ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACREAGE REDUCTION PROGRAMS FOR RICE.

SEC. 104. ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACREAGE REDUCTION PROGRAMS FOR RICE. Section 101B(e)(l) (7 U.S.C. 1441–2(e)(l)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: “(C) Announcements.— “(i) Preliminary announcement.— If the Secretary elects to implement an acreage limitation program for any crop year, the Secretary shall make a preliminary announcement of any such program not later than December 1 of the calendar year preceding the year in which the crop is harvested (or, for the 1992 crop, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subparagraph). The preliminary announcement shall include, among other information determined necessary by the Secretary, an announcement of the uniform percentage reduction in the rice crop acreage base described in paragraph (2)(A). “(ii) Final announcement.— Not later than January 31 of the calendar year in which the crop is harvested, the Secretary shall make a final announcement of the program. The announcement shall include, among other information determined necessary by the Secretary, an announcement of the uniform percentage reduction in the rice crop described in paragraph (2)(A).”.