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(3) More than $40 but not more than $60, the 

 payment shall be increased by $12. plus 10 per 

 centum of the excess over $40; 



(4) More than $60 but not more than $186, the 

 payment shall be increased by $14; or 



(5> More than $186 but less than $200, the pay- 

 ment shall be increased to $200. 

 In the case of payments of more than $1. the amount 

 of the payment which shall be used to calculate the 

 40-. 20-. and 10-per-centum increases under clauses 

 (1) — 13) of this paragraph shall not include that 

 part, if any. of the payment which is a fraction of a 

 dollar. 



(f) Change between landlord and tenants or share- 

 croppers affecting landlord's payments. 



Any change in the relationship between the land- 

 lord and the tenants or sharecroppers, with respect 

 to any farm, that would increase over the previous 

 year the amount of payments or grants of other aid 

 under subsection ib) of this section that would 

 otherwise be made to any landlord shall not operate 

 to increase such payment or grant to such landlord. 

 Any reduction in the number of tenants below the 

 average number of tenants on any farm during the 

 preceding three years that would increase the pay- 

 ments or grants of other aid under such subsection 

 that would otherwise be made to the landlord shall 

 not hereafter operate to increase any such payment 

 or grant to such landlord. Such limitations shall 

 not apply if on investigation the local committee 

 finds that the change is justified and approves such 

 change in relationship or reduction. Such action of 

 local committees shall be subject to approval or dis- 

 approval by State committees. 



(g) Assignment of payment; procedure for assign- 

 ment; rules and regulations. 



A payment which may be made to a farmer under 

 this section, may be assigned, without discount, by 

 him in writing as security for cash or advances to 

 finance making a crop, handling or marketing an 

 agricultural commodity, or performing a conserva- 

 tion practice. Such assignment shall be signed by 

 the farmer and witnessed by a member of the county 

 committee or by an employee of such committee, 

 except that where the assignee is a bank whose de- 

 posits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 

 Corporation, the Farmers Home Administration, or 

 a production credit association supervised by the 

 Farm Credit Administration, such assignment may 

 be witnessed by a bonded officer of the lending insti- 

 tution. Such assignment shall be filed with the 

 county committee. Such assignment shall not be 

 made to pay or secure any preexisting indebtedness. 

 This provision shall not authorize any suit against 

 or impose any liability upon the Secretary or any 

 disbursing agent if payment to the farmer is made 

 without regard to the existence of any such assign- 

 ment. The Secretary shall prescribe such regula- 

 tions as he determines necessary to carry out the 

 provisions of this subsection. lApr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, 

 § 8, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104. § 1. 49 Stat. 

 1149, and amended June 28. 1937, ch. 395, § 1, 50 

 Stet. 329; Feb. 16, 1938, 3 p.m., ch. 30. title I, 

 §§ 101, 102, 103, 52 Stat. 31. 34, 35; Apr. 7. 1938, 



ch. 107. §§ 16—18, 52 Stat. 204. 205; Apr. 10, 1939, 

 ch. 48, 53 Stat. 573; May 14, 1940, ch. 200. 54 

 Stat. 216; July 2, 1940, ch. 521; § 2, 54 Stat. 727; June 

 21. 1941. ch. 217, 55 Stat. 257; Dec. 26. 1941, ch. 626, 

 § 1, 55 Stat. 860; Feb. 6, 1942. ch. 44, § 4, 56 Stat. 53; 

 Sept. 29. 1942. ch. 568, 56 Stat. 761; Sept. 21, 1944. ch. 

 412. title III, § 301, 58 Stat. 737; July 25, 1946, ch. 

 642. 60 Stat. 663; July 3. 1948, ch. 827, title I, § 4. 62 

 Stat. 1250; Sept. 23 1950, ch, 997, 64 Stat. 978; May 

 26. 1952. ch. 335. 66 SUt. 95; Aug. 28. 1954. ch. 1041, 

 title V, § 501. 68 Stat. 907; Aug. 9. 1955. ch. 624, 69 

 Stat. 545; Apr. 6, 1956, ch. 186. 70 Stat. 105; July 24. 

 1956, ch. 668. 70 Stat. 597; July 25, 1958, Pub. L. 85- 

 553. 72 Stat. 414; June 25, 1959. Pub. L. 86-70, § 13 

 <a). 73 Stat. 143; July 12. 1960. Pub. L. 86-624, § 8(a), 

 74 Stat. 412; Sept. 27. 1962, Pub. L. 87-703. title I. 

 § 101 (2), (3). 76 Stat. 605; Aug. 31, 1964, Pub. L. 

 88-534, § 1, 78 Stat. 743; Nov. 2. 1966, Pub. L. 89-742. 

 80 Stat. 1167.) 



(As amended Aug. 30. 1972, Pub. L. 92-419, title VI, 

 §§ 605, 606 (2)-(5), 86 Stat. 676, 677.) 



Amendments 



1972— Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-419. {§605. 606 (2). (3). 

 added paragraph respecting long-term rural environ- 

 mental protection contracts: included In the first sen- 

 tence reference to cl. (6) of section 590g of this title and 

 In Item (2) provided as a measure for amount of pay- 

 ments and grants the treatment or use of the land for 

 the prevention or abatement of agriculture-related pollu- 

 tion; and Included in the second paragraph provisions 

 respecting making available pollution prevention or abate- 

 ment aids and orders covering pollution prevention or 

 abatement aids and carrying out by the producers or 

 pollution prevention or abatement practices, respect- 

 fully. 



Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 92-419. §606(4). Included refer- 

 ence to cl. (6) of section 590g(a) of this title In first 

 par. 



Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 92-419. 5 606(5). Inserted In the 

 proviso provision for payments based on agriculture- 

 related pollution prevention or abatement practices. 



1966— Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 89-742 permitted asslgn- 

 mtnts for handling or markeUng an agricultural com- 

 modity, or performing a conservation pracUce. broadened 

 the qualifications as to wiio may witness the signature 

 of a farmei assigning such payments, and directed the 

 Secretary to promulgate such regulations necessary to 

 carry out the provisions of this subsection. 



1964— Subsec. (b) Pub L 88-534 provided that mem- 

 bers of local committees and not delegates from local 

 areas shall nominate and elect a county committee of 

 three farmers in the county, substituted three year stag- 

 gered terms of office for county committeemen In place 

 of one year terms, limited committeemen to a maximum 

 of three consecutive terms, and eliminated provisions for 

 the annual election of delegates to a county convention 

 for the election of a county committee 



1962— Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87-703. §101(2). repealed 

 subsec. (a) which related to duration of authority of 

 Secretary of Agriculture In the operation erf a Federal pro- 

 gram on a temporary basis. 



Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87-703. § 101(3). substituted the 

 Introductory "The'' for "subject to the limitations pro- 

 vided In subsection (a) of this section, the." 



1960— Subsec. (b). Pub. L 86-624 substituted "In the 

 States of the Union, except Alaska" for "in the continental 

 United States, except in Alaska " 



1959-iSubsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-70 Inserted words ". 

 except In Alaska" following continental United States " 



1958— Subsec (a). Pub L. 85-553 substituted "Jan- 

 uary 1. 1963" and "December 31, 1962" for "January 1 

 1959" and "December 31. 1958", respectively, whenever 

 appearing. 



1956— Subsec (a). Act July 24. 1956, substituted 

 "January 1. 1959" and "December 31. 1958" for "January 



