. 
EXTENSION 
ON 
SALE 
OF 
RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
LOANS. 
Section 1001 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 
(7 U.S.C. 1929a note) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
"(h)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 633 of the Rural Securities. 
Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-460), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
offer to the issuer of any unsold note or other obligation described in 
paragraph (2)(A) for which such issuer made the good faith deposit 
described in paragraph (2)(A) the opportunity to purchase such note 
or other obligation consistent with the provisions of this subsection 
and subsections (f)(2) and (f)(3). 
"(2) The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to those 
issuers who: 
"(A) on or before March 9, 1989, made a good faith deposit 
under this section for fiscal year 1989 with the Secretary to 
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Contracts. 
purchase a note or other obligation held in the Rural Develop-
ment Insurance Fund; and 
"(B) otherwise meet all eligibility criteria, as such criteria 
existed immediately prior to May 9, 1989, at the time the 
purchase occurs under this subsection. 
"(3) The opportunity to purchase any such note or other obligation 
shall be held open, under the policies and procedures in effect under 
subsections (0(2) and (f)(3) immediately prior to May 9, 1989, for 150 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection. The Secretary 
shall not require any further good faith deposit from issuers who 
qualify under this subsection. The Secretary shall notify eligible 
issuers of the opportunity afforded under this subsection within 30 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection and may require 
such issuers to express an intention to purchase their note or other 
obligation by a date certain.". 
SEC. l.J. I'llOHIBITION ON DUTY DRAWBACK CLAIMS BY EXPORTERS 
WHO USE CERTAIN EXPORT PROMOTION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may provide that a 
person shall be ineligible for participation in an export program 
established under title I or title III of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.), or in 
any other export credit, credit guarantee, bonus, or other export 
program carried out through, or administered by, the Commodity 
Credit Corporation or carried out with funds made available pursu-
ant to section 32 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes", approved August 24, 
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) with respect to the export of any agricultural 
commodity or product that has been or will be used as the basis for a 
claim of a refund, as drawback, pursuant to section 313(j)(2) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)(2)), of any duty, tax, or fee 
imposed under Federal law on an imported commodity or product. 
(b) VEGETABLE OIL.—A person shall be ineligible for participation 
in any of the export programs referred to in subsection (a) with 
respect to the export of vegetable oil or a vegetable oil product that 
has been or will be used as the basis for a claim of a refund, as a 
drawback, pursuant to section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930, of any 
duty, tax, or fee imposed under Federal law on an imported 
commodity or product. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—A person applying to export any agricultural 
commodity or product under the export programs referred to in 
subsection (a) shall certify, in accordance with regulations issued 
under subsection (d), that none of the commodity or product has 
been or will be used as the basis of a claim for any refund specified 
in subsection (a), except that a person applying to export any 
vegetable oil or vegetable oil product under such programs shall 
certify that none of the vegetable oil or vegetable oil product has 
been or will be used as the basis of a claim for any refund specified in 
subsection (b). 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regu-
lations to carry out this section. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall not apply to quantities of 
agricultural commodities and products with respect to which an 
exporter has entered into a contract, prior to the effective date of 
this section, for an export sale. 
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103 STAT. 1885 
SEC. 14. REPAYMENT OF ADVANCE DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS. 
Disaster 
Effective only for the 1988 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland 7 USC 1421 note, 
cotton, and rice, produced by producers that qualified for assistance 
under section 201(a) of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 
1421 note) or section 101(a) of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1989 (7 
U.S.C. 1421 note), if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that 
any portion of the advance deficiency payment made to producers 
for such crop under section 107C of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
U.S.C. 1445b-2) must be refunded, such refund shall not be required 
to be made prior to July 31, 1990. 
Approved December 12, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1793: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Oct. 25, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 9, considered and passed House, amended. 
Nov. 21, Senate concurred in House amendment with amendments. House 
concurred in Senate amendments.