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Public Law 89–112

To amend the Agricultural Act of 19411 and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. to take into consideration floods and other natural disasters in reference to the feed grains, cotton, and wheat programs for 1965.

Approved August 6, 1965

Statutory text

AN ACT

To amend the Agricultural Act of 19411 and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. to take into consideration floods and other natural disasters in reference to the feed grains, cotton, and wheat programs for 1965.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That section 105(d) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

“An acreage on the farm which the Secretary finds was not planted to feed grains in 1965 because of flood, drought, or other natural disaster shall be deemed by the Secretary to be an actual acreage of feed grains planted on the farm for harvest for purposes of this sub-section, provided such acreage is not subsequently devoted to any price supported crop for 1965.”

Sec. 2.

Section 103(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended,

78 Stat. 174.

7 USC 1444.

is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

“For purposes of this subsection, an acreage on the farm which the Secretary finds was not planted to cotton in 1965 because of flood, drought, or other natural disaster shall be deemed by the Secretary to be an actual acreage of cotton planted on the farm for harvest, provided such acreage is not subsequently devoted to any price supported crop for 1965”.

Sec. 3.

Section 379c(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the

76 Stat. 627; 78 Stat. 180.

7 USC 1379c.

following:

“An acreage on the farm which the Secretary finds was not planted to wheat for harvest in 1965 because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster shall be deemed by the Secretary to be an actual acreage of wheat planted for harvest for purposes of this subsection, provided such acreage is not subsequently planted to any other price supported crop for 1965.”

Approved August 6, 1965.

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