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7 U.S.C. § 1444b — Feed grains; price support program
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**(a)** Notwithstanding the provisions of [section 1441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1441&num=0&edition=prelim), beginning with the 1964 crop, price support shall be made available to producers for each crop of corn at such level, not less than 50 per centum or more than 90 per centum of the parity price therefor, as the Secretary determines will not result in increasing Commodity Credit Corporation stocks of corn: Provided, That in the case of any crop for which an acreage diversion program is in effect for feed grains, the level of price support for corn of such crop shall be at such level not less than 65 per centum or more than 90 per centum of the parity price therefor as the Secretary determines necessary to achieve the acreage reduction goal established by him for the crop.
**(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 1421(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1421/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Notwithstanding the provisions of [section 1441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1441&num=0&edition=prelim), beginning with the 1964 crop, price support shall be made available to producers for each crop of corn at such level, not less than 50 per centum or more than 90 per centum of the parity price therefor, as the Secretary determines will not result in increasing Commodity Credit Corporation stocks of corn: Provided, That in the case of any crop for which an acreage diversion program is in effect for feed grains, the level of price support for corn of such crop shall be at such level not less than 65 per centum or more than 90 per centum of the parity price therefor as the Secretary determines necessary to achieve the acreage reduction goal established by him for the crop.
**(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 1421(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1421/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Penalties: computation, lien, joint and several liability and interest; exceptions: nonsurplus supply crops, substantial impairment, and nonproduction of wheat; diverted acreage: amount, annual identity, and grazing; crops available for marketing**
(1) During any year in which marketing quotas for wheat are in effect, the producers on any farm (except a new farm receiving an allotment from the reserve for new farms) on which any crop is produced on acreage required to be diverted from the production of wheat shall be subject to a penalty on such crop, in addition to any marketing quota penalty applicable to such crops, as provided in this subsection unless (1) the crop is designated by the Secretary as one which is not in surplus supply and will not be in surplus supply if it is permitted to be grown on the diverted acreage, or as one the production of which will not substantially impair the purpose of the requirements of this section, or (2) no wheat is produced on the farm, and the producers have not filed an agreement or a statement of intention to participate in the payment program formulated pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The acreage required to be diverted from the production of wheat on the farm shall be an acreage of cropland equal to the number of acres determined by multiplying the farm acreage allotment by the diversion factor determined by dividing the number of acres by which the national acreage allotment (less an acreage equal to the increased acreage allotted for 1966 pursuant to [section 1335 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1335&num=0&edition=prelim)) is reduced below fifty-five million acres by the number of acres in the national acreage allotment (less an acreage equal to th
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The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter called the “Secretary”) is authorized and directed to make available through loans, purchases, or other operations, price support to cooperators for any crop of any basic agricultural commodity, if producers have not disapproved marketing quotas for such crop, at a level not in excess of 90 per centum of the parity price of the commodity nor less than the level provided in subsections (a), (b), and (c) as follows: (a) For corn and wheat, if the supply percentage as of the beginning of the marketing year is:The level of support shall be not less than the following percentage of the parity price: Not more than 10290 More than 102 but not more than 10489 More than 104 but not more than 10688 More than 106 but not more than 10887 More than 108 but not more than 11086 More than 110 but not more than 11285 More than 112 but not more than 11484 More than 114 but not more than 11683 More than 116 but not more than 11882 More than 118 but not more than 12081 More than 120 but not more than 12280 More than 122 but not more than 12479 More than 124 but not more than 12678 More than 126 but not more than 12877 More than 128 but not more than 13076 More than 13075
For rice of the 1959 and 1960 crops, the level of support shall be not less than 75 per centum of the parity price. For rice of the 1961 crop the level of support shall be not less than 70 per centum of the parity price. For the 1962 and subsequent crops of rice the level of support shall be not less than 65 per centum of the parity price. (b) For cotton, if the supply percentage as of the beginning of the marketing year is:The level of support shall be not less than the following percentage of the parity price: Not more than 10890 More than 108 but not more than 11089 More than 11
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) The total amount of payments which a person shall be entitled to receive under one or more of the annual programs established by titles IV, V, and VI of this Act for the 1974 through 1976 crops of the commodities and by titles IV and V of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 and titles IV, V, and VI of this Act for the 1977 crop of the commodities shall not exceed $20,000.
