producer shall be considered to have not 
elected to update the peanut base acres on 
the farm. 
(B) CALCULATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the producer on 
a farm makes the election described in 
subparagraph (A), the base acres for pea-
nuts on the farm established pursuant to 
section 1302 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
7952) shall be equal to the average acreage 
planted on the farm to peanuts for harvest 
or similar purposes for the 2009 through 
2012 crop years, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(ii) INCLUSIONS.—In making the cal-
culation described in clause (i), the Sec-
retary shall include— 
(I) any acreage on the farm that 
the producer was prevented from 
planting to peanuts during the 2009 
through 2012 crop years because of 
drought, flood, or other natural dis-
aster, or other condition beyond the 
control of the producer; 
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(II) any crop year in which pea-
nuts were not planted on the farm; 
and 
(III) any adjustment, as appro-
priate, whenever either of the fol-
lowing occurs: 
(aa) A conservation reserve 
contract entered into under sec-
tion 1231 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) 
with respect to the peanut base 
acres on the farm expires or is 
voluntarily terminated. 
(bb) Peanut cropland is re-
leased from coverage under a 
conservation reserve contract by 
the Secretary. 
(C) LIMIT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If the producer on 
a farm makes the election described in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall en-
sure that the adjustment does not result in 
a net increase in the total base acres for 
the farm (including the upland cotton base 
acres described in subsection (e)). 
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(ii) REDUCTION
REQUIRED.—If the 
adjustment in base acres made pursuant to 
an election described in subparagraph (A) 
results in a net increase in the total base 
acres of all covered commodities and up-
land cotton on the farm, the Secretary 
shall reduce the base acres on the farm for 
all covered commodities (other than pea-
nuts) and upland cotton proportionately, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) PREVENTION OF EXCESS BASE ACRES.— 
(1) REQUIRED REDUCTION.—If the sum of the 
base acres for a farm, together with the acreage de-
scribed in paragraph (2), exceeds the actual crop-
land acreage of the farm, the Secretary shall reduce 
the base acres for 1 or more covered commodities for 
the farm so that the sum of the base acres and acre-
age described in paragraph (2) does not exceed the 
actual cropland acreage of the farm. 
(2) OTHER ACREAGE.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall include the following: 
(A) Any acreage on the farm enrolled in 
the conservation reserve program or agricul-
tural conservation easement program under 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D and 
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