12 2 STA T .937PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22 , 200 8(7)EXTRALONGS TA P L EC OTTON .—Thet e rm‘ ‘e x tr alongs ta p le c otton ’ ’ means cotton that— ( A ) i s pro du ced f rom pure strain v arieties of the B ar b adense species or an y hybrid of the species , or other similar types of extra long staple cotton, designated by the S ecretary, having characteristics needed for various end uses for w hich U nited States upland cotton is not suitable and grown in irrigated cotton - growing regions of the United States designated by the Secretary or other areas designated by the Secretary as suitable for the production of the varieties or types
and (B) is ginned on a roller-type gin or, if authori z ed by the Secretary, ginned on another type gin for experi- mental purposes. ( 8 ) L OAN CO M MO DI T Y .—The term ‘‘loan commodity’’ means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, graded wool, nongraded wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, small chic k peas, and large chickpeas. ( 9 ) M EDI U M GRAIN RICE.—The term ‘‘medium grain rice’’ includes short grain rice. ( 10 ) O T H ER OILSEED.—The term ‘‘other oilseed’’ means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or any oilseed designated by the Secretary. (11) P AYMENT ACRES.—The term ‘‘payment acres’’ means, in the case of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 8 5 percent of the base acres of a covered commodity on a farm on which direct payments or counter-cyclical payments are made; and (B) in the case of direct payments for each of the 2 009 through 2011 crop years, 8 3 .3 percent of the base acres for the covered commodity on a farm on which direct payments are made. (12) PAYMENT YIELD.—The term ‘‘payment yield’’ means the yield established for direct payments and the yield estab- lished for counter-cyclical payments under section 1102 of the F arm Security and R ural I nvestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S. C . 7912) as in effect on September 30, 2007, or under section 1102 of this Act, for a farm for a covered commodity. (13) PRODUCER.— (A) IN GENERAL.—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. (B) H Y B RID SEED.—In determining whether a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, the Secretary shall— (i) not take into consideration the existence of a hybrid seed contract; and (ii) ensure that program re q uirements do not adversely affect the ability of the grower to receive a payment under this title. (1 4 ) PULSE CROP.—The term ‘‘pulse crop’’ means dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas. (15) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means—
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