7 USC 9014 - Payment acres

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 9014.

Payment acres

(a)

Determination of payment acres

(1)

General rule

(2)

Effect of individual coverage

(b)

Treatment of generic base acres

(1)

In general

(2)

Attribution

With respect to a farm containing generic base acres, for the purpose of applying paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), generic base acres on the farm are attributed to a covered commodity in the following manner:

(A)

If a single covered commodity is planted and the total acreage planted exceeds the generic base acres on the farm, the generic base acres are attributed to that covered commodity in an amount equal to the total number of generic base acres.

(B)

If multiple covered commodities are planted and the total number of acres planted to all covered commodities on the farm exceeds the generic base acres on the farm, the generic base acres are attributed to each of the covered commodities on the farm on a pro rata basis to reflect the ratio of—

(i)

the acreage planted to a covered commodity on the farm; to

(ii)

the total acreage planted to all covered commodities on the farm.

(C)

If the total number of acres planted to all covered commodities on the farm does not exceed the generic base acres on the farm, the number of acres planted to a covered commodity is attributed to that covered commodity.

(3)

Treated as additional acreage

(4)

Seed cotton

(A)

In general

(B)

No recent history of covered commodities

(C)

Recent history of covered commodities

In the case of a farm not described in subparagraph (B), the owner of such farm shall allocate generic base acres on the farm—

(i)

subject to subparagraph (D), to seed cotton base acres in a quantity equal to the greater of—

(I)

80 percent of the generic base acres on the farm; or

(II)

the average number of seed cotton acres planted or prevented from being planted on the farm during the 2009 through 2012 crop years (not to exceed the total generic base acres on the farm); or

(ii)

to base acres for covered commodities (including seed cotton), by applying subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), and (F) of section 9012(a)(3) of this title.

(D)

Treatment of residual generic base acres

(E)

Effect of failure to allocate

(c)

Exclusion

(d)

Effect of minimal payment acres

(1)

Prohibition on payments

(2)

Exceptions

Paragraph (1) does not apply to a producer that is—

(A)

a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2003(e) of this title);

(B)

a limited resource farmer or rancher, as defined by the Secretary;

(C)

a beginning farmer or rancher (as defined in subsection (a) of section 2279 of this title); or

(D)

a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in subsection (a) of section 2279 of this title).

(e)

Effect of planting fruits and vegetables

(1)

Reduction required

(2)

Price loss coverage and county coverage

(3)

Individual coverage

(4)

Reduction exceptions

No reduction to payment acres shall be made under this subsection if—

(A)

cover crops or crops referred to in paragraph (1) are grown solely for conservation purposes and not harvested for use or sale, as determined by the Secretary; or

(B)

in any region in which there is a history of double-cropping covered commodities with crops referred to in paragraph (1) and such crops were so double-cropped on the base acres, as determined by the Secretary.

(5)

Effect of reduction

(f)

Unassigned crop base

(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1114, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 666; Pub. L. 115–123, div. F, § 60101(a)(5), (6), (11), Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 308, 309, 311; Pub. L. 115–334, title I, § 1104, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4502.)

cite as: 7 USC 9014