(2) The term “payments” as used in this section shall not include loans or purchases, or any part of any payment which is determined by the Secretary to represent compensation for resource adjustment or public access for recreation.
(3) If the Secretary determines that the total amount of payments which will be earned by any person under the program in effect for any crop will be reduced under this section, the set-aside acreage for the farm or farms on which such person will be sharing in payments earned under such program shall be reduced to such extent and in such manner as the Secretary determines will be fair and reasonable in relation to the amount of the payment reduction.
(4) The Secretary shall issue regulations defining the term “person” and prescribing such rules as he determines necessary to assure a fair and reasonable application of such limitation: Provided, That the provisions of this Act which limit payments to any person shall not be applicable to lands owned by States, political subdivisions, or agencies thereof, so long as such lands are farmed primarily in the direct furtherance of a public function, as determined by the Secretary. The rules for determining whether corporations and their stockholders may be considered as separate persons shall be in accordance with the regulations issued by the Secretary on December 18, 1970.
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**(a)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall permit any producer who is participating in the wheat program under title IV of this Act, in the feed grain program under title V of this Act, or in the cotton program under title VI of this Act, in any year in which an acreage diversion or set-aside program is in effect, under any such program in which such producer is participating, subject to the conditions prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, to plant and harvest hay from 25 per centum of the acreage on the farm diverted from production under such programs or twenty-five acres, whichever is greater.
**(b)** Any producer who elects to plant and harvest hay on diverted or set aside acreage pursuant to this section shall first agree not to use any such hay harvested from such acreage unless authorized to do so by the Secretary.
**(c)** When any diverted or set aside acreage has been planted and harvested under authority of this section, the hay harvested therefrom shall be baled and stored in sealed storage on the farm in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe and shall be available only for use during periods of emergency declared by the Secretary. In order to avoid deterioration of such hay stored on the farm for emergency purposes pursuant to this section, the Secretary may permit such hay to be removed and used or sold from time to time so long as an amount of hay equal to the amount removed is previously placed in storage and sealed.
**(d)** Any farmer who has hay stored on his farm for emergency purposes pursuant to this section may remove such hay from storage and use it whenever the Secretary has (1) designated as an emergency area the area in which such farm is located, and (2) specifically authorized t
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**(a) Referendum of 1958 corn producers** 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 [[7 U.S.C. 1281](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1281&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and price support as provided in [section 1441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1441&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Operative status of certain provisions** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if less than a majority of the producers voting in the referendum conducted pursuant to subsection (a) favor a price support program as provided in this subsection (b), the following provisions of law shall become inoperative:
(1) **[Section enacted [section 1329a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1329a&num=0&edition=prelim).]**
(2) **[Section enacted [section 1444b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1444b&num=0&edition=prelim).]**
(3) **[Section repealed [section 1441(d)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1441/d/4&num=0&edition=prelim).]**
**(c) Cotton research program** The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to conduct a special cotton research program designed to reduce the cost of producing upland cotton in the United States at the earliest practicable date. There ar
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**(a) Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938**
(1) **Suspensions** — The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 [[7 U.S.C. 1281](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1281&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 1996 through 2001 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on April 4, 1996, and ending on December 31, 2002:
(A) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1326–135](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1326–135&num=0&edition=prelim)1) [[7 U.S.C. 1321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 1331 et seq., 1341 et seq., 1351].
(B) Subsections (a) through (j) of section 358 ([7 U.S.C. 1358](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1358&num=0&edition=prelim)).11 See References in Text note below.
