Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 79.djvu/1229

 79 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 89-321-NOV. 3, 1965

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to the production of wheat pursuant to the provisions of section 328 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962. Such portion of the sup- y^rs^c'ia^qc port price for any feed grain included in the acreage diversion program as the Secretary determines desirable to assure that the benefits of the price-support and diversion programs inure primarily to those producers who cooperate in reducing their acreages of feed grains shall be made available to producers through payments-in-kind. Such payments-in-kind shall be made available on the maximum permitted acreage, or the Secretary may make the same total amount available on a smaller acreage or acreages at a higher rate or rates. The number of bushels of such feed grain on which such payments-in-kind shall be made shall be determined by multiplying that part of the actual acreage of such feed grain planted on the farm for harvest on which the Secretary makes such payments available by the farm projected yield per acre: Provided, That for purposes of such payments, the Secretary may permit producers of feed grains to have acreage devoted to soybeans considered as devoted to the production of feed grains to such extent and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines will not impair the effective operation of the price support program: Provided further, That for purposes of such payments, producers on any farm who have planted not less than 90 per centum of the acreage of feed grains permitted to be planted shall be deemed to have planted the entire acreage permitted. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), that portion of the support price which is made available through loans and purchases for the 1966 through 1969 crops may be reduced below the loan level for the 1965 crop by such amounts and in such stages as may be necessary to promote increased participation in the feed grain program, taking into account increases m yields, but so as not to disrupt the feed grain and livestock economy: Provided, That this authority shall not be construed to modify or affect the Secretary's discretion to maintain or increase total price support levels to cooperators. An acreage on the farm which the Secretary finds was not planted to feed grains because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster shall be deemed to be an actual acreage of feed grains planted for harvest for purposes of such payments provided such acreage is not subsequently planted to any other income-producing crop during such year. The Secretary may make not to exceed 50 per centum of any payments hereunder to producers in advance of determination of performance. Payments-in-kind shall be made through the issuance of negotiable certificates which the Commodity Credit Corporation shall redeem for feed grains (such feed grains to be valued by the Secretary at not less than the current support price made available through loans and purchases, plus reasonable carrying charges) in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, assist the producer in the marketing of such certificates. The Secretary shall provide for the sharing of such certificates among producers on the farm on the basis of their respective shares in the feed grain crop produced on the farm, or the proceeds therefrom, except that in any case in which the Secretary determines that such basis would not be fair and equitable, the Secretary shall provide for such sharing on such other basis as he may determine to be fair and equitable. If the operator of the farm elects to participate in the acreage diversion program, price support for feed grains included in the program shall be made available to the producers on such farm only if such producers divert from the production of such feed grains, in accordance with the provisions of such program,

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