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§ 178n. Administration and funding
(a) Authorization of appropriations to Secretary of Agriculture
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this subchapter—
(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and
(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
(b) Administration and management
No more than 3 per centum of funds authorized under subsection (a) shall be available for administration and management of the program.
(c) Contract authority as limited by amounts provided in appropriations acts
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter the authority to enter into contracts shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts.
(d) Activities limited to critical materials other than native latex after fiscal 1988
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Secretaries and the Joint Commission shall limit their activities under this subchapter to critical agricultural materials other than native latex after the close of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988.
(Pub. L. 95–592, § 16, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2534; Pub. L. 98–284, § 15, May 16, 1984, 98 Stat. 184; Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1601(e), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3704; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 881(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1175; Pub. L. 105–185, title III, § 301(c), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 563; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7138, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7401, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1245; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7401, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2007; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7401, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7501(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4819.)