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 12 2 STA T .950PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 34—M A Y 22, 200 8(2)COMPLIANCE.—TheS e cr e ta r ym ay is s u e such ru l es as the Secretary c on si d ers necessary to ensure p roducer compli - ance w ith the re q uirements o f para g raph ( 1 ). ( 3 ) M O D I F ICA T ION.— A t the request of the transferee or owner , the Secretary may modify the requirements of this su b - section if the modifications are consistent with the ob j ecti v es of this subsection, as determined by the Secretary. (b) T R AN S FERORC H AN G EOF I NTEREST IN F ARM.— (1) TERMINATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Ex cept as provided in paragraph (2), a transfer of (or change in) the interest of the producers on a farm in base acres for which direct payments or counter-cyclical payments are made, or on which average crop revenue election payments are based, shall result in the termination of the direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments to the extent the payments are made or based on the base acres, unless the transferee or owner of the acreage agrees to assume all obligations under subsection (a). ( B ) EFFECTI V E DATE.—The termination shall ta k e effect on the date determined by the Secretary. (2) E X CEPTION.—If a producer entitled to a direct payment, counter-cyclical payment, or average crop revenue election pay- ment dies, becomes incompetent, or is otherwise unable to receive the payment, the Secretary shall make the payment, in accordance with rules issued by the Secretary. (c) R EPORTS.— (1) ACREAGE REPORTS.—As a condition on the receipt of any benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B, the Secretary shall require producers on a farm to submit to the Secretary annual acreage reports with respect to all cropland on the farm. (2) P ROD U CTION REPORTS.—As a condition on the receipt of any benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B, the Secretary shall require producers on a farm that receive payments under section 11 05 to submit to the Secretary annual production reports with respect to all covered commodities and peanuts produced on the farm. (3) PENALTIES.— N o penalty with respect to benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B shall be assessed against the pro- ducers on a farm for an inaccurate acreage or production report unless the producers on the farm knowingly and willfully fal- sified the acreage or production report. (d) TENANTS AND SHARECROPPERS.—In carrying out this sub- title, the Secretary shall provide adequate safeguards to protect the interests of tenants and sharecroppers. (e) SHARING OF PA Y MENTS.—The Secretary shall provide for the sharing of direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or aver- age crop revenue election payments among the producers on a farm on a fair and equitable basis. SEC.1 1 07 . PLANTI N GF LE X I B ILIT Y . (a) PERMITTED CROPS.—Subject to subsection (b), any com- modity or crop may be planted on base acres on a farm. (b) L IMITATIONS REGARDING CERTAIN COMMODITIES.— (1) G ENERAL LIMITATION.—The planting of an agricultural commodity specified in paragraph (3) shall be prohibited on 7USC8 7 1 7.

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