Agricultural Act of 1949
7 U.S.C. 1421section 7301 of this titleThe term “Agricultural Act of 1949” means the Agricultural Act of 1949 ( et seq.), as in effect prior to the suspensions under .
Base acres
section 7911 of this titleThe term “base acres”, with respect to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number of acres established under with respect to the covered commodity on the election made by the owner of the farm under subsection (a) of such section.
Counter-cyclical payment
section 7914 of this titleThe term “counter-cyclical payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under .
Covered commodity
The term “covered commodity” means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, and other oilseeds.
Direct payment
section 7913 of this titleThe term “direct payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under .
Effective price
section 7914 of this titleThe term “effective price”, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the price calculated by the Secretary under to determine whether counter-cyclical payments are required to be made for that crop year.
Extra long staple cotton
Loan commodity
The term “loan commodity” means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas.
Other oilseed
The term “other oilseed” means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or, if designated by the Secretary, another oilseed.
Payment acres
section 7911 of this titleThe term “payment acres” means 85 percent of the base acres of a covered commodity on a farm, as established under , on which direct payments and counter-cyclical payments are made.
Payment yield
In general
section 7912 of this titleThe term “payment yield” means the yield established under for a farm for a covered commodity.
Updated payment yield
section 7912(e) of this titleThe term “updated payment yield” means the payment yield elected by the owner of a farm under to be used in calculating the counter-cyclical payments for the farm.
Producer
The term “producer” means an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper that shares in the risk of producing a crop and is entitled to share in the crop available for marketing from the farm, or would have shared had the crop been produced. In determining whether a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, the Secretary shall not take into consideration the existence of a hybrid seed contract and shall ensure that program requirements do not adversely affect the ability of the grower to receive a payment under this chapter.
Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
State
The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Target price
The term “target price” means the price per bushel (or other appropriate unit in the case of upland cotton, rice, and other oilseeds) of a covered commodity used to determine the payment rate for counter-cyclical payments.
United States
The term “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States.
Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1001116 Stat. 143Pub. L. 108–7, div. A, title VII, § 763(a)117 Stat. 46(, , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 107–171116 Stat. 143section 1308–3a of this titlesection 3830a of Title 16This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , , which enacted this chapter and , amended sections 1301, 1308 to 1308–3, 1308–4, 1308–5, 1314b, 1359aa to 1359kk, 1361, 1371, 1373, 1378, 1428, 1441, 1637a, 4501 to 4504, 4507, 4553, 6402, 6414, 6998, 7001, 7235, 7272, 7282 to 7284, 7286, and 7301 of this title, and sections 713a–4 and 714c of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, repealed sections 1339a, 1357 to 1359a, and 7271 of this title and , Conservation, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1308 and 7272 of this title. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
Pub. L. 107–171116 Stat. 166section 7951 of this titleSubchapter III, referred to in text, was in the original “subtitle C”, meaning subtitle C (§§ 1301–1310) of title I of , , , which is classified principally to subchapter III of this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle C to the Code, see References in Text note set out under and Tables.
act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 79263 Stat. 1051section 1421 of this titleThe Agricultural Act of 1949, referred to in par. (1), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 35A (§ 1421 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–72003—Par. (9). inserted “crambe, sesame seed,” after “mustard seed,”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
Pub. L. 108–7, div. A, title VII, § 763(d)117 Stat. 47
Short Title of 2006 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–171, title I, § 1001120 Stat. 4
Short Title
Pub. L. 107–171, § 1(a)116 Stat. 134