In this chapter (other than subchapter III):
The term "average crop revenue election payment" means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 87151 of this title.
The term "base acres", with respect to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number of acres established under section 7911 of this title as in effect on September 30, 2007, subject to any adjustment under section 8711 of this title.
The term "base acres for peanuts" has the meaning given the term in section 8751 of this title.
The term "counter-cyclical payment" means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 87141 of this title.
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.
The term "direct payment" means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 87131 of this title.
The term "effective price", with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the price calculated by the Secretary under section 87141 of this title to determine whether counter-cyclical payments are required to be made for that crop year.
The term "extra long staple cotton" means cotton that-
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.
The term "medium grain rice" includes short grain rice.
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.
The term "payment acres" means, in the case of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments-
The term "payment yield" means the yield established for direct payments and the yield established for counter-cyclical payments under section 7912 of this title as in effect on September 30, 2007, or under section 8712 of this title, for a farm for a covered commodity.
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.
In determining whether a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, the Secretary shall-
The term "pulse crop" means dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas.
The term "State" means-
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.
The term "United States", when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States.
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.
1See References in Text note below.
7 U.S.C. § 8702
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title I of Pub. L. 110-246, 122 Stat. 1664, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.Section 8715 of this title, referred to in par. (1), was repealed by Pub. L. 113-79, title I, §1103(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658.Section 8714 of this title, referred to in pars. (3) and (6), was repealed by Pub. L. 113-79, title I, §1102(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658.Section 8713 of this title, referred to in par. (5), was repealed by Pub. L. 113-79, title I, §11011101,, 128 Stat. 658.
CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110-234 and Pub. L. 110-246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110-234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110-246.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATEEnactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110-234 by Pub. L. 110-246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-234 see section 4 of Pub. L. 110-246 set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.