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PUBLIC LAW 88-26-MAY 20, 1963
any other provision of this subsection (h)(1), barley shall not be included in the program for a proaucer of malting barley exempted pursuant to section 105(d) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 who participates only with respect to corn and grain Ante, p. 44.. sorghums and does not knowingly devote an acreage on the farm to barley in excess of 110 per centum of the average acreage devoted on the farm to barley in 1959 and 1960. "(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, not to exceed 1 per centum of the estimated total feed grain bases for all farms in a State for any year may be reserved from the feed grain bases established for farms in the State for apportionment to farms on which there were no acreages devoted to feed grains in the crop years 1959 and 1960 on the basis of the following factors: Suitability of the land for the production of feed grains, the past experience of the farm operator in the production of feed grains, the extent to which the farm oj^erator is dependent on income from farming for his livelihood, the production of feed grains on other farms owned, operated, or controlled by the farm operator, and such other factors as the Secretary determines should be considered for the purpose of establishing fair and equitable feed ^rain bases. An acreage equal to the feed grain base so established for each farm shall be deemed to have been devoted to feed grains on the farm in each of the crop years 1959 and 1960 for purposes of this subsection except that producer's on such farm shall not be eligible for conservation payments for the first year for which the feed grain base is established. "(3) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out this section 16(h). " (4) The Secretary shall provide by regulations for the sharing of payments under this subsection among producers on the farm on a fair and equitable basis and in keeping with existing contracts. "(5) Payments in kind shall be made through the issuance of negotiable certificates which the Commodity Credit Corporation shall redeem for feed grains and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, assist the producer in the marketing of such certificates. In the case of any certificate not presented for redemption within thirty days of the date of its issuance, reasonable costs of storage and other carrying charges, as determined by the Secretary, for the period beginning thirt}^ days after its issuance and ending with the date of its presentation for redemption shall be deducted from the value of the certificate. Feed grains with which Commodity Credit Corporation redeems certificates pursuant to this paragraph shall be valued at not less than the current support price, minus that part of the current support price made available through payments in kind, plus reasonable carrying charges. "(6) Xotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary^ may, by mutual agreement with the producer, terminate or modify any agreement previously entered into pursuant to this subsection if he determines such action necessary because of an emergency created by drouglit or other disaster, or in order to prevent or alleviate a shortage in the supply of feed grains. SEC. 4. Section 326 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962, as amended, is amended by deleting the word "and" immediately preced- 76 Stat. 63i. ing " (g) " and inserting immediately after " (g) " the following: "and I ^^^ ^^^'* (h)". Approved May 20, 1963, 12:40 p.m;
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