Public Law 87–451

That section 124(a)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 is amended by changing the proviso to read as follows: “Provided, That the Secretary may permit such diverted acreage to be devoted to the production of guar, sesame, safflower, sunflower, castor beans, other annual field crops for which price support is not made available, and flax, when such crops are not in surplus supply and will not be in surplus supply if permitted to be grown on the diverted acreage, subject to the provisions of subsection (b)(4) of this section”.

Sec. 2.

Section 124(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 is amended by striking out “or sesame.” and inserting: “sesame, other annual field crops for which price support is not made available, or flax, payment for which shall be computed in accordance with subsection (b)(4) of this section.”

Sec. 3.

Section 124(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 is amended by adding the following new subsection:

“(4)“(4)

Payment with respect to diverted acreage devoted to castor beans, guar, safflower, sunflower, sesame, other annual field crops for which price support is not made available, or flax, in accordance with the proviso of subsection (a)(2) of this section, shall be at a rate determined by the Secretary to be fair and reasonable taking into consideration the use of such acreage for the production of such crops: Provided, That in no event shall the payment exceed one-half the rate which would otherwise be applicable if such acreage were devoted to conservation uses and no price support shall be made available for the production of any such crop on such diverted acreage.”

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Sec. 4.

Section 16(d)(1) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic

75 Stat. 302.

16 USC 590p.

Allotment Act, as amended, is further amended by changing the proviso in the first sentence to read as follows: “Provided, That the Secretary may permit such diverted acreage to be devoted to the production of guar, sesame, safflower, sunflower, castor beans, other annual field crops for which price support is not made available, and flax, when such crops are not in surplus supply and will not be in surplus supply if permitted to be grown on the diverted acreage, subject to the condition that payment with respect to diverted acreage devoted to any such crop shall be at a rate determined by the Secretary to be fair and reasonable, taking into consideration the use of such acreage for the production of such crops, but in no event shall the payment exceed one-half the rate which would otherwise be applicable if such acreage were devoted to conservation uses and no price support shall be made available for the production of any such crop on such diverted acreage”.