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Pub. L. 99–198, temporarily amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “If a national marketing quota for wheat for one, two, or three marketing years is proclaimed, the Secretary shall, not later than August 1 of the calendar year in which such national marketing quota is proclaimed, conduct a referendum, by secret ballot, of farmers to determine whether they favor or oppose marketing quotas for the marketing year or years for which proclaimed. Any producer who has a farm acreage allotment shall be eligible to vote in any referendum held pursuant to this section, except that a producer who has a farm acreage allotment of less than fifteen acres shall not be eligible to vote unless the farm operator elected pursuant to section 1335 of this title to be subject to the farm marketing quota. The Secretary shall proclaim the results of any referendum held hereunder within thirty days after the date of such referendum, and if the Secretary determines that more than one-third of the farmers voting in the referendum voted against marketing quotas, the Secretary shall proclaim that marketing quotas will not be in effect with respect to the crop of wheat produced for harvest in the calendar year following the calendar year in which the referendum is held. If the Secretary determines that two-thirds or more of the farmers voting in a referendum approve marketing quotas for a period of two or three marketing years, no referendum shall be held for the subsequent year or years of such period. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1986, may be conducted not later than thirty-one days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-ninth Congress.” See Effective and Termination Dates of 1985 Amendment note below.
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Dec. 23, 1985, Pub. L. 99–198, title III, §306, 99 Stat. 1382.
Jul 11, 1985 – Dec 23, 1985
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Pub. L. 99–198, temporarily amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “If a national marketing quota for wheat for one, two, or three marketing years is proclaimed, the Secretary shall, not later than August 1 of the calendar year in which such national marketing quota is proclaimed, conduct a referendum, by secret ballot, of farmers to determine whether they favor or oppose marketing quotas for the marketing year or years for which proclaimed. Any producer who has a farm acreage allotment shall be eligible to vote in any referendum held pursuant to this section, except that a producer who has a farm acreage allotment of less than fifteen acres shall not be eligible to vote unless the farm operator elected pursuant to section 1335 of this title to be subject to the farm marketing quota. The Secretary shall proclaim the results of any referendum held hereunder within thirty days after the date of such referendum, and if the Secretary determines that more than one-third of the farmers voting in the referendum voted against marketing quotas, the Secretary shall proclaim that marketing quotas will not be in effect with respect to the crop of wheat produced for harvest in the calendar year following the calendar year in which the referendum is held. If the Secretary determines that two-thirds or more of the farmers voting in a referendum approve marketing quotas for a period of two or three marketing years, no referendum shall be held for the subsequent year or years of such period. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1986, may be conducted not later than thirty-one days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-ninth Congress.” See Effective and Termination Dates of 1985 Amendment note below.
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July 11, 1985, Pub. L. 99–63, 99 Stat. 119
Nov 13, 1981 – Jul 11, 1985
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 97–77 substituted “January 1, 1982” for “November 15, 1981” in sentence covering the date of the referendum for the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1982.
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Nov. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–77, §2(b), 95 Stat. 1069
Oct 20, 1981 – Nov 13, 1981
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 97–77 substituted “January 1, 1982” for “November 15, 1981” in sentence covering the date of the referendum for the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1982.
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Oct. 20, 1981, Pub. L. 97–67, §2, 95 Stat. 1039
Oct 14, 1981 – Oct 20, 1981
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 97–77 substituted “January 1, 1982” for “November 15, 1981” in sentence covering the date of the referendum for the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1982.
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Oct. 14, 1981, Pub. L. 97–62, 95 Stat. 1010
Jul 23, 1981 – Oct 14, 1981
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 97–77 substituted “January 1, 1982” for “November 15, 1981” in sentence covering the date of the referendum for the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1982.
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July 23, 1981, Pub. L. 97–24, §1, 95 Stat. 143
Jun 17, 1977 – Jul 23, 1981
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 95–48 substituted provisions extending the date for the conduct of the referendum with respect to the national marketing for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1978, by allowing the referendum to be conducted not later than thirty days after the adjournment sine die of the first session of the Ninety-fifth Congress or Oct. 15, 1977, whichever is earlier, for provisions which had set the time limits for the referendums with respect to the national marketing quotas for wheat for the marketing years beginning July 1, 1966, July 1, 1971, and July 1, 1974, respectively.
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June 17, 1977, Pub. L. 95–48, 91 Stat. 229
Jul 10, 1973 – Jun 17, 1977
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 93–68 extended time within which the Secretary of Agriculture is required to conduct a referendum with respect to the 1974 crop of wheat, if marketing quotas are to be in effect for that crop, to the earlier of thirty days after adjournment of the first session of the Ninety-third Congress or Oct. 15, 1973.
