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104 STAT. 3492 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(i) 1991 CROPS. —In the case of each of the 1991 crops of upland cotton and rice, if the producers on a farm did not participate in the production adjustment program established for the 1989 and 1990 crops of upland cotton and rice, respectively, the crop acreage base for the 1991 crop shall be equal to the average of the acreage planted and considered planted to such crop for harvest on the farm in each of the 5 crop years preceding the 1991 crop year, excluding all crop years in which planted and considered planted acreage was not established for the farm. Any crop acreage base established in accordance with this subparagraph shall not exceed a number of acres equal to the average of the acreage planted and considered planted to such crop for harvest on the farm in each of the 2 crop years preceding the 1991 crop year. "(ii) 1992 CROPS. —In the case of each of the 1992 crops of upland cotton and rice, if the producers on a farm did not participate in the production adjustment program established for the 1990 and 1991 crops of upland cotton and rice, respectively, the crop acreage base for the 1992 crop shall be equal to the average of the acreage planted and considered planted to such crop for harvest on the farm in each of the 5 crop years preceding the 1992 crop year, excluding all crop years in which planted and considered planted acreage was not established for the farm. Any crop acreage base established in accordance with this subparagraph shall not exceed a number of acres equal to the average of the acreage planted and considered planted to such crop for harvest on the farm in each of the 2 crop years preceding the 1992 crop year. "(c) ACREAGE CONSIDERED PLANTED.— For purposes of this Act, acreage considered planted to a program crop shall consist of— "(1) any reduced acreage and diverted acreage on the farm; "(2) any acreage on the farm that producers were prevented from planting to the crop because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers; "(3) acreage in an amount equal to the difference between the permitted acreage for a program crop and the acreage planted to the crop, if the acreage considered to be planted is devoted to conservation uses or the production of commodities permitted by the Secretary under the 0/92 or 50/92 programs established for any of the 1991 through 1995 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice established under sections 107B(c)(l)(E), 105B(c)(l)(E), 103B(c)(l)(D), and lOlB(c)(l)(D), respectively; "(4) acreage in an amount equal to the difference between the permitted acreage for a program crop and the acreage planted to the crop, if the acreage considered to be planted is devoted to the production of commodities in accordance with section 504; "(5) any acreage on the farm that the Secretary determines is necessary to be included in establishing a fair and equitable crop acreage base; (6) the crop acreage base for the crop, if producers on the farm forgo receiving any payments under the program estab-