Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 2.djvu/873

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PUBLIC LAW 101-220—DEC. 12, 1989 103 STAT. 1883 "(e)(1) With respect to the 1989 and subsequent crop years, the Secretary shall allow producers to provide to county committees data with respect to the actual yield for each farm for each program crop. The Secretary shall maintain such data for at least five crop Records, years after receipt in a manner that will permit the data to be used, if necessary, in the administration of the commodity programs for the 1989 and subsequent crops. "(2) The Secretary shall provide timely notification to producers of the provisions of paragraph (1). "(3) With respect to the 1989 crop year, the Secretary shall determine what the costs of each commodity program would be if farm program payment yields were determined in accordance with the methods prescribed in paragraph (4) and what the impact of such alternative methods would be on each commodity program and on producers participating in each commodity program. "(4) The alternative methods of determining program payment yields for purposes of paragraph (3) shall include, at a minimum: "(A) using producers'actual yields for the current crop year; "(B) allowing producers the option of choosing to use their actual yields or the county average yield for the current crop year; and "(C) the yield derived on the basis of the average of the actual yield per harvested acre for the crop for each of the five crop years immediately preceding such crop year, excluding the crop year with the highest yield per harvested acre, the crop year with the lowest yield per harvested acre, and any crop year in which such crop was not planted on the farm. Not later than January 30, 1990, the Secretary shall report the Reports, determinations under this subsection to the Committee on Agri- culture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.". (b) SUBMISSION OF SOYBEAN ACTUAL YIELD DATA TO COUNTY use 1466 note. COMMITTEES. —With respect to the 1989 and 1990 crop years, the Secretary shall allow producers of soybeans to provide to county committees (as defined in section 502 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C 1462)) data with respect to the actual yield for each farm for each crop of soybeans. The Secretary shall maintain such data Records, for at least five crop years after receipt in such a manner as to be easily accessible. The Secretary shall provide timely notification to producers of the provisions of this section. SEC. 12. EXTENSION ON SALE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOANS. Section 1001 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (7 U.S.C. 1929a note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(h)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 633 of the Rural Securities. Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-460), the Secretary of Agriculture shall offer to the issuer of any unsold note or other obligation described in paragraph (2)(A) for which such issuer made the good faith deposit described in paragraph (2)(A) the opportunity to purchase such note or other obligation consistent with the provisions of this subsection and subsections (f)(2) and (f)(3). "(2) The provisions of this subsection shall apply only to those issuers who: "(A) on or before March 9, 1989, made a good faith deposit under this section for fiscal year 1989 with the Secretary to