102 STAT. 934
Contracts. Insurance.
7 USC 1421 note.
PUBLIC LAW 100-387—AUG. 11, 1988
(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if because of drought, hail, excessive moisture, or related condition in 1988 the total quantity of the 1988 crop of the commodity that the producers are able to harvest on the farm is less than the result of multiplying the farm program payment yield established by the Secretary for such crop by the sum of the acreage planted for harvest and the acreage prevented from being planted (because of such natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary) for such crop (hereinafter referred to as the "qualifying amount"), the producers shall not be required to refund any advance deficiency pa3anent made to the producers for such crop under section 107C of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-2) with respect to that portion of the deficiency in production that does not exceed 35 percent of the qualifying amount. (B) Producers on a farm shall not be eligible for the waiver provided for Under subparagraph (A), unless such producers enter into an agreement to obtain multiperil crop insurance, to the extent required under section 207. (3) The Secretary shall allow producers on a farm that elected, prior to the date of enactment of this Act, not to receive advance deficiency payments made available for the 1988 crop under section 107C of such Act, to elect (within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act) whether to receive such advance deficiency payments. (4) Effective only for the 1988 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice, if the Secretary determines that any portion of the advance deficiency payment made to producers for the crop under section 107C of such Act must be refunded, such refund shall not be required prior to July 31, 1989, for that portion of the crop for which a disaster pa3anent is made under subsection (a). SEC. 202. PAYMENTS TO PROGRAM NONPARTICIPANTS FOR TARGET PRICE COMMODITIES.
(a) DISASTER PAYMENTS.—Effective only for producers on a farm who elected not to participate in the production adjustment program established under the Agricultural Act of 1949 for the 1988 crop of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, or rice, if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that because of drought, hail, excessive moisture, or related condition in 1988, the total quantity of the 1988 crop of the commodity that such producers are able to harvest on the farm is less than the result of multiplying 65 percent of the county avercige yield established by the Secretary for such crop by the sum of acreage planted for harvest and the acreage for which prevented planted credit is approved by the Secretary for such crop under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make a disaster payment available to such producers. The payment shall be made to the producers at a rate equal to— (1) 65 percent of the basic county loan rate (or a comparable price if there is no current basic county loan rate) for the crop, as determined by the Secretary, for any deficiency in production greater than 35 percent, but not greater than 75 percent, for the crop; and (2) 90 percent of the basic county loan rate (or a comparable price if there is no current basic county loan rate) for the crop, as determined by the Secretary, for any deficiency in production greater than 75 percent for the crop. (b) PREVENTED PLANTING CREDIT.—The Secretary shall provide prevented planting credit under subsection (a) with respect to acre-
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