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PUBLIC LAW 103-66—AUG. 10, 1993 107 STAT. 323 **(i) the number of pounds of tobacco that is imported by the importer; by ''(ii) the sum of the amount of per pound producer and purchaser assessments that are payable by domestic producers and purchasers of the respective kind of tobacco luider this paragraph."; (D) in subsection (dX3), by adding at the end the follow- ing new subparagraph: "(D) If Flue-cured or Burley tobacco is imported by an importer, any importer assessment required by subsection (d) shall be col- lected from the importer."; and (E) in subsection (jXD— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the follow- ing new subparagraph: "(B) Each importer who fails to pay to the Corporation an assessment as reqtured by subsection (d) at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Secretary, shall be Uable, in addition to any amount due, to a marketing penalty at a rate equal to 75 percent of the average market price (calculated to the nearest whole cent) for the respective kind of tobacco for the immediately preceding year on the quantity of tobacco as to which the failure occurs.". (c) FEES FOR INSPECTING IMPORTED TOBACCO.—The second sen- tence of section 213(d) of the Tobacco A4justment Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 511r(d)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", and which shall be comparable to fees and charges fixed and collected for services provided in connection with tobacco produced in the United States". (d) EXTENSION OF QUOTA REDUCTION FLOORS.— (1) BURLEY TOBACCO.—Section 319(cX3XCXii) of the Agri- cultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e(cX3XCXii)) is amended— (A) by striking "1993" and inserting "1996"; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow- ing: ", except that, in the case of each of the 1995 and 1996 crops of Burley tobacco, the Secretary may waive the requirements of this clause if the Secretary determines that the requirements would likely result in inventories of the producer-owned cooperative marketing associations for Burley tobacco described in section 320B(aX2) to exceed 150 percent of the reserve stock level for Burley tobacco". (2) FLUE-CURED TOBACCO.—Section 317(aXlXCXii) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1314c(aXlXCXii)) is amended— (A) by striking "1993" and inserting "1996"; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow- ing: ", except that, in the case of each of the 1995 and 1996 crops of Flue-cured tobacco, the Secretary may waive the requirements of this clause if the Secretary determines that the requirements would likely result in inventories of the producer-owned cooperative marketing association for Flue-cured tobacco described in section 320B(aX2) to exceed 150 percent of the reserve stock level for Flue- cured tobacco".