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§ 8701. Definition of Secretary
In this Act, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(Pub. L. 110–234, § 2, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 936; Pub. L. 110–246, §§ 2, 4(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664.)
§ 8702. Definitions
In this chapter (other than subchapter III):
(1) Average crop revenue election payment
(2) Base acres
(A) In general
(B) Peanuts
(3) Counter-cyclical payment
(4) Covered commodity
(5) Direct payment
(6) Effective price
(7) Extra long staple cotton
The term “extra 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 authorized by the Secretary, ginned on another type gin for experimental purposes.
(8) Loan commodity
(9) Medium grain rice
(10) Other oilseed
(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
(B) in the case of direct payments for each of the 2009 through 2011 crop years, 83.3 percent of the base acres for the covered commodity on a farm on which direct payments are made.
(12) Payment yield
(13) Producer
(A) In general
(B) Hybrid seed
In determining whether a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, the Secretary shall—
(i) not take into consideration the existence of a hybrid seed contract; and
(ii) ensure that program requirements do not adversely affect the ability of the grower to receive a payment under this chapter.
(14) Pulse crop
(15) State
The term “State” means—
(A) a State;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(D) any other territory or possession of the United States.
(16) Target price
(17) United States
(18) United States Premium Factor
(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1001, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 936; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1001, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664.)