7 U.S.C. § 1853 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–465, title IV,

Page 1047 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1853 to carry out the program, including such amounts as may be required to make payments to the Corporation for its actual costs incurred or to be incurred under this program. (m) Payment to successor upon death, incom- petence, or disappearance of producer enti- tled to payment In case any producer who is entitled to any payment or compensation dies, becomes incom- petent, or disappears before receiving such pay- ment or compensation, or is succeeded by an- other who renders or completes the required per- formance, the payment or compensation shall, without regard to any other provisions of law, be made as the Secretary may determine to be fair and reasonable in all the circumstances and so provide by regulations. (n) Sharing of compensation or payments with tenants and sharecroppers The Secretary shall provide adequate safe- guards to protect the interests of tenants and sharecroppers, including provision for sharing, on a fair and equitable basis, in payments or compensation under this program. (o) Effect of diversion on commodity programs The acreage on any farm which is diverted from the production of any commodity pursuant to an agreement hereafter entered into under this subchapter shall be deemed to be acreage diverted from that commodity for the purposes of any commodity program under which diver- sion is required as a condition of eligibility for price support. (p) Advisory Board on Wildlife; membership The Secretary may, without regard to the civil service laws, appoint an Advisory Board on Wildlife to advise and consult on matters relat- ing to his functions under this subchapter as he deems appropriate. The Board shall consist of twelve persons chosen from members of wildlife organizations, farm organizations, State game and fish agencies, and representatives of the general public. Members of such Advisory Board who are not regular full-time employees of the United States shall not be entitled to any com- pensation or expenses. (q) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as he determines necessary to carry out the pro- visions of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 89–321, title VI, § 602, Nov. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 1206; Pub. L. 90–210, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 657; Pub. L. 90–559, § 1(1), (7), Oct. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 996.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION The last sentence of section 602(g) of Pub. L. 89–321 repealed section 590p(b)(3), (4), and (e)(6) of Title 16, Conservation, and was omitted from subsec. (g) of this section. AMENDMENTS 1968—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–559, § 1(1), provided for a one year extension through 1970. Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 90–559, § 1(7), substituted ‘‘June 30, 1969’’ for ‘‘June 30, 1968’’ in two places and ‘‘Decem- ber 31, 1970’’ for ‘‘December 31, 1969’’. 1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–210 permitted a farm to be placed in the cropland adjustment program without regard to the length of past ownership if that farm was acquired in replacement of an eligible farm which was taken by any Federal, State, or other agency by means of eminent domain proceedings. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF ADVISORY BOARDS Advisory boards in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to termi- nate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a board es- tablished by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate ac- tion prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its du- ration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Em- ployees. CHAPTER 46—SURPLUS DISPOSAL OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES Sec. 1851 to 1853. Repealed. 1854. Agreements limiting imports. 1855. Supplemental appropriations to encourage exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products. 1856. Transfer of bartered materials to supple- mental stockpile; limitation of acquisition to certain programs; authorization of ap- propriations. 1857, 1858. Repealed. 1859. Donation to penal and correctional institu- tions. 1860. Federal irrigation, drainage, and flood-con- trol projects. §§ 1851, 1852. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title II, §§ 274, 275, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 976 Section 1851, acts May 28, 1956, ch. 327, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 198; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1576, 104 Stat. 3702, related to disposal of stocks by Commodity Credit Corporation. Section 1852, acts May 28, 1956, ch. 327, title II, § 202, 70 Stat. 199; Dec. 8, 1994, Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 401(b)(1), 108 Stat. 4957, related to sale for export of do- mestically produced extra long staple cotton. § 1852a. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–475, § 8, Aug. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 703 Section, Pub. L. 88–638, § 3, Oct. 8, 1964, 78 Stat. 1038, authorized Commodity Credit Corporation to encour- age export sales of extra long staple cotton which is in surplus supply at competitive world prices. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 90–475, § 8, Aug. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 703, provided that the repeal of this section is effective Aug. 1, 1968. § 1853. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 412(c), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4964 Section, act May 28, 1956, ch. 327, title II, § 203, 70 Stat. 199, provided for an export sales program for cot- ton. