referendum

referendum Sec. 201. Title I of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is further amended by adding at the end of such title the following: “Sec. 104. (a) Not later than December 15, 1958, the Secretary shall conduct a referendum of producers of corn in 1958 in the commercial corn-producing area for 1958 to determine whether such producers favor a price support program as provided in subsection (b) of this section for the 1959 and subsequent crops in lieu of acreage allotments as provided in the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, and price support as provided in section 101 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended. “(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if less than a majority of the producers voting in the referendum conducted pursuant to subsection (a) hereof favor a price support program as provided in this subsection (b), the following provisions of law shall become inoperative: 72 Stat. 994 “discontinuance of acreage allotments on corn “(1) The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding the following new section: “‘Sec. 330. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, acreage allotments and a commercial corn-producing area shall not be established for the 1959 and subsequent crops of corn.’ “price support “(2) The Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by adding the following new section: “‘Sec. 105. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 101 of this Act, beginning with the 1959 crop, price support shall be made available to producers for each crop of corn at 90 per centum of the average price received by farmers during the three calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which the marketing year for such crop begins, adjusted to offset the effect on such price of any abnormal quantities of low-grade corn marketed during any of such year: Provided, That the level of price support for any crop of corn shall not be less than 65 per centum of the parity price therefor. “‘(b) Beginning with the 1959 crop, price support shall be made available to producers for each crop of oats, rye, barley, and grain sorghums at such level of the parity price therefor as the Secretary of Agriculture determines is fair and reasonable in relation to the level at which price support is made available for corn, taking into consideration the feeding value of such commodity in relation to corn, and the other factors set forth in section 401 (b) hereof.’ “(3) Section 101 (d) (4) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is repealed effective with the 1959 crop.”