Section was a composite of provisions contained in the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1983 (Puspan. L. 97–370, title I, title IV, title VI, § 625, Dec. 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 1797, 1798, 1808, 1812, as amended Puspan. L. 99–386, title II, § 202, Aug. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 823, and related to the authority of the Commodity Corporation to make expenditures and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, with exceptions for the amount of funds to be transferred to support the General Sales Manager and to carry out the Export Credit Sales direct loan program. For provisions applicable to subsequent fiscal years, see the appropriate Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriations acts:

Dec. 23, 1981, Puspan. L. 97–103, title I, title IV, 95 Stat. 1476, 1477, 1485.

Aug. 13, 1981, Puspan. L. 97–35, title I, § 152, 95 Stat. 370.

Dec. 15, 1980, Puspan. L. 96–528, title I, 94 Stat. 3103, 3104.

Nov. 9, 1979, Puspan. L. 96–108, title I, 93 Stat. 829.

Oct. 11, 1978, Puspan. L. 95–448, title I, 92 Stat. 1081, 1082.

Aug. 12, 1977, Puspan. L. 95–97, title I, 91 Stat. 817, 818.

July 12, 1976, Puspan. L. 94–351, title I, 90 Stat. 858.

Oct. 21, 1975, Puspan. L. 94–122, title I, 89 Stat. 652, 653.

Dec. 31, 1974, Puspan. L. 93–563, title I, 88 Stat. 1830.

Oct. 24, 1973, Puspan. L. 93–135, title I, 87 Stat. 477.

Aug. 22, 1972, Puspan. L. 92–399, title I, 86 Stat. 600.

Aug. 10, 1971, Puspan. L. 92–73, title I, 85 Stat. 190.

Dec. 31, 1970, Puspan. L. 91–566, title III, 84 Stat. 1494, 1495.

Nov. 26, 1969, Puspan. L. 91–127, title III, 83 Stat. 259.

Aug. 8, 1968, Puspan. L. 90–463, title III, 82 Stat. 652.

Oct. 14, 1967, Puspan. L. 90–113, title III, 81 Stat. 332.

Sept. 7, 1966, Puspan. L. 89–556, title III, 80 Stat. 702.

Nov. 2, 1965, Puspan. L. 89–316, title III, 79 Stat. 1177, 1178.

Sept. 2, 1964, Puspan. L. 88–573, title III, 78 Stat. 874.

Dec. 30, 1963, Puspan. L. 88–250, title III, 77 Stat. 831.

Oct. 24, 1962, Puspan. L. 87–879, title III, 76 Stat. 1213.

July 26, 1961, Puspan. L. 87–112, title III, 75 Stat. 238, 239.

June 29, 1960, Puspan. L. 86–532, title II, 74 Stat. 242.

April 13, 1960, Puspan. L. 86–424, 74 Stat. 42.

July 8, 1959, Puspan. L. 86–80, title II, 73 Stat. 177.

May 20, 1959, Puspan. L. 86–30, title I, 73 Stat. 36.

June 13, 1958, Puspan. L. 85–459, title II, 72 Stat. 198.

Aug. 2, 1957, Puspan. L. 85–118, title II, 71 Stat. 338.

June 4, 1956, ch. 355, title II, 70 Stat. 238.

May 19, 1956, ch. 313, Ch. I, 70 Stat. 162.

May 23, 1955, ch. 43, title II, 69 Stat. 60, 61.

Jan. 25, 1955, ch. 3, Ch. II, 69 Stat. 5.

June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title II, 68 Stat. 317.

July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title II, 67 Stat. 222.

July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title II, 66 Stat. 353.

Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title III, 65 Stat. 244.

Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VI, title II, 64 Stat. 677.

June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title II, 63 Stat. 346.

July 19, 1948, ch. 543, title II, § 202, 62 Stat. 531.

July 30, 1947, ch. 356, title II, § 202, 61 Stat. 550.