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Sec. 15353. Information reporting for Commodity Credit Corporation transactions. 
PART V—PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY 
Sec. 15361. Protection of social security. 
Subtitle D—Trade Provisions 
PART I—EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS 
Sec. 15401. Short title. 
Sec. 15402. Benefits for apparel and other textile articles. 
Sec. 15403. Labor Ombudsman and technical assistance improvement and compli-
ance needs assessment and remediation program. 
Sec. 15404. Petition process. 
Sec. 15405. Conditions regarding enforcement of circumvention. 
Sec. 15406. Presidential proclamation authority. 
Sec. 15407. Regulations and procedures. 
Sec. 15408. Extension of CBTPA. 
Sec. 15409. Sense of Congress on interpretation of textile and apparel provisions 
for Haiti. 
Sec. 15410. Sense of Congress on trade mission to Haiti. 
Sec. 15411. Sense of Congress on visa systems. 
Sec. 15412. Effective date. 
PART II—MISCELLANEOUS TRADE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 15421. Unused merchandise drawback. 
Sec. 15422. Requirements relating to determination of transaction value of im-
ported merchandise. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agri-
culture. 
TITLE I—COMMODITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 1001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title (other than subtitle C): 
(1) AVERAGE CROP REVENUE ELECTION PAYMENT.—The term 
‘‘average crop revenue election payment’’ means a payment 
made to producers on a farm under section 1105. 
(2) BASE ACRES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘base acres’’, with respect 
to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number 
of acres established under section 1101 of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911) 
as in effect on September 30, 2007, subject to any adjust-
ment under section 1101 of this Act. 
(B) PEANUTS.—The term ‘‘base acres for peanuts’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 1301. 
(3) COUNTER-CYCLICAL
PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘counter- 
cyclical payment’’ means a payment made to producers on 
a farm under section 1104. 
(4) COVERED COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘covered commodity’’ 
means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, 
long grain rice, medium grain rice, pulse crops, soybeans, and 
other oilseeds. 
(5) DIRECT PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘direct payment’’ means 
a payment made to producers on a farm under section 1103. 
(6) EFFECTIVE
PRICE.—The term ‘‘effective price’’, with 
respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the 
price calculated by the Secretary under section 1104 to deter-
mine whether counter-cyclical payments are required to be 
made for that crop year.
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(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 experi-
mental purposes. 
(8) LOAN COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘loan commodity’’ means 
wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra 
long staple cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, soybeans, 
other oilseeds, graded wool, nongraded wool, mohair, honey, 
dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas. 
(9) MEDIUM GRAIN RICE.—The term ‘‘medium grain rice’’ 
includes short grain rice. 
(10) OTHER OILSEED.—The term ‘‘other oilseed’’ means a 
crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, 
mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or any oilseed designated 
by the Secretary. 
(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.—The term ‘‘payment yield’’ means 
the yield established for direct payments and the yield estab-
lished for counter-cyclical payments under section 1102 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
7912) as in effect on September 30, 2007, or under section 
1102 of this Act, for a farm for a covered commodity. 
(13) PRODUCER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘producer’’ means an 
owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper that 
shares in the risk of producing a crop and is entitled 
to share in the crop available for marketing from the farm, 
or would have shared had the crop been produced. 
(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 title. 
(14) PULSE CROP.—The term ‘‘pulse crop’’ means dry peas, 
lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas. 
(15) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means—
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(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.—The term ‘‘target price’’ means the 
price per bushel, pound, or hundredweight (or other appropriate 
unit) of a covered commodity used to determine the payment 
rate for counter-cyclical payments. 
(17) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’, when used 
in a geographical sense, means all of the States. 
(18) 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. 
Subtitle A—Direct Payments and Counter- 
Cyclical Payments 
SEC. 1101. BASE ACRES. 
(a) ADJUSTMENT OF BASE ACRES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide for an adjust-
ment, as appropriate, in the base acres for covered commodities 
for a farm whenever any of the following circumstances occurs: 
(A) A conservation reserve contract entered into under 
section 1231 of the Food Security 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, 2007, and ending on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(B) Cropland is released from coverage under a con-
servation reserve contract by the Secretary, or was released 
during the period beginning on October 1, 2007, 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 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911(a)(2)). 
(D) The producer has eligible oilseed acreage 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 Secu-
rity 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 owner of the farm shall elect to receive either direct pay-
ments and counter-cyclical payments with respect to the acre-
age added to the farm under this subsection or a prorated 
payment under the conservation reserve contract, but not both. 
(b) PREVENTION OF EXCESS BASE ACRES.— 
(1) REQUIRED REDUCTION.—If the sum of the base acres 
for a farm, together with the acreage described in paragraph
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(2) exceeds the actual cropland acreage of the farm, the Sec-
retary shall reduce the base acres for 1 or more covered 
commodities for the farm or the base acres for peanuts for 
the farm so that the sum of the base acres and acreage 
described in paragraph (2) does not exceed the actual cropland 
acreage of the farm. 
(2) OTHER ACREAGE.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall include the following: 
(A) Any base acres for peanuts for the farm. 
(B) Any acreage on the farm enrolled in the conserva-
tion reserve program or wetlands reserve program under 
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.). 
(C) Any other acreage on the farm enrolled in a Federal 
conservation program for which payments are made in 
exchange for not producing an agricultural commodity on 
the acreage. 
(D) Any 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 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911(a)(2)). 
(E) If the Secretary designates additional oilseeds, any 
eligible oilseed acreage, 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)). 
(3) SELECTION
OF
ACRES.—The Secretary shall give the 
owner of the farm the opportunity to select the base acres 
for a covered commodity or the base acres for peanuts for 
the farm against which the reduction required by paragraph 
(1) will be made. 
(4) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
DOUBLE-CROPPED
ACREAGE.—In 
applying paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make an exception 
in the case of double cropping, as determined by the Secretary. 
(5) COORDINATED
APPLICATION
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall take into account section 1302(b) when applying 
the requirements of this subsection. 
(c) REDUCTION IN BASE ACRES.— 
(1) REDUCTION AT OPTION OF OWNER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a farm may reduce, 
at any time, the base acres for any covered commodity 
for the farm. 
(B) 
EFFECT
OF
REDUCTION.—A 
reduction 
under 
subparagraph (A) shall be permanent and made in a 
manner prescribed by the Secretary. 
(2) REQUIRED ACTION BY SECRETARY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall proportionately 
reduce base acres on a farm for covered commodities for 
land that has been subdivided and developed for multiple 
residential units or other nonfarming uses if the size of 
the tracts and the density of the subdivision is such that 
the land is unlikely to return to the previous agricultural 
use, unless the producers on the farm demonstrate that 
the land— 
(i) remains devoted to commercial agricultural 
production; or