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July 10, 1973, Pub. L. 93–68, 87 Stat. 161
Oct 15, 1970 – Jul 10, 1973
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 91–455 inserted provision extending until 30 days after adjournment sine die of the second session of the 91st Congress the time within which the Secretary of Agriculture is required to conduct a referendum with respect to the 1971 crop of wheat, if marketing quotas are to be in effect for that crop.
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Oct. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91–455, 84 Stat. 969
Jul 23, 1970 – Oct 15, 1970
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 91–455 inserted provision extending until 30 days after adjournment sine die of the second session of the 91st Congress the time within which the Secretary of Agriculture is required to conduct a referendum with respect to the 1971 crop of wheat, if marketing quotas are to be in effect for that crop.
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July 23, 1970, Pub. L. 91–348, 84 Stat. 448
Jul 24, 1965 – Jul 23, 1970
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 89–82 extended until 30 days after adjournment sine die of the first session of the 89th Congress the time within which the Secretary of Agriculture is required to conduct a referendum with respect to the 1966 crop of wheat, if marketing quotas are to be in effect for that crop.
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July 24, 1965, Pub. L. 89–82, 79 Stat. 258
Apr 11, 1964 – Jul 24, 1965
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Pub. L. 88–297 substituted “not later than August 1 of the calendar year in which such national marketing quota is proclaimed” for “not later than sixty days after such proclamation is published in the Federal Register”.
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Apr. 11, 1964, Pub. L. 88–297, title II, §202(6), 78 Stat. 179
Sep 27, 1962 – Apr 11, 1964
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 87–703 substituted provisions for a referendum to be held not later than sixty days after publication in the Federal Register of national marketing quota proclamation to determine if the farmers favor or oppose the quota for the year or years for which proclaimed, making producers on farms having farm acreage allotments eligible to vote except farmers with small farm base acreage for which the operator did not elect to be subject to the program, directing results of referendum to be proclaimed within 30 days after date of referendum for provisions for referendum between date of proclamation of national marketing quota and July 25, making farmers, who produced more than 15 acres of wheat eligible to vote, excluding farmers who obtained the feed wheat exemption for the immediately preceding crop, permitting such referendum for marketing year beginning July 1, 1962, to be held not later than Aug. 26, 1961, and excluding farmers from voting in the 1961 referendum who had not produced in excess of 13.5 acres of wheat in at least one of the years 1959, 1960, or 1961 and permitting such referendum for marketing year beginning July 1, 1963, to be held not later than Aug. 31, 1962.
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Sept. 27, 1962, Pub. L. 87–703, title III, §316, 76 Stat. 621
Jul 19, 1962 – Sep 27, 1962
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 87–703 substituted provisions for a referendum to be held not later than sixty days after publication in the Federal Register of national marketing quota proclamation to determine if the farmers favor or oppose the quota for the year or years for which proclaimed, making producers on farms having farm acreage allotments eligible to vote except farmers with small farm base acreage for which the operator did not elect to be subject to the program, directing results of referendum to be proclaimed within 30 days after date of referendum for provisions for referendum between date of proclamation of national marketing quota and July 25, making farmers, who produced more than 15 acres of wheat eligible to vote, excluding farmers who obtained the feed wheat exemption for the immediately preceding crop, permitting such referendum for marketing year beginning July 1, 1962, to be held not later than Aug. 26, 1961, and excluding farmers from voting in the 1961 referendum who had not produced in excess of 13.5 acres of wheat in at least one of the years 1959, 1960, or 1961 and permitting such referendum for marketing year beginning July 1, 1963, to be held not later than Aug. 31, 1962.
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July 19, 1962, Pub. L. 87–540, 76 Stat. 170
Aug 8, 1961 – Jul 19, 1962
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 87–128 prohibited farmers who have not produced in excess of 13.5 acres of wheat in at least one of the years 1959, 1960, or 1961 from voting in the referendum conducted with respect to the national marketing quota for the marketing year beginning July 1, 1962.
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Aug. 8, 1961, Pub. L. 87–128, title I, §122(f), 75 Stat. 297
Jul 25, 1961 – Aug 8, 1961
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 87–128 prohibited farmers who have not produced in excess of 13.5 acres of wheat in at least one of the years 1959, 1960, or 1961 from voting in the referendum conducted with respect to the national marketing quota for the marketing year beginning July 1, 1962.
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July 25, 1961, Pub. L. 87–104, 75 Stat. 220
Jul 3, 1948 – Jul 25, 1961
Amended · full text not held
Act July 3, 1948, substituted “July 25” for “June 10”.
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July 3, 1948, ch. 827, title II, §204(b), 62 Stat. 1256
Feb 16, 1938 – Jul 3, 1948
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Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, §336, 52 Stat. 55
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