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from which is produced sugar for human con-
sumption.
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘seed’ does not
include seed of a high-fiber cane variety dedi-
cated to other uses, as determined by the Sec-
retary’’;
(4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—
(A) in the first sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘sugar produced
from’’ after ‘‘quantity of’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘paragraph (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (8)’’;
(5) in the first sentence of paragraph (6)(C) (as
so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘for sugar’’ before ‘‘in
excess of the farm’s proportionate share’’; and
(6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by in-
serting ‘‘sugar from’’ after ‘‘the amount of’’.
(g) SPECIAL RULES.—Section 359g of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359gg) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) TRANSFER OF ACREAGE BASE HISTORY.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of estab-
lishing proportionate shares for sugarcane farms
under section 359f(c), the Secretary, on application of
any producer, with the written consent of all owners
of a farm, may transfer the acreage base history of the
farm to any other parcels of land of the applicant.
‘‘(2) CONVERTED ACREAGE BASE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Sugarcane base acreage
established under section 359f(c) that has been or
is converted to nonagricultural use on or after
May 13, 2002, may be transferred to other land
suitable for the production of sugarcane that can
be delivered to a processor in a proportionate
share State in accordance with this paragraph.
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, or on the subsequent conversion of any
sugarcane base acreage to a nonagricultural use,
the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency
shall notify the 1 or more affected landowners of
the transferability of the applicable sugarcane
acreage base.
‘‘(C) INITIAL TRANSFER PERIOD.—Not later
than the end of the 90-day period beginning on
the date of receipt of the notification under sub-
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paragraph (B), the owner of the base attributable
to the acreage at the time of the conversion may
transfer the base to 1 or more farms owned by
the owner.
‘‘(D) GROWER OF RECORD.—If a transfer
under subparagraph (C) cannot be accomplished
during the period specified in that subpara-
graph, the grower of record with regard to the
acreage base on the date on which the acreage
was converted to nonagricultural use shall—
‘‘(i) be notified; and
‘‘(ii) have 90 days from the date of the
receipt of the notification to transfer the
base to 1 or more farms operated by the
grower.
‘‘(E) POOL DISTRIBUTION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If transfers under
subparagraphs (B) and (C) cannot be ac-
complished during the periods specified in
those subparagraphs, the county committee
of the Farm Service Agency for the applica-
ble county shall place the acreage base in a
pool for possible assignment to other farms.
‘‘(ii) ACCEPTANCE
OF
REQUESTS.—
After providing reasonable notice to farm
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owners, operators, and growers of record in
the county, the county committee shall ac-
cept requests from owners, operators, and
growers of record in the county.
‘‘(iii) ASSIGNMENT.—The county com-
mittee shall assign the acreage base to other
farms in the county that are eligible and
capable of accepting the acreage base, based
on a random drawing from among the re-
quests received under clause (ii).
‘‘(F) STATEWIDE REALLOCATION.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any acreage base
remaining unassigned after the transfers
and processes described in subparagraphs
(A) through (E) shall be made available to
the State committee of the Farm Service
Agency for allocation among the remaining
county committees in the State representing
counties with farms eligible for assignment
of the base, based on a random drawing.
‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION.—Any county com-
mittee receiving acreage base under this
subparagraph shall allocate the acreage base
to eligible farms using the process described
in subparagraph (E).