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 99 STAT. 1514

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

(3) elect not to participate in the program established by this subtitle. (c)(1) The Secretary may modify a contract entered into with an owner or operator under this subtitle if— (A) the owner or operator agrees to such modification; and (B) the Secretary determines that such modification is desirable— (i) to carry out this subtitle; (ii) to facilitate the practical administration of this subtitle; or (iii) to achieve such other goals as the Secretary determines are appropriate, consistent with this subtitle. (2) The Secretary may modify or waive a term or condition of a contract entered into under this subtitle in order to permit all or part of the land subject to such contract to be devoted to the production of an agricultural commodity during a crop year, subject to such conditions as the Secretary determines are appropriate. (d)(1) The Secretary may terminate a contract entered into with an owner or operator under this subtitle i— f • (A) the owner or operator agrees to such termination; and (B) the Secretary determines that such termination would be in the public interest. (2) At least 90 days before taking any action to terminate under paragraph (1) all conservation reserve contracts entered into under this subtitle, the Secretary shall provide written notice of such action to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. BASE HISTORY 16 USC 3836.

Regulations. Contracts. Ante, pp. 1506, 1507.

SEC. 1236. (a) A reduction, based on a ratio between the total cropland acreage on the farm and the acreage placed in the conservation reserve authorized by this subtitle, as determined by the Secretary, shall be made during the period of the contract, in the aggregate, in crop bases, quotas, and allotments on the farm with respect to crops for which there is a production adjustment program. (b) Notwithstanding sections 1211 and 1221, the Secretary, by appropriate regulation, may provide for preservation of cropland base and allotment history applicable to acreage converted from the production of Mricultural commodities under this section, for the purpose of any Federal program under which the history is used as a basis for participation in the program or for an allotment or other limitation in the program, unless the owner and operator agree under the contract to retire permanently that cropland base and allotment history. Subtitle E—Administration USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

16 USC 3841. Ante, p. 1509. Prohibition.

SEC. 1241. (a)(1) During each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1986, and September 30, 1987, the ^ r e t a r y shall use the facilities, services, authorities, and funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out subtitle D. (2) During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary may use the facilities, services, authorities, and funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out subtitle D, except that the Secretary may not use funds of the

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