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PUBLIC LAW 89-321-NOV. 3, 1965

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"For the 1966 crop the national export market acreage reserve shall be 250,000 acres. For each subsequent crop— If the carryover at the end of the marketing year for the preceding crop is estimated to be less than The national export the carryover at the beginning of such marketing market acreage reserve year by— shall be— At least 1,000,000 bales 2.50, 000 acres. At least 750,000 bales, but not as much as 1,000,000 bales 187, 500 acres. At least 500,000 bales, but not as much as 750,000 bales 125, 000 acres. At least 250,000 bales, but not as much as 500,000 bales 62, 500 acres. Less than 250,000 bales None.

"The national export market acreage reserve shall be apportioned to farms by the Secretary on the basis of the applications therefor. No application shall be accepted for a greater acreage than is available on the farm for the production of upland cotton. After apportionments are thus made to farms, the Secretary shall provide farm operators a reasonable time in which to cancel their applications (and agreements to forgo price support) and surrender to the Secretary through the county committee the export market acreage assigned to the farm. Acreage so surrendered shall be available for reassignment by the Secretary to other eligible farms to which export market acreage has been apportioned on the basis of the applications remaining outstanding. The operator of any farm who elects to forgo price support for any such crop under this subsection shall not be eligible for price support on cotton of such crop produced on any other farm in which he has a controlling or substantial interest as determined by the Secretary. Acreage planted to cotton in excess of the farm acreage allotment established under section 344 shall not be taken into account in establishing future State, county, and farm acreage allotments. The operator of any farm to which export market acreage is apportioned, or the purchasers of cotton produced on such farm, shall, under regulations issued by the Secretary, furnish a bond or other undertaking prescribed by the Secretary providing for the exportation, without benefit of any Government cotton export subsidy and within such time as the Secretary may specify, of all cotton produced on such farm for such year. The bond or other undertaking given pursuant to this subsection shall provide that, upon failure to comply with the terms and conditions thereof, the person furnishing such bond or other undertaking shall be liable for liquidated damages in an amount which the Secretary determines and specifies in such undertaking will approximate the amount payable on excess cotton under subsection (a). The Secretary may, in lieu of the furnishing of a bond or other undertaking, provide for the payment of an amount equal to that which would be payable as liquidated damages under such bond or other undertaking. If such bond or other undertaking is not furnished, or if payment in lieu thereof is not made as provided herein, at such time and in the manner required by regulations of the Secretary, or if the acreage planted to cotton on the farm exceeds the sum of the farm acreage allotment established under section 344 and the acreage apportioned to the farm from the national export market acreage reserve, the acreage planted to cotton in excess of the farm acreage allotment established under section 344 shall be regarded as excess acreage for purposes of this section and section 345. Amounts collected by the Secretary under this subsection shall be remitted to the Commodity Credit Corporation." (3) Section 350 of the Act is amended, effective with the 1966 crop, to read as follows: "SEC. 350. I n order to afford producers an opportunity to participate in a program of reduced acreage and higher price support, as provided in section 103(d) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, the Secretary shall determine a national domestic allotment for the 49-850 0-66—78

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^ use 1345. 78 Stat. 175. 7 USC 1350.

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