(C) Subsections (a) through (h) of section 358a ([7 U.S.C. 1358a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1358a&num=0&edition=prelim)).1
(D) Subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) of section 358d ([7 U.S.C. 1359](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1359&num=0&edition=prelim)).1
(E) Part VII of subtitle B of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1359aa–135](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1359aa–135&num=0&edition=prelim)9jj).
(F) In the case of peanuts, part I of subtitle C of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1361–136](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1361–136&num=0&edition=prelim)8).
(G) In the case of upland cotton, section
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**(a) Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938** The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 [[7 U.S.C. 1281](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1281&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on May 13, 2002, through December 31, 2007:
(1) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1326–135](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1326–135&num=0&edition=prelim)1) [[7 U.S.C. 1321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 1331 et seq., 1341 et seq., 1351].
(2) In the case of upland cotton, section 377 ([7 U.S.C. 1377](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1377&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) Subtitle D of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1379a–137](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1379a–137&num=0&edition=prelim)9j).
(4) Title IV ([7 U.S.C. 1401–140](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1401–140&num=0&edition=prelim)7).
**(b) Agricultural Act of 1949** The following provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 [[7 U.S.C. 1421](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1421&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on May 13, 2002, and through December 31, 2007:
(1) Section 101 ([7 U.S.C. 1441](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-sectio
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**(a) Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938** The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 [[7 U.S.C. 1281](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1281&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through December 31, 2012:
(1) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1326](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1326&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) [[7 U.S.C. 1321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 1331 et seq., 1341 et seq., 1351].
(2) In the case of upland cotton, section 377 ([7 U.S.C. 1377](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1377&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) Subtitle D of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1379a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1379a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(4) Title IV ([7 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Agricultural Act of 1949** The following provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 [[7 U.S.C. 1421](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1421&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and through December 31, 2012:
(1) Section 101 ([7 U.S.C. 1441](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?re
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**(a) Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938** The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 [[7 U.S.C. 1281](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1281&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 2014 through 2023 crops of covered commodities (as defined in [section 9011 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9011&num=0&edition=prelim)), cotton, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on February 7, 2014, through December 31, 2023:
(1) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1326](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1326&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) [[7 U.S.C. 1321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 1331 et seq., 1341 et seq., 1351].
(2) In the case of upland cotton, section 377 ([7 U.S.C. 1377](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1377&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) Subtitle D of title III ([7 U.S.C. 1379a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1379a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(4) Title IV ([7 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Agricultural Act of 1949** The following provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 [[7 U.S.C. 1421](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1421&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 2014 through 2023 crops of covered commodities (as defined in [section 9011 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1444b
modity Credit Corporation shall not make any
expenditures for carrying out the purposes of
this subsection unless the Corporation has re-
ceived funds to cover such expenditures from ap-
propriations made to carry out the purposes of
this subsection. There are hereby authorized to
be appropriated to the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration such sums as the Congress may from
time to time determine to be necessary to carry
out the purposes of this subsection.
(Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title I, § 104, as added Pub.
L. 85–835, title II, § 201, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 993;
amended Pub. L. 88–297, title I, § 103(a), Apr. 11,
1964, 78 Stat. 174; Pub. L. 91–524, title VI, § 611,
Nov. 30, 1970, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(24), Aug.
10, 1973, 87 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 103–437, § 4(a)(6),
Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4581.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended,
referred to in subsec. (a), is act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, 52
Stat. 31, which is classified principally to chapter 35
(§ 1281 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see section 1281 of this title and
Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is act Oct. 31, 1949,
ch. 792, 63 Stat. 1051, known as the Agricultural Act of
1949, which is classified principally to this chapter
(§ 1421 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
1421 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Subsec. (b)(1) of this section, as added by section 201
of Pub. L. 85–835, enacted section 330 of Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938, which is classified as section
1329a of this title.
Subsec. (b)(2) of this section, as added by section 201
of Pub. L. 85–8
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