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been made by the landlord, tenants, and sharecroppers in the production of the crops which would have been produced on the acreage diverted from production under the contract and the basis on which they would have shared in such crops or the proceeds thereof. P E N A L T Y FOR GRAZING OR H A R V E S T I N G

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SEC. 123. Any producer who knowingly and willfully grazes or harvests any crop from any acreage in violation of a contract entered into under section 103 or 107 shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to 50 per centum of the compensation payable for compliance with such contract for the year in which the violation occurs. Such penalty shall be in addition to any amounts required to be forfeited or refunded under the provisions of such contract, and shall be recoverable in a civil suit brought in the name of the United States. REGULATIONS

SEC. 124. The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as he determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. PRODUCTION ON G O V E R N M E N T LANDS P R O H I B I T E D

SEC. 125. The President shall, with respect to farmlands now or hereafter owned by the Federal Government, restrict insofar as practicable the leasing of such lands for the production of price supported crops in surplus supply. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the production of such crops on national wildlife refuses under cooperative permits where such production is necessary to maintain satisfactory wildlife populations, especially of waterfowl for beneficial use. POOLING o r CONSERVATION RESERVE L A N D

SEC. 126. Whenever management of family farms or optimum land use will be aided, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to permit farmers to pool their rights to participate jointly in the conservation reserve program on property other than their home farms. TITLE II—SURPLUS DISPOSAL PROGRAM o r ORDERLY L I Q U I D A T I O N

SEC. 201. (a) The Commodity Credit Corporation shall, as rapidly as possible consistent with its existing authority, the operation of the price support program, and orderly liquidation, dispose of all stocks of agricultural commodities held by it. ess**'* ** ^*"*" e^) '^^^ Secretary shall submit to Congress within ninety days after the enactment of this Act detailed programs, with recommendations for any additional legislation needed to carry out such programs, (1) for the disposition of surplus commodities as required by subsection (a) above; (2) for a food stamp plan or similar program for distribution through States (including the District of Columbia, the Territories, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) and local units of Government of future surplus production to needy persons in the United States, its Territories, and possessions, so as to prevent the accumulation of commodities in the hands of the Commodity Credit Corporation; and (3) for strategic stockpiling of foodstuffs and other agricultural products (A) inside the United States and (B) outside 22 USC fga^s. t^e United States as authorized in section 415 of the Mutual Security

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