An Act to amend and extend the Sugar Act of 1948, and for other purposes
PL 82-140 (H.R.4521), enacted 09/01/1951

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PUBLIC LAW 140—SEPT. 1, 1951 
[65 STAT. 
Public Law 140 
CHAPTER 379 
September 1, 1951 
(H. R. 4621] 
Sugar Act of 1948, 
amendments. 
61 Stat. 92. 
7U. S. C. §1112. 
Consumers' quotas. 
7 U.S. C. §1111. 
Domestic areas. 
R e p u b l i c of the 
Philippines. 
60 Stat. 144. 
22 U. S. C. §1261. 
Other foreign coun-
tries. 
Cuba. 
7 U. S. C. §§ 1111-
1122. 
Post, p. 319. 
AN ACT 
To amend and extend the Sugar Act of li>48, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of AmeHca in Congress assemhled^ That section 202 
of the Sugar Act of 1948 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 202. Whenever a determination is made, pursuant to section 
201, of the amount of sugar needed to meet the requirements of 
consumers, the Secretary shall establish quotas, or revise existing 
quotas— 
"(a) For domestic sugar-producing areas, by apportioning among 
such areas four million four hundred and forty-four thousand short 
tons, raw value, as follows: 
"Area 
Short tons, raw value 
Domestic beet sugar 
1,800,000 
Mainland cane sugar 
500, 000 
Hawaii 
1,052,000 
Puerto Ptico 
1, 080, 000 
Virgin Islands 
12, 000 
"(b) For the Republic of the Philippines, in the amount of nine 
hundred and fifty-two thousand short tons of sugar as specified in 
section 211 of the Philippine Trade Act of 1946. 
"(c) For foreign countries other than the Republic of the Philip-
pines, by prorating among such countries an amount of sugar, raw 
value, equal to the amount determined pursuant to section 201 less the 
sum of the quotas established pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of 
this section, on the following basis: 
"Country 
Per centum 
Cuba 
- 
96 
Foreign countries other than Cuba and the Republic of the Philippines 
4 
"Ninety-five per centum of the quota for foreign countries other 
than Cuba and the Republic of the Philippines shall be prorated 
among such countries on the basis of the average amount imported 
from each such country within the quotas established for the years 
1948, 1949, and 1950, except that a separate proration need not be 
established for any country which entered less than two per centum 
of the average importations within the quotas for such years. 
The 
amount of the quota not so prorated may be filled by countries not 
receiving separate prorations, but no such country shall enter an 
amount pursuant to this subsection in excess of one per centum of 
the quota for foreign countries other than Cuba and the Republic 
of the Philippines. 
"(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this title II, the 
minimum quota established for Cuba, including increases resulting 
from deficits determined pursuant to section 204 (a), shall not be 
less than the following: 
" (1) 28.6 per centum of the amount of sugar determined under 
section 201 when such amount is seven million four hundred 
thousand short tons or less; and 
"(2) two million one hundred and sixteen thousand short 
tons, when the amount of sugar determined under section 201 is 
more than seven million four hundred thousand short tons. 
The quotas for domestic sugar-producing areas, established pursuant 
to the other provisions of this title II, shall be reduced pro rata by 
such amounts as may be required to establish such minimum quota 
for Cuba." 
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SEC. 2. Section 204 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 204. (a) The Secretary shall from time to time determine 
whether, in view of the current inventories of sugar, the estimated 
production from the acreage of sugarcane or sugar beets planted, the 
normal marketings within a calendar year of new-crop sugar, and 
other pertinent factors, any area Avill be unable to market the quota 
for such area. If the Secretary finds that any domestic area or Cuba 
will be unable to market the quota for such area, he shall revise the 
quotas for the domestic areas and Cuba by prorating an amount of 
sugar equal to the deficit so determined to the other such areas on the 
basis of the quotas then in effect. 
If the Secretary finds that the 
Republic of the Philippines will be unable to market the quota for 
such area, he shall revise the quotas for Cuba and foreign countries 
other than Cuba and the Republic of the Philippines by prorating 
an amount of sugar equal to the deficit so determined, as follows: 
"To Cuba, 96 per centum; and 
"To foreign countries other than Cuba and the Republic of 
the Philippines, 4 per centum. 
If the Secretary finds that foreign countries other than Cuba and 
the Republic of the Philippines cannot fill the quota for such area, he 
shall increase the quota for Cuba by an amount equal to the deficit. 
"Whenever the Secretary finds that any area will be unable to fill 
its proration of any such deficit, he may apportion such unfilled 
amount on such basis and to such areas as he determines is required 
to fill such deficit. 
