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7 U.S.C. § 8751 — Availability of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton
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**(a) High moisture feed grains**
(1) **Definition of high moisture state** — In this subsection, the term “high moisture state” means corn or grain sorghum having a moisture content in excess of Commodity Credit Corporation standards for marketing assistance loans made by the Secretary under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8731&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Recourse loans available** — For each of the 2008 through 2012 crops of corn and grain sorghum, the Secretary shall make available recourse loans, as determined by the Secretary, to producers on a farm that—
(A) normally harvest all or a portion of their crop of corn or grain sorghum in a high moisture state;
(B) present—
(i) certified scale tickets from an inspected, certified commercial scale, including a licensed warehouse, feedlot, feed mill, distillery, or other similar entity approved by the Secretary, pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary; or
(ii) field or other physical measurements of the standing or stored crop in regions of the United States, as determined by the Secretary, that do not have certified commercial scales from which certified scale tickets may be obtained within reasonable proximity of harvest operation;
(C) certify that they were the owners of the feed grain at the time of delivery to, and that the quantity to be placed under loan under this subsection was in fact harvested on the farm and delivered to, a feedlot, feed mill, or commercial or on-farm high-moisture storage facility, or to a facility maintained by the users of corn and grain sorghum in a high moisture state; and
(D) comply with deadlines established by the Secretary for harvesting the corn or grain sorghum and submit applica
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**(a) High moisture feed grains**
(1) **Definition of high moisture state** — In this subsection, the term “high moisture state” means corn or grain sorghum having a moisture content in excess of Commodity Credit Corporation standards for marketing assistance loans made by the Secretary under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8731&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Recourse loans available** — For each of the 2008 through 2012 crops of corn and grain sorghum, the Secretary shall make available recourse loans, as determined by the Secretary, to producers on a farm that—
(A) normally harvest all or a portion of their crop of corn or grain sorghum in a high moisture state;
(B) present—
(i) certified scale tickets from an inspected, certified commercial scale, including a licensed warehouse, feedlot, feed mill, distillery, or other similar entity approved by the Secretary, pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary; or
(ii) field or other physical measurements of the standing or stored crop in regions of the United States, as determined by the Secretary, that do not have certified commercial scales from which certified scale tickets may be obtained within reasonable proximity of harvest operation;
(C) certify that they were the owners of the feed grain at the time of delivery to, and that the quantity to be placed under loan under this subsection was in fact harvested on the farm and delivered to, a feedlot, feed mill, or commercial or on-farm high-moisture storage facility, or to a facility maintained by the users of corn and grain sorghum in a high moisture state; and
(D) comply with deadlines established by the Secretary for harvesting the corn or grain sorghum and submit applications for loans under this subsection within deadlines established by the Secretary.
(3) **Eligibility of acquired feed grains** — A loan under this subsection shall be made on a quantity of corn or grain sorghum of the same crop acquired by the producer equivalent to a quantity determined by multiplying—
(A) the acreage of the corn or grain sorghum in a high moisture state harvested on the producer’s farm; by
(B) the lower of the farm program payment yield used to make counter-cyclical payments under subchapter I or the actual yield on a field, as determined by the Secretary, that is similar to the field from which the corn or grain sorghum was obtained.
**(b) Recourse loans available for seed cotton** For each of the 2008 through 2012 crops of upland cotton and extra long staple cotton, the Secretary shall make available recourse seed cotton loans, as determined by the Secretary, on any production.
**(c) Repayment rates** Repayment of a recourse loan made under this section shall be at the loan rate established for the commodity by the Secretary, plus interest (determined in accordance with [section 7283 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7283&num=0&edition=prelim)).
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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**(a) Calculation method** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), for the purposes of determining the amount of the counter-cyclical payments to be paid to the producers on a farm for long grain rice and medium grain rice under section 8714 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, the base acres of rice on the farm shall be apportioned using the 4-year average of the percentages of acreage planted in the applicable State to long grain rice and medium grain rice during the 2003 through 2006 crop years, as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Producer election** As an alternative to the calculation method described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide producers on a farm the opportunity to elect to apportion rice base acres on the farm using the 4-year average of—
(1) the percentages of acreage planted on the farm to long grain rice and medium grain rice during the 2003 through 2006 crop years;
(2) the percentages of any acreage on the farm that the producers were prevented from planting to long grain rice and medium grain rice during the 2003 through 2006 crop years because of drought, flood, other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, as determined by the Secretary; and
(3) in the case of a crop year for which a producer on a farm elected not to plant to long grain and medium grain rice during the 2003 through 2006 crop years, the percentages of acreage planted in the applicable State to long grain rice and medium grain rice, as determined by the Secretary.
**(c) Limitation** In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the same total base acres, payment acres, and payment yields established with respect to rice under sections 7911 and 7912 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2007, subject to an
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**(a) In general** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the monthly Commodity Credit Corporation interest rate applicable to loans provided for agricultural commodities by the Corporation shall be 100 basis points greater than the rate determined under the applicable interest rate formula in effect on October 1, 1995.
**(b) Sugar** For purposes of this section, raw cane sugar, refined beet sugar, and in-process sugar eligible for a loan under [section 7272 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7272&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be considered an agricultural commodity.
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In this chapter (other than subchapter III):
(1) **Average crop revenue election payment** — The term “average crop revenue election payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 8715 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(2) **Base acres**
(A) *In general* — The term “base acres”, with respect to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number of acres established under [section 7911 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7911&num=0&edition=prelim) as in effect on September 30, 2007, subject to any adjustment under [section 8711 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8711&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Peanuts* — The term “base acres for peanuts” has the meaning given the term in [section 8751 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8751&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Counter-cyclical payment** — The term “counter-cyclical payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 8714 1 of this title.
(4) **Covered commodity** — The term “covered commodity” means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, pulse crops, soybeans, and other oilseeds.
(5) **Direct payment** — The term “direct payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 8713 1 of this title.
(6) **Effective price** — The term “effective price”, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the price calculated by the Secretary under section 8714 1 of this title to determine whether counter-cyclical payments are required to be made for that crop year.
(7) **Extra long staple cotton** — The term “extra long staple cotton” m
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8751
1 See References in Text note below.
with a leaf grade that is 1 better than the
applicable color grade.
(C) Discretionary revisions
Revisions under subparagraph (A) may in-
clude—
(i) the use of non-spot market price data,
in addition to spot market price data, that
would enhance the accuracy of the price
information used in determining quality
adjustments under this subsection;
(ii) adjustments in the premiums or dis-
counts associated with upland cotton with
a staple length of 33 or above due to
micronaire with the goal of eliminating
any unnecessary artificial splits in the cal-
culations of the premiums or discounts;
and
(iii) such other adjustments as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate, after con-
sultations conducted in accordance with
paragraph (3).
(3) Consultation with private sector
(A) Prior to revision
In making adjustments to the loan rate for
cotton (including any review of the adjust-
ments) as provided in this subsection, the
Secretary shall consult with representatives
of the United States cotton industry.
(B) Inapplicability of chapter 10 of title 5
Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to con-
sultations under this subsection.
(4) Review of adjustments
The Secretary may review the operation of
the upland cotton quality adjustments imple-
mented pursuant to this subsection and may
make further revisions to the administration
of the loan program for upland cotton, by—
(A) revoking or revising any actions taken
under paragraph (2)(B); or
(B) revoking or revising any actions taken
or authorized to be taken under paragraph
(2)(C).
(e) Rice
The Secretary shall not make adjustments in
the loan rates for long grain rice and medium
grain rice, except for differences in grade and
qual
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