,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dagj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ah1 #bjbd,mr4 ,warnock introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad to modify provisions relating to base acres1 loan rates1 and textile mills1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,southern ,commodities1 ,rates1 ,opportunities1 ,production1 and ,support ,act or the ,southern ,,crops ,act4 #b4 ,base acres ,section #aaab of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijab7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7b7 through 7d7 as subsections 7c7 through 7e71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following3 7b7 ,base acre increase for underserved farmers of covered commodities 7#a7 ,definition of underserved farmer of covered commodities ,in this subsection1 the term underserved farmer of covered commodities means an underserved producer 7as defined in section #ejh7;a77#g77;,a7 of the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7;a77#g77;,a777 or a limited resource or economically distressed farmer 7as determined by the ,secretary7 of #a or more covered commodities4 7#b7 ,opportunity to increase base acres ,as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the ,southern ,,crops ,act1 the ,secretary shall provide a #a-time opportunity for an underserved farmer of covered commodities to increase base acres on a farm if-- 7,a7 the underserved farmer of covered commodities-- 7i7 is an operator on the farm and provides a significant contribution of active personal labor on the farm2 or 7ii7 has1 or has an option to obtain1 a significant ownership share of the farm or a business producing covered commodities on the farm1 as determined by the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 the average number of acres on the farm planted or prevented from planting as described in subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii71 respectively1 of paragraph 7#c77;,a77i7 to covered commodities during the #bjah through #bjbb crop years is greater than the number of base acres on the farm4 7#c7 ,base acre increase 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the number of base acres added to a farm under paragraph 7#b7 shall be equal to the difference between-- 7i7 the sum obtained by adding-- 7,i7 the #e-year average of the acreage planted on the farm to all covered commodities for harvest1 grazing1 haying1 sileage1 or other similar purposes for the #bjah through #bjbb crop years1 according to records submitted to the ,farm ,service ,agency or the ,risk ,management ,agency2 and 7,,ii7 the #e-year average of any acreage on the farm that was prevented from planting to #a or more covered commodities during the #bjah through #bjbb crop years because of drought1 flood1 or other natural disaster1 or other condition beyond the control of the producers1 according to records submitted to the ,farm ,service ,agency or the ,risk ,management ,agency2 and 7ii7 the number of base acres for covered commodities on the farm4 7,b7 ,limitations 7i7 ,maximum ,not more than #afj base acres shall be added to any farm under paragraph 7#b74 7ii7 ,prohibition on reconstitution of farm ,the ,secretary shall ensure that producers on a farm do not reconstitute the farm for the purpose of increasing the number of cumulative acres added to the farm under paragraph 7#b74 7,c7 ,distribution ,base acres added to a farm under paragraph 7#b7 shall be added to the base acreage of each covered commodity on the farm in the proportion that-- 7i7 the acreage planted or prevented from planting to the covered commodity on the farm2 bears to 7ii7 the acreage planted or prevented from planting to all covered commodities on the farm4 7#d7 ,reduction of base acres ,if an underserved farmer of covered commodities on a farm for which base acres have been increased under paragraph 7#b7 does not own or operate the farm for any of the #bjbe through #bjbi crop years1 the ,secretary shall reduce the number of base acres on the farm by the number of base acres added to the farm under paragraph 7#b7 for that crop year1 in the same proportion among covered commodities on the farm described in paragraph 7#c77;,c74 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d7 7as so redesignated71 in paragraph 7#b77;,c71 by striking 7b77#a77;,c7 and inserting 7c77#a77;,c74 #c4 ,loan rates 7a7 ,in general ,section #abjb of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijcb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbd2 and 7,b7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbd2 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections 7d7 and 7e71 respectively2 and 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following3 7c7 #bjbe and subsequent crop years ,beginning with the #bjbe crop year1 the ,secretary shall establish a loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section #abja for a loan commodity equal to the lesser of-- 7#a7 an amount equal to #aaj percent of the loan rate for the loan commodity described in subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 an amount equal to the greater of-- 7,a7 the loan rate for the loan commodity described in subsection 7b72 and 7,b7 the sum obtained by adding-- 7i7 the loan rate for the loan commodity described in subsection 7b72 and 7ii7 the product obtained by multiplying-- 7,i7 the loan rate for the loan commodity described in subsection 7b72 and 7,,ii7 using data calculated and published by the ,economic ,research ,service1 the quotient obtained by dividing-- 7aa7 the difference between-- 7,,aa7 the forecasted crop input expenses 7including interest1 labor1 property taxes1 seed1 fertilizer and lime1 fuel1 oil1 electricity1 pesticides1 and net rent to landowners7 for the applicable crop year2 and 7,,bb7 the average of the crop input expenses for the #e-year period immediately preceding the applicable crop year2 by 7bb7 the average of the crop input expenses described in item 7aa77,,aa7 for the #e-year period immediately preceding the applicable crop year4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #abjd7;h77#a7 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijcd7;h77#a77 is amended by striking 7a77#bj7 or 7b77#bj71 and inserting 7a77#bj71 7b77#bj71 or 7c714 #d4 ,textile mills ,section #abjg7;c77#b7 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijcg7;c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,effective beginning on ,august #a1 #bjac1 and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,august #bjac through ,july #bjbe ,effective during the period beginning on ,august #a1 #bjac1 and ending on ,july #ca1 #bjbe1 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,beginning ,august #bjbe ,effective beginning on ,august #a1 #bjbe1 the value of the assistance provided under paragraph 7#a7 shall be #d cents per pound4 4