,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ag1 #bjac ,mr4 
,coats 7= himself & ,mr4 ,donnelly7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food1 ,cons]vation1 
& ,en]gy ,act ( #bjjh to au?orize       
produc]s on a f>m to produce fruits &   
vegetables = process+ on ! base acres ( 
! f>m4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,f>m+ ,flexibility ,act (     
#bjac4  #b4 ,production ( fruits &      
vegetables = process+ on cov]$ commodity
 base acres  7a7 ,mung beans & pulse    
crops ,section #aajg7;b77#c77;,b7 ( !   
,food1 ,cons]vation1 & ,en]gy ,act (    
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgag7;b77#c77;,b77 
is am5d$ by /rik+ 7o!r ?an mung beans & 
pulse crops74  7b7 ,au?ority =          
production ( fruits & vegetables =      
process+ ,section #aajg ( ! ,food1      
,cons]vation1 & ,en]gy ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #hgag7 is am5d$ by /rik+      

subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7  
,au?ority = production ( fruits &       
vegetables = process+  7#a7 ,plant+     
au?oriz$ ,beg9n+ ) ! #bjad crop ye>1    
not)/&+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (         
subsection 7b7 & 9 addition to !        
exceptions provid$ 9 subsection 7c71    
produc]s on a f>m may r$uce ! base acres
 = any cov]$ commodity = ! f>m = a crop 
ye> by #a acre = ea* acre us$ = ! plant+
 & production ( fruits or vegetables    
7o!r ?an potatoes7 = process+4  7#b7    
,contract & managem5t requirem5ts       
,produc]s on a f>m %all--  7,a7         
demon/rate to ! ,secret>y t ! produc]s  
on ! f>m h ent]$ into a contract to     
produce a crop ( a commodity specifi$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 = process+2  7,b7 agree to
 produce ! crop z "p ( a program ( crop 
rotation on ! f>m to a*ieve agronomic & 
pe/ & disease managem5t b5efits2 &  7,c7
 provide evid5ce ( ! disposition ( !    
crop4  7#c7 ,rev]sion to cov]$ commodity
 base acres ,ea* acre ( a f>m devot$ to 
! plant+ & production ( fruits or       

vegetables "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be     
includ$ 9 ! base acres = ! cov]$        
commodity = ! subsequ5t crop ye>1 unless
 ! produc]s on ! f>m make ! election    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 = ! subsequ5t  
crop ye>4  7#d7 ,recalculation ( base   
acres  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to        
subp>agraph 7,b71 if ! ,secret>y        
recalculates ! base acres = a f>m1 !    
plant+ ( fruits & vegetables "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all be consid]$ to be ! same z ! 
plant+1 prev5t$ plant+1 or production ( 
a cov]$ commodity4  7,b7 ,prohibition   
,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph provides au?ority =
 ! ,secret>y to recalculate base acres =
 a f>m4  4