PREVENTED PLANTING.

SEC. 116. PREVENTED PLANTING. (a) In General.— Effective for the 1994 crop year, a producer described in subsection (b) shall receive compensation under the prevented planting coverage policy provision described in subsection (b)(1)by— (1) obtaining from the Secretary of Agriculture the applicable amount that is payable under the conserving use program described in subsection (b)(4); and (2) obtaining from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation the amount that is equal to the difference between— (A) the amount that is payable under the conserving use program; and (B) the amount that is payable under the prevented planting coverage policy. (b) Eligible Producers.— Subsection (a) shall apply to a producer who— (1) purchased a prevented planting policy for the 1994 crop year from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation prior to the spring sales closing date for the 1994 crop year; (2) is unable to plant a crop due to major, widespread flooding in the Midwest, or excessive ground moisture, that occurred prior to the spring sales closing date for the 1994 crop year, 108 STAT. 3205 (3) had a reasonable expectation of planting a crop on the prevented planting acreage for the 1994 crop year; and (4) participates in a conserving use program established for the 1994 crop of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, or rice established under section 107B(c)(1)(E), 1O5B(c)(1)(E), 103B(c)(1)(D), or 101B(c)(1)(D), respectively, of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(c)(1)(E), 1444fc)(1)(E), 1444–2(c)(1)(D), or 1441–2(c)(1)(D)). (c) Oilseed Prevented Planting Payments.— (1) In general.— Effective for the 1994 crop year, a producer of a crop of oilseeds (as defined in section 205(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446f(a))) shall receive a prevented planting payment for the crop if the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b) are satisfied. (2) Source of payment.— The total amount of payments required under this subsection shall be made by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. (d) Payment.— A payment under this section may not be made before October 1, 1994.