Definitions

7 U.S. Code § 7901. Definitions

In this chapter (other than subchapter III):
(1) Agricultural Act of 1949
The term “Agricultural Act of 1949” means the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.), as in effect prior to the suspensions under section 7301 of this title.
(2) Base acres
The term “base acres”, with respect to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number of acres established under section 7911 of this title with respect to the covered commodity on the election made by the owner of the farm under subsection (a) of such section.
(3) Counter-cyclical payment
The term “counter-cyclical payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 7914 of this title.
(4) Covered commodity
The term “covered commodity” means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, and other oilseeds.
(5) Direct payment
The term “direct payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 7913 of this title.
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