PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 219 by adding at the end the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2002 crop only, the Secretary shall allow special farm reconstitutions, in lieu of lease and transfer of allotments and quotas, under this section, in accordance with such conditions as are established by the Secretary.". (b) STUDY.— 7 USC 7994. (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall conduct a study on the effects on the limitation on producers to move quota to a farm other than the farm to which the quota was initially assigned under part I of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.). (2) REPORT. —Not later than 90 days after the date of Deadline, enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the results of the study. SEC. 1612. ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS. 7 USC 7995. The provisions of section 8(g) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)), relating to assignment of payments, shall apply to payments made under the authority of this Act. The producer making the assignment, or the assignee, shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such manner as the Secretary may require, of any assignment made under this section. SEC. 1613. EQUITABLE RELIEF FROM INELIGIBILITY FOR LOANS, PAY- 7 USC 7996. MENTS, OR OTHER BENEFITS. (a) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.— The term "agricultural commodity means any agricultural commodity, food, feed, fiber, or livestock that is subject to a covered program. (2) COVERED PROGRAM.— (A) IN GENERAL. — The term "covered program" means— (i) a program administered by the Secretary under which price or income support, or production or market loss assistance, is provided to producers of agricultural commodities; and (ii) a conservation program administered by the Secretary. (B) EXCLUSIONS.— The term "covered program" does not include— (i) an agricultural credit program carried out under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 192 let seq.); or (ii) the crop insurance program carried out under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). (3) PARTICIPANT. —The term "participant" means a participant in a covered program. (4) STATE CONSERVATIONIST. —The term "State Conservationist" means the State Conservationist with respect to a program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. (5) STATE DIRECTOR.—The term "State Director" means the State Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency with respect to a program administered by the Farm Service Agency. (b) EQUITABLE RELIEF.—The Secretary may provide relief to any participant that is determined to be not in compliance with the requirements of a covered program, and therefore ineligible
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