study on prohibiting payments to certain legal entities

study on prohibiting payments to certain legal entities Sec. 103. In furtherance of the policy stated in section 102 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study and report to Congress no later than January 1, 1979. on the impact on participation in the wheat, feed grain, cotton, and rice programs and the production of such commodities in carrying out a statutory provision such as that included in the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977. as passed by the Senate on May 24, 1977. prohibiting the making of payments to certain corporations and other entities under such programs. The study shall, in addition, assess the impact of extending the prohibition against making commodity program payments to tenants on land owned by such corporations and other entities which would be excluded from payments under such a provision. The study shall utilize, to the great-est extent possible, the information on commodity program payments compiled by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in determining payment eligibility under section 101 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended, and section 101 of this Act. The Secretary may collect such other information as may be necessary to determine the impact of such a statutory provision and to identify the number and characteristics of producers that would be affected by such a provision.