Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 1.djvu/186

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116 STAT. 160 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 barley, or oats for the grazing of livestock, the Secretary shall make a payment to the producer under this section if the producer enters into an agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of the wheat, barley, or oats on that acreage. (2) GRAZING OF TRITICALE ACREAGE. — Effective for the 2002 through 2007 crop years, with respect to a producer on a farm that uses acreage planted to triticale for the grazing of livestock, the Secretary shall make a payment to the producer under this section if the producer enters into an agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of triticale on that acreage. (b) PAYMENT AMOUNT. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The amount of a payment made under this section to a producer on a farm described in subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to the amount determined by multiplying— (A) the loan deficiency payment rate determined under section 1205(c) in effect, as of the date of the agreement, for the county in which the farm is located; by (B) the payment quantity determined by multiplying— (i) the quantity of the grazed acreage on the farm with respect to which the producer elects to forgo harvesting of wheat, barley, or oats; and (ii) the payment yield in effect for the calculation of direct payments under subtitle A with respect to that loan commodity on the farm or, in the case of a farm without a payment yield for that loan commodity, an appropriate yield established by the Secretary in a manner consistent with section 1102(c). (2) GRAZING OF TRITICALE ACREAGE. —The amount of a pay- ment made under this section to a producer on a farm described in subsection (a)(2) shall be equal to the amount determined by multiplying— (A) the loan deficiency payment rate determined under section 1205(c) in effect for wheat, as of the date of the agreement, for the county in which the farm is located; by (B) the payment quantity determined by multiplying— (i) the quantity of the grazed acreage on the farm with respect to which the producer elects to forgo harvesting of triticale; and (ii) the payment yield in effect for the calculation of direct payments under subtitle A with respect to wheat on the farm or, in the case of a farm without a payment yield for wheat, an appropriate yield established by the Secretary in a manner consistent with section 1102(c). (c) TIME, MANNER, AND AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENT.— (1) TIME AND MANNER.—^A payment under this section shall ,, be made at the same time and in the same manner as loan deficiency payments are made under section 1205. (2) AVAILABILITY. —The Secretary shall establish an availability period for the payments authorized by this section. In the case of wheat, barley, and oats, the availability period shall be consistent with the availability period for the commodity established by the Secretary for marketing assistance loans authorized by this subtitle.