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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3507 of wheat and feed grains if the Secretary determines that such action is in the public interest as a result of the imposition of restrictions on the export of any such commodity by the President or other member of the executive branch of the Federal Government. To carry out effectively an acreage limitation program authorized under this section, the Secretary may make such modifications and adjustments in such program as the Secretary determines necessary because of any delay in instituting such program.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 1011 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 99 Stat. 1454) is amended by striking 7 USC I445h "Effective for the 1986 through 1990 crops of wheat and feed grains, note. section" and inserting "Section". SEC. 1126. DISASTER PAYMENTS. Title II of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as amended by section 1001 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 208. DISASTER PAYMENTS FOR 1991 THROUGH 1995 CROPS OF PEA- 7 USC 14461. NUTS, SOYBEANS, SUGAR BEETS, AND SUGARCANE. "(a) PREVENTED PLANTING.—If the Secretary determines that the producers on a farm are prevented from planting any portion of the acreage on the farm intended for peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or sugarcane to peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, sugarcane, or other nonconserving crops because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, the Secretary may make a prevented planting disaster payment to the producers in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiply- ing— "(1) the number of acres so affected but not to exceed the acreage planted to peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or sugarcane for harvest (including any acreage that the producers were prevented from planting to the commodity or to other nonconserving crops in lieu of peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or sugarcane because of drought, flood or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers) in the immediately preceding year; by "(2) 75 percent of the farm program payment yield established by the Secretary; by "(3) a pa5anent rate equal to 50 percent of the loan and purchase level for the crop. "(b) REDUCED YIELDS. — If the Secretary determines that because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, the total quantity of peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or sugarcane that the producers are able to harvest on any farm is less than the result of multiplying 60 percent of the farm program payment yield established by the Secretary for the crop by the acreage planted for harvest for the crop, the Secretary may make a reduced jdeld disaster payment to the producers at a rate equal to 50 percent of the loan and purchase level for the crop for the deficiency in production below 60 percent for the crop. "(c) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may make such adjustments in the amount of pa5nnents made available under this paragraph with respect to an individual farm so as to assure the equitable allotment of the pa3mients among producers, taking into account other forms of Federal disaster assistance provided to the producers for the crop involved.

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