Pub. L. 91-524, tit. I, sec. 101

Sec. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) The total amount of payments which a person shall be entitled to receive under each of the annual programs established by titles IV, V, and VI of this Act for the 1971, 1972, or 1973 crop of the commodity shall not exceed $55,000, (2) The term “payments” as used in this section includes price-support payments, set-aside payments, diversion payments, public84 Stat. 1359 access payments, and marketing certificates, but does not include loans or purchases. (3) If the Secretary determines that the total amount of payments which will be earned by any person under the program in effect for any crop will be reduced under this section, the set-aside acreage for the farm or farms on which such person will be sharing in payments earned under such program shall be reduced to such extent and in such manner as the Secretary determines will be fair and reasonable in relation to the amount of the payment reduction. (4) The Secretary shall issue regulations defining the term “person” and prescribing such rides as he determines necessary to assure a fair and reasonable application of such limitation: Provided, That the provisions of this Act which limit payments to any person shall not be applicable to lands owned by States, political subdivisions, or agencies thereof, so long as such lands are farmed primarily in the direct furtherance of a public function, as determined by the Secretary.