An Act to amend the Agricultural Act of 1961 to permit the planting of additional nonsurplus crops on diverted acreage
PL 87-451 (H.R.11413), enacted 05/15/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-451-MAY 15, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
May 15, 1962 
DH. R. 11413] 
Public Law 87-451 
AN ACT 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 1961 to permit the planting of additional 
nonsurplus crops on diverted acreage. 
Agricultural Act 
of 
1961, 
amend-
ment. 
Diverted 
a c r e -
age, use. 
75 Stat. 298. 
7 u s e 1334 note. 
75 Stat. 302. 
16 u s e 590p. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 124(a) 
(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 is amended by changing the pro-
viso to read as follows: ^^Provided, That the Secretary may permit 
such diverted acreage to be devoted to the production of guar, sesame, 
safflower, sunflower, castor beans, other annual field crops for which 
price support is not made available, and flax, when such crops are not 
in surplus supply and will not be in surplus supply if permitted to 
be grown on the diverted acreage, subject to the provisions of subsec-
tion (b) (4) of this section". 
SEC. 2. Section 124(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 is 
amended by striking out "or sesame." and inserting: "sesame, other 
annual field crops for which price support is not made available, or 
flax, payment for which shall be computed in accordance with sub-
section (b) (4) of t|iis section." 
SEC. 3. Section 124(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 is amended 
by adding the following new subsection: 
"(4) Payment with respect to diverted acreage devoted to castor 
beans, guar, safflower, sunflower, sesame, other annual field crops for 
which price support is not made available, or flax, in accordance with 
the proviso of subsection (a) (2) of this section, shall be at a rate 
determined by the Secretary to be fair and reasonable taking into 
consideration the use of such acreage for the production of such crops: 
Provided, That in no event shall the payment exceed one-half the rate 
which would otherwise be applicable if such acreage were devoted to 
conservation uses and no price support shall be made available for the 
production of any such crop on such diverted acreage." 
SEC. 4. Section 16(d)(1) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic 
Allotment Act, as amended, is further amended by changing the pro-
viso in the first sentence to read as follows: ^''Provided, That the Secre-
tary may permit such diverted acreage to be devoted to the production 
of guar, sesame, safflower, sunflower, castor beans, other annual field 
crops for which price support is not made available, and flax, when such 
crops are not in surplus supply and will not be in surplus supply if per-
mitted to be grown on the diverted acreage, subject to the condition 
that payment with respect to diverted acreage devoted to any such crop 
shall be at a rate determined by the Secretary to be fair and reason-
able, taking into consideration the use of such acreage for the pro-
duction of such crops, but in no event shall the payment exceed one-
half the rate which would otherwise be applicable if such acreage 
were devoted to conservation uses and no price support shall be made 
available for the production of any such crop on such diverted 
acreage'. 
Approved May 15, 1962. 
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