ACREAGE LIMITATION PROGRAM FOR OATS.

SEC. 1107. ACREAGE LIMITATION PROGRAM FOR OATS. Effective only for the 1988 through 1990 crops of feed grains, section 105C(f)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444e(f)(2)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: 101 STAT. 1330–6 “(G) In the case of the 1988 through 1990 crops of oats, the Secretary shall not establish a percentage reduction in accordance with paragraph (1) in excess of 5 percent. In implementing this subparagraph, the Secretary shall issue regulations that provide for the fair and equitable treatment of producers on a farm for which an oat and barley crop acreage base has been established. To ensure the efficient and fair implementation of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall announce revisions of the acreage limitation program for the 1988 crop of feed grains that implement this subparagraph as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1987. In the case of the 1990 crop of oats, the Secretary may waive the application of this subparagraph if the Secretary determines that the supply of oats will be excessive.”.