7 U.S.C. § 7235 | Loan deficiency payments

(a)

Availability of loan deficiency payments

Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available to—

(1)

section 7231 of this title producers who, although eligible to obtain a marketing assistance loan under with respect to a loan commodity, agree to forgo obtaining the loan for the commodity in return for payments under this section; and

(2)

section 7231 of this title effective only for the 2000 and 2001 crop years, producers that, although not eligible to obtain such a marketing assistance loan under , produce a contract commodity.

(b)

Computation

A loan deficiency payment under this section shall be computed by multiplying—

(1)

the loan payment rate determined under subsection (c) for the loan commodity; by

(2)

section 7231 of this title the quantity of the loan commodity produced by the eligible producers, excluding any quantity for which the producers obtain a loan under .

(c)

Loan payment rate

For purposes of this section, the loan payment rate shall be the amount by which—

(1)

section 7232 of this title the loan rate established under for the loan commodity; exceeds

(2)

section 7234 of this title the rate at which a loan for the commodity may be repaid under .

(d)

Exception for extra long staple cotton

This section shall not apply with respect to extra long staple cotton.

(e)

Transition

A payment to a producer eligible for a payment under subsection (a)(2) that harvested a commodity on or before the date that is 30 days after the promulgation of the regulations implementing subsection (a)(2) shall be determined as the date the producer lost beneficial interest in the commodity, as determined by the Secretary.

(f)

Beneficial interest

Subject to subsection (e), a producer shall be eligible for a payment under this section only if the producer has a beneficial interest in the commodity, as determined by the Secretary.

(g)

Effective date for payment rate determination

For the 2001 crop year, the Secretary shall determine the amount of the loan deficiency payment to be made under this section to the producers on a farm with respect to a quantity of a loan commodity using the payment rate in effect under subsection (c) as of the earlier of the following:

(1)

The date on which the producers marketed or otherwise lost beneficial interest in the crop of the loan commodity, as determined by the Secretary.

(2)

The date the producers requested the payment.

Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 135Apr. 4, 1996110 Stat. 909 Pub. L. 106–224, title II, § 206June 20, 2000114 Stat. 405 Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1205(f)(2)May 13, 2002116 Stat. 159(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–171, § 1205(f)(2)(A)2002—Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “2000 and 2001 crop years” for “2000 crop year”.

Pub. L. 107–171, § 1205(f)(2)(B)Subsec. (g). , added subsec. (g).

Pub. L. 106–224, § 206(a)2000—Subsec. (a). , designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

Pub. L. 106–224, § 206(b)section 7231 of this titleSubsec. (b)(2). , substituted “produced by the eligible producers, excluding any quantity for which the producers obtain a loan under .” for “that the producers on a farm are eligible to place under loan but for which the producers forgo obtaining the loan in return for payments under this section.”

Pub. L. 106–224, § 206(c)Subsecs. (e), (f). , added subsecs. (e) and (f).