1984—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 98–284, § 2(1), redesignated existing provisions of subsec. (a) as par. (1).

Subsec. (a)(2) to (4). Puspan. L. 98–284, § 2(2), redesignated subsecs. (span), (c), and (d) as pars. (2), (3), and (4), respectively, of subsec. (a).

Subsec. (a)(5). Puspan. L. 98–284, § 2(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (e) as par. (5) of subsec. (a), and in par. (5), as so redesignated, substituted “development and commercialization of native latex has been conducted by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the National Science Foundation, and other public as well as private and industrial research groups,” for “commercialization of native latex has been conducted by the Department of Agriculture and by the Department of Commerce through the regional commissions”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 98–284, § 2(4), added subsec. (span). Former subsec. (span) redesignated (a)(2).

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 98–284, § 2(4), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (a)(3).

Subsecs. (d) and (e). Puspan. L. 98–284, § 2(2), redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e) as (a)(4) and (a)(5), respectively.

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 98–284, § 2(4), struck out subsec. (f) which provided: “It is the policy of the Congress, therefore, to provide for the development and demonstration of economically feasible means of culturing and manufacturing Parthenium and other hydrocarbon-containing plants for the extraction of natural rubber and other products to benefit the Nation and promote economic development”. See subsec. (c).

Puspan. L. 95–592, § 1, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2529, as amended by Puspan. L. 98–284, § 1, May 16, 1984, 98 Stat. 181, provided: