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 98 STAT. 132

PUBLIC LAW 98-258—APR. 10, 1984 1983, all or any part of the acreage diverted from production under such programs by participating producers in such State to be devoted to hay and grazing.'. TITLE II—FEED GRAINS TARGET PRICES

SEC. 201. Section IOSBODXIXC) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444d(b)(l)(C)) is amended by striking out "$3.03 per bushel for the 1984 crop, and $3.18 per bushel for the 1985 crop" and inserting in lieu thereof "and $3.03 per bushel for the 1984 and 1985 crops". ACREAGE LIMITATION AND PAID DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR FEED GRAINS

Corn.

Loans.

Conservation.

SEC. 202. Section 105B(e) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444d(e)) is amended by— (1) striking out in the first sentence of paragraph (1)(A) "subparagraph (B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subparagraphs (B) and (C)"; (2) adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new subparagraph: "(C) For the 1985 crop of feed grains, if the Secretary estimates that the quantity of corn on hand in the United States on September 30, 1985 (not including any quantity of corn produced in the United States during calendar year 1985), will exceed one billion one hundred million bushels, the Secretary (i) shall provide for a land diversion program as described under paragraph (5) under which the acreage planted to feed grains for harvest on the farm would be limited to the acreage base for the farm reduced by a total of not less than 5 per centum and (ii) may provide for an acreage limitation program as described under paragraph (2). If the Secretary implements a combined acreage limitation program and land diversion program, the total reduction required by the Secretary in the acreage planted to feed grains for harvest on the farm shall not exceed 20 per centum of the acreage base for the farm. Any reduction required by the Secretary in excess of 15 per centum of the acreage base for the farm shall be equally proportioned between an acreage limitation program and a land diversion program. As a condition of eligibility for loans, purchases, and payments on the 1985 crop of feed grains, if the Secretary implements a land diversion program or a combined acreage limitation and land diversion program, the producers on a farm must comply with the terms and conditions of such programs."; and (3) in paragraph (5)— (A) adding immediately after the sixth sentence the following new sentence: "Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, if the Secretary implements a land diversion program for the 1985 crop of feed grains under the provisions of paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall make crop retirement and conservation payments to any producer of the 1985 crop of feed grains whose acreage planted to feed grains for harvest on the farm is reduced so that it does not exceed the feed grain acreage base for the farm less an amount equivalent to the percentage of the acreage base specified by the Secretary, but not less than 5

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