(21) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’, when used in a geographical sense, means 
all of the States. 
(22) UNITED STATES PREMIUM FACTOR.—The 
term ‘‘United States Premium Factor’’ means the 
percentage by which the difference in the United 
States loan schedule premiums for Strict Middling 
(SM) 11⁄8-inch upland cotton and for Middling (M) 
13⁄32-inch upland cotton exceeds the difference in the 
applicable premiums for comparable international 
qualities. 
SEC. 1105. BASE ACRES. 
(a) ADJUSTMENT OF BASE ACRES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
for an adjustment, as appropriate, in the base acres 
for covered commodities for a farm whenever any of 
the following circumstances occurs: 
(A) A conservation reserve contract en-
tered into under section 1231 of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) with respect 
to the farm expires or is voluntarily terminated, 
or was terminated or expired during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2012, and ending on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(B) Cropland is released from coverage 
under a conservation reserve contract by the 
Secretary, or was released during the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2012, and ending on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) The producer has eligible pulse crop 
acreage, which shall be determined in the same 
manner as eligible oilseed acreage under section 
1101(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911(a)(2)). 
(D) The producer has eligible oilseed acre-
age as the result of the Secretary designating 
additional oilseeds, which shall be determined in 
the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage 
under section 1101(a)(2) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
7911(a)(2)). 
(2) SPECIAL CONSERVATION RESERVE ACREAGE 
PAYMENT RULES.—For the crop year in which a 
base acres adjustment under subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of paragraph (1) is first made, the producer on 
the farm shall elect to receive either adverse market 
payments with respect to the acreage added to the 
farm under this subsection or a prorated payment 
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under the conservation reserve contract, but not 
both. 
(3) OPTIONAL ADJUSTMENT.— 
(A) ELECTION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of 
making adverse market payments, the Sec-
retary shall give a producer on a farm a 1- 
time opportunity to adjust the peanut base 
acres on the farm. 
(ii) NOTICE.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall provide notice of the elec-
tion described in clause (i) to producers on 
farms with peanut base acres, including— 
(I) the manner in which the elec-
tion is to be transmitted to the Sec-
retary; 
(II) a deadline for transmission; 
and 
(III) notification that the election 
is a 1-time opportunity. 
(iii) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO MAKE 
ELECTION.—If the producer on a farm 
fails to notify the Secretary of an election 
by the deadline described in clause (ii), the 
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