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective on the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), except as otherwise provided, see section Page 1048 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1854 451 of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3601 of Title 19, Customs Duties. § 1854. Agreements limiting imports The President may, whenever he determines such action appropriate, negotiate with rep- resentatives of foreign governments in an effort to obtain agreements limiting the export from such countries and the importation into the United States of any agricultural commodity or product manufactured therefrom or textiles or textile products, and the President is authorized to issue regulations governing the entry or with- drawal from warehouse of any such commodity, product, textiles, or textile products to carry out any such agreement. In addition, if a multi- lateral agreement, including but not limited to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in section 3511(d)(4) of title 19, has been or is concluded under the authority of this section among countries accounting for a significant part of world trade in the articles with respect to which the agreement was concluded, the President may also issue, in order to carry out such agreement, regulations governing the entry or withdrawal from warehouse of the same articles which are the products of countries not parties to the agreement, or countries to which the United States does not apply the agreement. Nothing herein shall affect the authority pro- vided under section 624 of this title. (May 28, 1956, ch. 327, title II, § 204, 70 Stat. 200; Pub. L. 87–488, June 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 104; Pub. L. 103–465, title III, § 332, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4947; Pub. L. 104–295, § 20(c)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3528.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–295 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as ref- erence to section 3511(d)(4) of title 19. 1994—Pub. L. 103–465 amended second sentence gen- erally. Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: ‘‘In addition, if a multilateral agreement has been or shall be concluded under the authority of this section among countries accounting for a significant part of world trade in the articles with respect to which the agreement was concluded, the President may also issue, in order to carry out such an agreement, regula- tions governing the entry or withdrawal from ware- house of the same articles which are the products of countries not parties to the agreement.’’ 1962—Pub. L. 87–488 authorized President to issue reg- ulations governing entry or withdrawal from ware- house of articles which are products of countries not parties to a multilateral agreement respecting such ar- ticles. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–465 effective on the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with re- spect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), see section 335 of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3591 of Title 19, Customs Duties. Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 11539. DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY CONCERNING CERTAIN MEATS Ex. Ord. No. 11539, June 30, 1970, 35 F.R. 10733, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12188, Jan. 2, 1980, 45 F.R. 989, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code and as President of the United States, it is or- dered as follows: SECTION 1. The United States Trade Representative, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of State, is authorized to negotiate bilateral agreements with representatives of govern- ments of foreign countries limiting the export from the respective countries and the importation into the United States of— (1) fresh, chilled, or frozen cattle meat, (2) fresh, chilled, or frozen meat of goats and sheep (except lambs), and (3) prepared and preserved beef and veal (except sau- sage) if articles are prepared, whether fresh, chilled, or frozen, but not otherwise preserved, that are the prod- ucts of such countries. SEC. 2. The Secretary of Agriculture, with the concur- rence of the Secretary of State and the Special Rep- resentative for Trade Negotiations [United States Trade Representative], is authorized to issue regula- tions governing the entry or withdrawal from ware- house for consumption in the United States of any such meats to carry out any such agreement. SEC. 3. The Commissioner of Customs shall take such actions and supply such information to the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption in the United States of such meats as the Secretary of Agriculture, with the Concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations [United States Trade Representative], may request to carry out any such agreements or regulations. SEC. 4. Heads of departments and heads of agencies are hereby authorized to redelegate within their re- spective departments or agencies the functions herein assigned to them, except that the function of negoti- ating agreements delegated to the United States Trade Representative by section 1 and the function of issuing regulations delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture by section 2 of this order may be redelegated only to of- ficials required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as provided by 3 U.S.C. 301. EX. ORD. NO. 11651. TEXTILE TRADE AGREEMENTS Ex. Ord. No. 11651, Mar. 3, 1972, 37 F.R. 4699, as amend- ed by Ex. Ord. No. 11951, Jan. 6, 1977, 42 F.R. 1453; Ex. Ord. No. 12188, Jan. 2, 1980, 45 F.R. 989, provided: By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956 (76 Stat. 104), as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. (a) The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), consisting of representatives of the De- partments of State, the Treasury, Commerce, and Labor, with the representative of the Department of Commerce as Chairman, is hereby established to super- vise the implementation of all textile trade agree- ments. It shall be located for administrative purposes in the Department of Commerce. The United States Trade Representative, or his designee, also shall be a member of the Committee. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this sec- tion, the Chairman of the Committee, after notice to the representatives of the other member agencies, shall take such actions or shall recommend that appropriate officials or agencies of the United States take such ac- tions as may be necessary to implement each such tex- tile trade agreement: Provided, however, that if a ma- jority of the voting members of the Committee have objected to such action within ten days of receipt of no- tice from the Chairman, such action shall not be taken except as may otherwise be authorized. (c) To the extent authorized by the President and by such officials as the President may from time to time designate, the Committee shall take appropriate ac-