§ 7991 — Administration Generally

(a) The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this chapter. (b) A determination made by the Secretary under this chapter shall be final and conclusive. (1) Not later than 90 days after May 13, 2002, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this chapter. (2) The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this chapter shall be made without regard to— (A) as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”); (B) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and (C) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5. (3) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5. (d) 106–170 (113 Stat. 1928; 7 U.S.C. 7212 note), shall also apply to the option to receive— (1) the advance payment of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments under subchapter I and subchapter III; (2) the single payment of compensation for eligible peanut quota holders under section 7960 of this title; and (3) the advance payment of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments under title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.]. (1) If the Secretary determines that expenditures under subchapters I through V that are subject to the total allowable domestic support levels under the Uruguay Round Agreements (as defined in section 3501 of title 19), as in effect on May 13, 2002, will exceed such allowable levels for any applicable reporting period, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make adjustments in the amount of such expenditures during that period to ensure that such expenditures do not exceed such allowable levels. (2) Before making any adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report describing the determination made under that paragraph and the extent of the adjustment to be made.