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 PUBLIC LAW 87-4-MAR. 22, 1961

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Public Law 87-4 March 22, 1961 [H. J. R e s. 289]

Report on Renegotiation. Time extension, 73 Stat. 211. 50 USC app. 1211 note.

JOINT RESOLUTION Relating to the Time for filing a Report on Renegotiation by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Section 4(b)(2) of Public Law 86-89, July 13, 1959, extending the Renegotiation Act of 1951, is amended by striking out "March 31, 1961", relating to the time for filing a report on Renegotiation by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1961". Approved March 22, 1961.

Public Law 87-5 March 22, 1961 [H. R. 45 10]

AN ACT To provide a special program for feed grains for 1961.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the F e e d grain pro- United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 105 of gram, 1961. the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by adding the 72 Stat. 994. 7 USC 1441 note. following new subsection: " (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law— Price support. "(1) The level of price support for the 1961 crop of corn shall be established by the Secretary at such level not less than 65 per centum of the parity price therefor as the Secretary may determine. Price support for corn and grain sorghums shall be made available on not to exceed the normal production of the 1961 acreage of corn and grain sorghums of each eligible farm based on its average yield per acre for the 1959 and 1960 crop acreage. "(2) The Secretary shall require as a condition of eligibility for price support on the 1961 crop of corn, grain sorghums, and any other feed grain which he may designate that the producer shall participate in the special agricultural conservation program for 1961 for corn and grain sorghums to the extent prescribed by the Secretary." SEC. 2. Section 16 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Conservation. 49 Stat. 1151; 70 Act, as amended, is amended by adding the following new subsection: 1 * use 59op. 6 " (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law— " (1) The Secretary shall formulate and carry out a special agricultural conservation program for 1961, without regard to provisions which would be applicable to the regular agricultural conservation program, under which, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines, conservation payments in amounts determined by the Secretary to be fair and reasonable shall be made to producers who divert acreage from the production of corn and grain sorghums to an approved conservation use and increase their average acreage devoted in 1959 and 1960 to designated soil conserving crops or practices by an equal amount: Provided, however, That any producer may elect in lieu of such payment to devote such diverted acreage to castor beans, safflower, sunflower, or sesame, if designated by the Secretary. Such special agricultural conservation program shall require the producer to take such measures as the Secretary may deem appropriate to keep such diverted acreage free from insects, weeds, and rodents. The acreage eligible for payments in cash or in an equivalent amount in kind under such conservation program shall be an acreage

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