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 12 2 STA T .4 21 3PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 3 98—O CT. 13 , 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–398 110 thCongres s A n Act Toamendth e c ommod i t ypr o v i s ions o f the F ood ,C onservation, and E ner g y A ct of 20 0 8 to permit prod u cers to aggregate b ase acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter - cyc l ical payments, or average crop revenue election payments w hen the sum of the base acres ofafarmis 1 0 acres or less, and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. T R E A T M ENT O F FARMS W IT HL IMITE DB ASE ACRES. (a)SUSPEN S IO NO FPR O H I B I T ION .— ( 1 ) I N G ENER AL .—S ection 11 0 1( d )o f t h e F ood ,C on s e rv ation, and E ner gyA ct of 2 00 8 ( 7U .S.C. 8711(d)) is a m ended b y adding at the end the fo l lo w ing

‘( 4 ) SUSPENSION OF PROHIBITION.—Paragra p hs (1) thro u gh ( 3 ) shall not apply during the 2008 crop year. ’ ’. (2) PEANUTS.—Section 1302(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 87 5 2(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) SUSPENSION OF PROHIBITION.—Paragraphs (1) through (3) shall not apply during the 2008 crop year.’’. (b) E X TENSION OF 2008 SIGNUP FOR D IRE C TPA YM ENTS AN D COUNTER - CYCLICAL PAYMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 110 6 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8716) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(f) EXTENSION OF 2008 SIGNUP.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— N otwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall e x tend the 2008 crop year deadline for the signup for benefits under this subtitle by producers on a farm with base acres of 10 acres or less until the later of— ‘‘(A) November 14, 2008 or ‘‘( B ) the end of the 45-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection. ‘‘(2) PENALTIES.— T he Secretary shall ensure that no pen- alty with respect to benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B is assessed against producers on a farm described in para- graph (1) for failure to submit reports under this section or timely comply with other program re q uirements as a result of compliance with the extended signup deadline under that paragraph.’’. (2) PEANUTS.—Section 1305 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8755) is amended by adding at the end the following: Deadlin e .Oct . 13,20 0 8[H . R. 6 8 49]

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