COUNTY COMMITTEES.

SEC. 607. COUNTY COMMITTEES. Section 332(a) (7 U.S.C. 1982(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after the subsection designation; (2) in the second sentence, by striking out “deriving the principal part of their income from farming”; (3) by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: “before conducting any county committee election. The Secretary shall publish any regulation promulgated under this subsection”; and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: “(2) The Secretary shall ensure that farmers have— “(A) at least 45 days to submit nominations following general public notice of any procedure by which to submit nominations for county committee elections in each county; and “(B) at least 30 days after general public notice of an election in each county, before the election is held. “(3) Any farmer eligible for a loan made or insured under subtitle A shall be eligible to serve as an elected or appointed county committee member, subject to section 336(c). “(4) Not more than one farmer eligible for a loan made or insured under subtitle A may serve on a county committee at the same time. “(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘farmer’ shall include the spouse of a farmer otherwise eligible under this section.”.