"(b) Whenever the Secretary finds that any country will be unable 
to fill the proration to such country of the quota for foreign countries 
other than Cuba and the Republic of the Philippines established under 
section 202 (c), or that any part of such proration has not been filled 
on September 1 of the calendar year, he may apportion such unfilled 
amount on such basis and to such countries as he determines is 
required to fill such proration. 
"(c) The quota or applicable proration for any domestic area, the 
Republic of the Philippines, Cuba, or other foreign countries as estab-
lished under the provisions of section 202 shall not be reduced by 
reason of any determination of a deficit existing in any calendar year 
under the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section." 
SEC. 3. Section 207 of such Act is amended by adding a new sub-
section (h) as follows: 
"(h) The quota for foreign countries other than Cuba and the 
Republic of the Philippines may be filled by direct-consumption sugar 
only to the extent of 1.36 per centum of the amount of sugar determined 
pursuant to section 201 less the sum of the quotas established in sub-
sections, (a) and (b) of section 202: Provided^ That each such country 
shall be permitted to enter an amount of direct-consumption sugar 
not less than the average amount entered by it during the years 
1948, 1949, and 1950." 
SEC. 4. Section 208 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 208. Quotas for liquid sugar for foreign countries for each 
calendar year are hereby established as follows: 
In terms of wine gallons 
,,^ 
of 72 per centum total 
Country 
sugar content 
Cuba 
7, 970, 558 
Dominican Republic 
830, 894 
British West Indies 
300,000 
Other foreign countries 
0" 
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7 11. S. C. §1114. 
KevisioTi of (juotas. 
yinle, p. 318. 
Nonreduction 
quotas. 
7 U.S. C. §1117. 
Direct-consumption 
sugar. 
7U. S. C. §1111. 
7 U.S. C. §1118. 
Liquid-sugar quotas 
for foreign countries. 
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PUBLIC LAW 141—SEPT. 13, 1951 
[65 STAT. 
7U.S.C.§1101note. 
T e r m i n a t i o n 
of 
lowers. 
7 U. 
1137. 
S. C. §§ 1131-
Internal Revenue 
Code, amendment. 
53 Stat. 429. 
26U.S.C.§3508and 
note. 
Effective date. 
SEC. 6. Section 411 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 411. The powers vested in the Secretary under this Act shall 
terminate on December 31, 1956, except that the Secretary shall have 
power to make payments under title I I I under programs applicable 
to the crop year 1956 and previous crop years." 
SEC. 6. Section 3508 of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to 
termination of taxes) is amended by striking out "June 30, 1953" 
wherever appearing therein and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 
1957". 
SEC. 7. The amendments herein shall become effective January 1, 
1953, except that sections 1 through 4 hereof shall be effective for 
purposes of the determinations and regulations required for the 
calendar year 1953. 
Approved September 1, 1951. 
September 13,1951 
[S. 15] 
Public Law 141 
CHAPTER 380 
AN ACT 
To amend section 215 of title 18 of the United States Code. 
G
2 Stat. 694. 
Acceptance or solici-
tation to obtain ap-
pointive public oflBce. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 215 
of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by adding the follow-
ing n
e
A
V paragraph: 
'Whoever solicits or receives anv thing of value in consideration 
of aiding a person to obtain employment under the United States 
either by referring his name to an executive department or agency 
of the United States or by requiring the payment of a fee because 
such person has secured such employment shall be fined not more 
than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. 
This 
section shall not apply to such services rendered by an employment 
agency pursuant to the written request of an executive department 
or agency of the United States." 
Approved September 13, 1951. 
September 13,1961 
[H. R. 319] 
Servicemen's Read-
justment Act of 1944, 
amendment. 
58 Stat. 292. 
38 U. S. C. { 694c. 
Public Law 142 
CHAPTER 381 
AN ACT 
To amend title III of the Servicemeu s Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, 
by providing for treble damage actions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate amd House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenvbled, That title III of the 
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, is amended by 
inserting after section 503 the following new section: 
38 U. S. C. §S 694a 
694c. 
"RECOVEBY OF DAMAGES 
"SEC. 503A. Whoever knowingly makes, effects, or participates in a 
sale of any property to a veteran for a consideration in excess of the 
reasonable value of such property as determined by proper appraisal 
made by an appraiser designated by the Administrator, shall, if the 
veteran pays for such property in whole or in part with the proceeds 
of a loan guaranteed by the Veterans' Administration under section 
- 501, 502, or 503 of this title, be liable for three times the amount of 
such excess consideration irrespective of whether such person has 
received any part thereof.