,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bc1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota 7=    
himself & ,ms4 ,budz9ski7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad to
 require a "o-"t update ( base acres =  
cov]$ commodities to ensure base acres  
reflect rec5t plant+ hi/ory1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,balanc$ ,agricultural  
,support & ,effici5cy ,act4  #b4        
,m&atory base acres  7a7 ,def9itions    
,section #aaaa ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( 
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijaa7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ,base acres ,! t]m base   
acres1 ) respect to a cov]$ commodity on
 a f>m1 means ! numb] ( acres det]m9$ = 
a f>m "u section #aaab4  2  7#b7 by     
/rik+ p>agraph 7#aj72 &  7#c7 by        
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#aa7 ?r\gh 7#bf7 z
 p>agraphs 7#aj7 ?r\gh 7#be71           

respectively4  7b7 ,base acres ,section 
#aaab ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ijab7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by   
/rik+ subsection 7a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7a7 ,m&atory "o-,"t update ( base acres 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z soon z practicable aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,balanc$         
,agricultural ,support & ,effici5cy     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all update ! base    
acres on a f>m1 z 9 effect "u ?is title 
on ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( t     
,act1 = ! #bjbe crop ye> 9 accordance ) 
?is section4  7#b7  ,m&atory update  ,= 
! purpose ( apply+ ?is title to cov]$   
commodities1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e ! 
base acres on a f>m by updat+ all ( !   
base acres = cov]$ commodities on ! f>m 
among ^? cov]$ commodities plant$ on !  
f>m at any "t dur+ ! #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd  
crop ye>s4  7#c7  ,update =mula  ,!     
updat$ base acres among cov]$           
commodities on a f>m %all be !          
proportion t--  7,a7 ! #e-ye> av]age (--
 7i7 ! acreage plant$ on ! f>m to ea*   
cov]$ commodity = h>ve/1 graz+1 hay+1   

silage1 or o!r simil> purposes = ! #bjbj
 ?r\gh #bjbd crop ye>s2 &  7ii7 any     
acreage on ! f>m t ! produc]s 7 prev5t$ 
f plant+ dur+ ! #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd crop  
ye>s to t cov]$ commodity because (     
dr\ght1 flood1 or o!r natural disa/]1 or
 o!r condition beyond ! control ( !     
produc]s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 be>s
 to  7,b7 ! #e-ye> av]age (-- 7i7 !     
acreage plant$ on ! f>m to all cov]$    
commodities = h>ve/1 graz+1 hay+1       
silage1 or o!r simil> purposes = ! #bjbj
 ?r\gh #bjbd crop ye>s2 &  7ii7 any     
acreage on ! f>m t ! produc]s 7 prev5t$ 
f plant+ dur+ ! #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd crop  
ye>s to cov]$ commodities because (     
dr\ght1 flood1 or o!r natural disa/]1 or
 o!r condition beyond ! control ( !     
produc]s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4     
7#d7  ,inclusion ( all #e ye>s 9 av]age 
,= ! purpose ( det]m9+ a #e-ye> acreage 
av]age "u p>agraph 7#c7 = a f>m1 !      
,secret>y %all n exclude any crop ye> 9 
:i* a cov]$ commodity 0 n plant$4  7#e7 
,treatm5t ( multiple plant+ or prev5t$  

plant+  ,= ! purpose ( det]m9+ "u       
p>agraph 7#c7 ! acreage on a f>m t      
produc]s plant$ or 7 prev5t$ f plant+   
dur+ ! #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd crop ye>s to   
cov]$ commodities1 if ! acreage t 0     
plant$ or prev5t$ f be+ plant$ 0 devot$ 
to ano!r cov]$ commodity 9 ! same crop  
ye> 7o!r ?an a cov]$ commodity produc$  
"u an e/abli%$ practice ( d\ble cropp+71
 ! own]--  7,a7 may elect ! commodity to
 be us$ = t crop ye> 9 det]m9+ ! #e-ye> 
av]age2 b  7,b7 may n include bo? !     
initial commodity & ! subsequ5t         
commodity4  2  7#b7 9 subsection        
7b77#a71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph   
7,a71 by /rik+ ,not)/&+ ! election & all
 t foll[s ?r\gh circum/ances occur3 &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,not)/&+ subsection    
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all provide = an      
adju/m5t1 z appropriate1 9 ! base acres 
= cov]$ commodities = a f>m :5ev] any ( 
! foll[+ circum/ances occur32  7#c7 9   
subsection 7c7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--
 7i7 by /rik+ ! election made "u2  7ii7 
by /rik+ 1 includ+ g5]ic base acres ea* 

place x appe>s2 &  7iii7 by /rik+ or    
g5]ic base acres2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph    
7#c71 by /rik+ or g5]ic base acres2 &   
7#d7 9 subsection 7d7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a77;,a71 by /rik+ or g5]ic base      
acres2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 9 !
 matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ 1    
includ+ any g5]ic base acres14  7c7     
,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,paym5t yields   
,section #aaac7;c77#a7 ( ! ,agricultural
 ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#ijac7;c77l77 is am5d$ by /rik+ e/abli%$
 or t is plant$ on g5]ic base acres1 &  
ins]t+ e/abli%$14  7#b7 ,paym5t acres   
,section #aaad ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( 
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijad7 is am5d$--   
7,a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph  
7#a71 by /rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+  
subsection 7d72 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 by /rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+       
subsection 7d72  7,b7 by /rik+          
subsections 7b7 & 7f72 &  7,c7 by       
r$esignat+ subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e7 z
 subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d71           
respectively4  7#c7 ,price loss cov]age 

,section #aaaf7;g7 ( ! ,agricultural    
,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijaf7;g77 is
 am5d$1 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 
by /rik+ 7#ai7 & ins]t+ 7#ah74