Joint resolution Relating to the Time for filing a Report on Renegotiation by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation
PL 87-4 (H.J.Res.289), enacted 03/22/1961

PUBLIC LAW 87-4-MAR. 22, 1961 
[75 S T A T , 
March 22, 1961 
[H. J. Res. 289] 
Report on Rene-
gotiation. 
Time extension, 
73 Stat. 211. 
50 USCapp. 1211 
note. 
Public Law 87-4 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Relating to the Time for filing a Report on Renegotiation by the Joint Committee 
on Internal Revenue Taxation. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That Section 4(b)(2) of 
Public Law 86-89, July 13, 1959, extending the Renegotiation Act of 
1951, is amended by striking out "March 31, 1961", relating to the 
time for filing a report on Renegotiation by the Joint Committee on 
Internal Revenue Taxation, and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 
1961". 
Approved March 22, 1961. 
March 22, 1961 
[H. R. 45 10] 
Public Law 87-5 
AN ACT 
To provide a special program for feed grains for 1961. 
Feed grain pro-
gram, 1961. 
72 Stat. 994. 
7 u s e 1441 note. 
Price support. 
Conservation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 105 of 
the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by adding the 
following new subsection: 
" (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
"(1) The level of price support for the 1961 crop of corn shall 
be established by the Secretary at such level not less than 65 per 
centum of the parity price therefor as the Secretary may deter-
mine. 
Price support for corn and grain sorghums shall be made 
available on not to exceed the normal production of the 1961 
acreage of corn and grain sorghums of each eligible farm based 
on its average yield per acre for the 1959 and 1960 crop acreage. 
"(2) The Secretary shall require as a condition of eligibility 
for price support on the 1961 crop of corn, grain sorghums, and 
any other feed grain which he may designate that the producer 
shall participate in the special agricultural conservation program 
for 1961 for corn and grain sorghums to the extent prescribed by 
the Secretary." 
SEC. 2. Section 16 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment 
49 Stat. 1151; 70 Act, as amended, is amended by adding the following new subsection: 
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" (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
" (1) The Secretary shall formulate and carry out a special agri-
cultural conservation program for 1961, without regard to provi-
sions which would be applicable to the regular agricultural 
conservation program, under which, subject to such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary determines, conservation payments in 
amounts determined by the Secretary to be fair and reasonable 
shall be made to producers who divert acreage from the production 
of corn and grain sorghums to an approved conservation use and 
increase their average acreage devoted in 1959 and 1960 to desig-
nated soil conserving crops or practices by an equal amount: 
Provided^ however^ That any producer may elect in lieu of such 
payment to devote such diverted acreage to castor beans, safflower, 
sunflower, or sesame, if designated by the Secretary. 
Such special 
agricultural conservation program shall require the producer to 
take such measures as the Secretary may deem appropriate to keep 
such diverted acreage free from insects, weeds, and rodents. 
The 
acreage eligible for payments in cash or in an equivalent amount 
in kind under such conservation program shall be an acreage