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 904 Ante, p. 6.

County acr e a g e allotments. Cotton land.

Ante, p. 5.

63 Stat. 675. 7 USC 1348. Ineligibility for payments.

49 Stat. 1148. 16 USC 59 Oq.

63 Stat. 676. 7 USC 1374.

52 Stat. 64.

Adjustment b ec a u s e of e m e rgency or export d e mand.

PUBLIC LAW 690-AUG. 28, 1954

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SEC. 310. (a) Section 344(f)(6) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by changing the first sentence to read as follows: "(6) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection except paragraph (3), if the county committee recommends such action and the Secretary determines that such action will result in a more equitable distribution of the county allotment among farms in the county, the county acreage allotment, less the acreage reserved under paragraph (3) of this subsection, shall be apportioned to farms on which cotton has been planted in any one of the three years immediately preceding the year for which such allotment is determined, on the basis of the acreage planted to cotton on the farm during such three-year period, adjusted as may be necessary for abnormal conditions affecting plantings during such three-year period: Provided, That the county committee may in its discretion (A) apportion such county allotment by first establishing minimum allotments in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection and by allotting the remaining acreage to farms other than those receiving an allotment under paragraph (1)(B) in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph and (B) limit any farm acreage allotment established under the provisions of this paragraph for any year to an acreage not in excess of 50 per centum of the cropland on the farm, as determined pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection: Provided furtlier, That any part of the county acreage allotment not apportioned under this paragraph by reason of the initial application' of such 50 per centum limitation shall be added to the county acreage reserve under paragraph (3) of this subsection and shall be available for the purposes specified therein. (b) Section 344(m)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by striking out "1954 or 1955" wherever they appear therein. SEC. 311. (a) Section 348 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended effective with the 1955 crops to read, as follows: "SEC. 348. (a) Any person who knowingly harvests any basic agricultural commodity on his farm which has been determined by the Secretary to be in excess of the farm acreage allotment for such commodity for the farm for such year under this title shall not be eligible for any payment for such year under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended. "(b) Persons applying for any payment of money under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, shall file with the application a statement of facts showing eligibility under this section." (b) Section 374 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by striking out the last sentence of subsection (b) thereof and adding the following new subsection: "(c) If the acreage determined to be planted to any basic agricultural commodity on the farm is in excess of the farm acreage allotment, the Secretary shall by appropriate regulations provide for a reasonable time prior to harvest within which such planted acreage may be adjusted to the farm acreage allotment." SEC. 312. Section 371 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1371), is hereby amended: (a) By amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) If the Secretary has reason to believe that, because of a national emergency or because of a material increase in export demand, any national acreage allotment for corn or any national marketing quota or acreage allotment for wheat, cotton, rice, peanuts, or tobacco

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