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12 2 STA T . 1 6 6 5PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 4 6 —J U NE 1 8, 2008 (1)AVERAG E C R OP REVE NU EE L EC TI ON PA YM ENT .—Thet e rm‘ ‘ av era g e c r op reve nu ee l ect i on pa y ment ’ ’ mean s a payment ma d e to producers on a f arm under section 11 05 . ( 2 ) B A S E ACRES.— (A) I N GENERAL.—The term ‘‘ b ase acres’’ ,w ith respect to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number of acres established under section 1101 of the F arm S ecu - rity and R ural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7U .S. C . 7 9 11) as in effect on September 3 0, 2007, sub j ect to any adjust- ment under section 1101 of this Act. (B) P EANUTS.—The term ‘‘base acres for peanuts’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1301. (3) COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘counter- cyclical payment’’ means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 110 4 . (4) COVERE D COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘covered commodity’’ means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, pulse crops, soybeans, and other oilseeds. (5) D IRECT PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘direct payment’’ means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 1103. ( 6 ) EF FECTIVE PRICE.—The term ‘‘effective price’’, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the price calculated by the Secretary under section 1104 to deter- mine whether counter-cyclical payments are re q uired to be made for that crop year. (7) E X TRA LONG STAPLE COTTON.—The term ‘‘e x tra long staple cotton’’ means cotton that— (A) is produced from pure strain varieties of the Barbadense species or any hybrid of the species, or other similar types of extra long staple cotton, designated by the Secretary, having characteristics needed for various end uses for which United States upland cotton is not suitable and grown in irrigated cotton-growing regions of the United States designated by the Secretary or other areas designated by the Secretary as suitable for the production of the varieties or types

and (B) is ginned on a roller-type gin or, if authori z ed by the Secretary, ginned on another type gin for experi- mental purposes. ( 8 ) L OAN COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘loan commodity’’ means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, graded wool, nongraded wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, small chic k peas, and large chickpeas. (9) M EDIUM GRAIN RICE.—The term ‘‘medium grain rice’’ includes short grain rice. (10) O T H ER OILSEED.—The term ‘‘other oilseed’’ means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or any oilseed designated by the Secretary. (11) PAYMENT ACRES.—The term ‘‘payment acres’’ means, in the case of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 85 percent of the base acres of a covered commodity on a farm on which direct payments or counter-cyclical payments are made; and