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7 U.S.C. § 8731 — Special rule for long grain and medium grain rice
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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) 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 any adjustment under [section 8711 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8711&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Establishment and purpose** For the purpose of making direct payments and counter-cyclical payments under this subchapter, the Secretary shall provide for the establishment of a yield for each farm for any designated oilseed or eligible pulse crop for which a payment yield was not established under [section 7912 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7912&num=0&edition=prelim) in accordance with this section.
**(b) Payment yields for designated oilseeds and eligible pulse crops**
(1) **Determination of average yield** — In the case of designated oilseeds and eligible pulse crops, the Secretary shall determine the average yield per planted acre for the designated oilseed or pulse crop on a farm for the 1998 through 2001 crop years, excluding any crop year in which the acreage planted to the designated oilseed or pulse crop was zero.
(2) **Adjustment for payment yield**
(A) *In general* — The payment yield for a farm for a designated oilseed or eligible pulse crop shall be equal to the product of the following:
(i) The average yield for the designated oilseed or pulse crop determined under paragraph (1).
(ii) The ratio resulting from dividing the national average yield for the designated oilseed or pulse crop for the 1981 through 1985 crops by the national average yield for the designated oilseed or pulse crop for the 1998 through 2001 crops.
(B) *No national average yield information available* — To the extent that national average yield information for a designated oilseed or pulse crop is not available, the Secretary shall use such information as the Secretary determines to be fair and equitable to establish a national average yield under this section.
(3) **Use of partial county average yield
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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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In this Act, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Actual production history yield** — The term “actual production history yield” means the weighted average of the actual production history for each insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity, as calculated under subchapter I or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program, respectively.
(2) **Actual production on the farm** — The term “actual production on the farm” means the sum of the value of all crops produced on the farm, as determined under subsection (b)(6)(B).
(3) **Adjusted actual production history yield** — The term “adjusted actual production history yield” means—
(A) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has at least 4 years of actual production history yields for an insurable commodity that are established other than pursuant to [section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/g/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim), the actual production history for the eligible producer without regard to any yields established under that section;
(B) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has less than 4 years of actual production history yields for an insurable commodity, of which 1 or more were established pursuant to [section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/g/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim), the actual production history for the eligible producer as calculated without including the lowest of the yields established pursuant to [section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/g/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C) in all other cases, the actual production history of the eligible producer on a f
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**(a) In general** In making in-kind payments under subchapter III of this chapter, title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 [[7 U.S.C. 7901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [[7 U.S.C. 8701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and Subtitle 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [[7 U.S.C. 9031](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9031&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation may—
(1) acquire and use commodities that have been pledged to the Commodity Credit Corporation as collateral for loans made by the Corporation;
(2) use other commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation; and
(3) redeem negotiable marketing certificates for cash under terms and conditions established by the Secretary.
**(b) Methods of payment** The Commodity Credit Corporation may make in-kind payments—
(1) by delivery of the commodity at a warehouse or other similar facility;
(2) by the transfer of negotiable warehouse receipts;
(3) by the issuance of negotiable certificates, which the Commodity Credit Corporation shall exchange for a commodity owned or controlled by the Corporation in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Corporation; or
(4) by such other methods as the Commodity Credit Corporation determines appropriate to promote the efficient, equitable, and expeditious receipt of the in-kind payments so that a person receiving the payments receives the same total return as if the payments had been made in cash.
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**(a) 2008 crop year** For purposes of the 2008 crop year, the loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8731&num=0&edition=prelim) for a loan commodity shall be equal to the following:
(1) In the case of wheat, $2.75 per bushel.
(2) In the case of corn, $1.95 per bushel.
(3) In the case of grain sorghum, $1.95 per bushel.
(4) In the case of barley, $1.85 per bushel.
(5) In the case of oats, $1.33 per bushel.
(6) In the case of base quality of upland cotton, $0.52 per pound.
(7) In the case of extra long staple cotton, $0.7977 per pound.
(8) In the case of long grain rice, $6.50 per hundredweight.
(9) In the case of medium grain rice, $6.50 per hundredweight.
(10) In the case of soybeans, $5.00 per bushel.
(11) In the case of other oilseeds, $9.30 per hundredweight for each of the following kinds of oilseeds:
(A) Sunflower seed.
(B) Rapeseed.
(C) Canola.
(D) Safflower.
(E) Flaxseed.
(F) Mustard seed.
(G) Crambe.
(H) Sesame seed.
(I) Other oilseeds designated by the Secretary.
(12) In the case of dry peas, $6.22 per hundredweight.
(13) In the case of lentils, $11.72 per hundredweight.
(14) In the case of small chickpeas, $7.43 per hundredweight.
(15) In the case of graded wool, $1.00 per pound.
(16) In the case of nongraded wool, $0.40 per pound.
(17) In the case of mohair, $4.20 per pound.
(18) In the case of honey, $0.60 per pound.
**(b) 2009 crop year** Except as provided in section 8715 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, for purposes of the 2009 crop year, the loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-
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**(a) Term of loan** In the case of each loan commodity, a marketing assistance loan under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8731&num=0&edition=prelim) shall have a term of 9 months beginning on the first day of the first month after the month in which the loan is made.
**(b) Extensions prohibited** The Secretary may not extend the term of a marketing assistance loan for any loan commodity.
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**(a) General rule** The Secretary shall permit the producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8731&num=0&edition=prelim) for a loan commodity (other than upland cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, extra long staple cotton, and confectionery and each other kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed)) at a rate that is the lesser of—
(1) the loan rate established for the commodity under [section 8732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8732&num=0&edition=prelim), 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));
(2) a rate (as determined by the Secretary) that—
(A) is calculated based on average market prices for the loan commodity during the preceding 30-day period; and
(B) will minimize discrepancies in marketing loan benefits across State boundaries and across county boundaries; or
(3) a rate that the Secretary may develop using alternative methods for calculating a repayment rate for a loan commodity that the Secretary determines will—
(A) minimize potential loan forfeitures;
(B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of the commodity by the Federal Government;
(C) minimize the cost incurred by the Federal Government in storing the commodity;
(D) allow the commodity produced in the United States to be marketed freely and competitively, both domestically and internationally; and
(E) minimize discrepancies in marketing loan benefits across State boundaries and across county boundaries.
**(b) Repayment rates for upland cotton, lo
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**(a) Availability of loan deficiency payments**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available to producers on a farm that, although eligible to obtain a marketing assistance loan under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8731&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to a loan commodity, agree to forgo obtaining the loan for the commodity in return for loan deficiency payments under this section.
(2) **Unshorn pelts, hay, and silage**
(A) *Marketing assistance loans* — Subject to subparagraph (B), nongraded wool in the form of unshorn pelts and hay and silage derived from a loan commodity are not eligible for a marketing assistance loan under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8731&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Loan deficiency payment* — Effective for the 2008 through 2012 crop years, the Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available under this section to producers on a farm that produce unshorn pelts or hay and silage derived from a loan commodity.
**(b) Computation** A loan deficiency payment for a loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be computed by multiplying—
(1) the payment rate determined under subsection (c) for the commodity; by
(2) the quantity of the commodity produced by the eligible producers, excluding any quantity for which the producers obtain a marketing assistance loan under [section 8731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8731&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Payment rate**
(1) **In general** — In the case of a loan commodity, the payment rate shall be th
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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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