7 U.S.C. § 608e — Repealed. July 3, 1948, ch. 827, title III,

Page 476 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 608e 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘of’’. and include in such notice a statement of reasons relied upon by the Secretary in making the determination to release such names and addresses. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries RELEASE OF INFORMATION Pub. L. 103–111, title VII, § 715, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1079, provided that: ‘‘Hereafter, none of the funds avail- able to the Department of Agriculture may be expended to release information acquired from any handler under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended [see section 674 of this title]: Provided, That this provision shall not prohibit the release of informa- tion to other Federal agencies for enforcement pur- poses: Provided further, That this provision shall not prohibit the release of aggregate statistical data used in formulating regulations pursuant to the Agricul- tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That this provision shall not prohibit the release of information submitted by milk han- dlers.’’ Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 102–341, title VII, § 721, Aug. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 908. Pub. L. 102–142, title VII, § 728, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 914. Pub. L. 101–506, title VI, § 630, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1349. Pub. L. 101–161, title VI, § 630, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 985. Pub. L. 100–460, title VI, § 630, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2262. VALIDITY OF SECTION AFFIRMED Act June 3, 1937, affirmed and validated, and reen- acted without change the provisions of this section. See note set out under section 601 of this title. § 608e. Repealed. July 3, 1948, ch. 827, title III, § 302(d), 62 Stat. 1258 Section, act May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, § 8e, as added Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, § 6, 49 Stat. 762; amended June 3, 1937, ch. 296, § 1, 50 Stat. 246, related to determination of base period. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Jan. 1, 1950, see section 303 of act July 3, 1948 set out as an Effective Date of 1948 Amend- ment note under section 1301 of this title. § 608e–1. Import prohibitions on specified foreign produce (a) Import prohibitions on tomatoes, avocados, limes, etc. Subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a marketing order issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to section 608c of this title contains any terms or condi- tions regulating the grade, size, quality, or ma- turity of tomatoes, raisins, olives (other than Spanish-style green olives), prunes, avocados, mangoes, limes, grapefruit, green peppers, Irish potatoes, cucumbers, oranges, onions, walnuts, cherries, pecans, dates, filberts, table grapes, eggplants, kiwifruit, nectarines, clementines, plums, pistachios, apples, or caneberries (includ- ing raspberries, blackberries, and loganberries) produced in the United States the importation into the United States of any such commodity, other than dates for processing, during the pe- riod of time such order is in effect shall be pro- hibited unless it complies with the grade, size, quality, and maturity provisions of such order or comparable restrictions promulgated here- under: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to such commodities when shipped into continental United States from the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico or any Territory or pos- session of the United States where this chapter has force and effect: Provided further, That when- ever two or more such marketing orders regu- lating the same agricultural commodity pro- duced in different areas of the United States are concurrently in effect, the importation into the United States of any such commodity, other than dates for processing, shall be prohibited unless it complies with the grade, size, quality, and maturity provisions of the order which, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, reg- ulates the commodity produced in the area with which the imported commodity is in most direct competition. Such prohibition shall not become effective until after the giving of such notice as the Secretary of Agriculture determines reason- able, which shall not be less than three days. In determining the amount of notice that is rea- sonable in the case of tomatoes the Secretary of Agriculture shall give due consideration to the time required for their transportation and entry into the United States after picking. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture finds that the ap- plication of the restrictions under a marketing order to an imported commodity is not prac- ticable because of variations in characteristics between the domestic and imported commodity he shall establish with respect to the imported commodity, other than dates for processing, such grade, size, quality, and maturity restric- tions by varieties, types, or other classifications as he finds will be equivalent or comparable to those imposed upon the domestic commodity under such order. The Secretary of Agriculture may promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary, to carry out the provisions of this section. Any person who violates any pro- vision if 1 this section or of any rule, regulation, or order promulgated hereunder shall be subject to a forfeiture in the amount prescribed in sec- tion 608a(5) of this title or, upon conviction, a penalty in the amount prescribed in section 608c(14) of this title, or to both such forfeiture and penalty. (b) Extension of time for marketing order; fac- tors; review (1) The Secretary may provide for a period of time (not to exceed 35 days) in addition to the period of time covered by a marketing order during which the marketing order requirements would be in effect for a particular commodity during any year if the Secretary determines that such additional period of time is nec- essary— (A) to effectuate the purposes of this chap- ter; and (B) to prevent the circumvention of the grade, size, quality, or maturity standards of a seasonal marketing order applicable to a com-