DISASTER PAYMENTS.

SEC. 1126. DISASTER PAYMENTS. Title II of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as amended by section 1001 of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. 208. DISASTER PAYMENTS FOR 1991 THROUGH 1995 CROPS OF PEANUTS. SOYBEANS. SUGAR BEETS, AND SUGARCANE. “(a) Prevented Planting.— If the Secretary determines that the producers on a farm are prevented from planting any portion of the acreage on the farm intended for peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or sugarcane to peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, sugarcane, or other nonconserving crops because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, the Secretary may make a prevented planting disaster payment to the producers in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying— “(1) the number of acres so affected but not to exceed the acreage planted to peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or sugarcane for harvest (including any acreage that the producers were prevented from planting to the commodity or to other nonconserving crops in lieu of peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or sugarcane because of drought, flood or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers) in the immediately preceding year; by “(2) 75 percent of the farm program payment yield established by the Secretary; by “(3) a payment rate equal to 50 percent of the loan and purchase level for the crop. “(b) Reduced Yields.— If the Secretary determines that because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, the total quantity of peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, or sugarcane that the producers are able to harvest on any farm is less than the result of multiplying 60 percent of the farm program payment yield established by the Secretary for the crop by the acreage planted for harvest for the crop, the Secretary may make a reduced yield disaster payment to the producers at a rate equal to 50 percent of the loan and purchase level for the crop for the deficiency in production below 60 percent for the crop. “(c) Adjustments.— The Secretary may make such adjustments in the amount of payments made available under this paragraph with respect to an individual farm so as to assure the equitable allotment of the payments among producers, taking into account other forms of Federal disaster assistance provided to the producers for the crop involved. 104 STAT. 3508 “(d) Crops.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this section shall be effective only for the 1991 through 1995 crops of peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, and sugarcane.”.