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139 STAT. 87 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, and notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide notice to owners of eligible farms pursuant to paragraph (3) and allocate to those eligible farms a total of not more than an additional 30,000,000 base acres in the manner provided in this subsection. An owner of a farm that is eligible to receive an allocation of base acres may elect to not receive that allocation by notifying the Sec- retary not later than 90 days after receipt of the notice provided by the Secretary under this paragraph. ‘‘(2) CONTENT OF NOTICE.—The notice under paragraph (1) shall include the following: ‘‘(A) Information that the allocation is occurring. ‘‘(B) Information regarding the eligibility of the farm for an allocation of base acres under paragraph (3). ‘‘(C) Information regarding how an owner may appeal a determination of ineligibility for an allocation of base acres under paragraph (3) through an appeals process established by the Secretary. ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (D), effec- tive beginning with the 2026 crop year, a farm is eligible to receive an allocation of base acres if, with respect to the farm, the amount described in subparagraph (B) exceeds the amount described in subparagraph (C). ‘‘(B) 5-YEAR AVERAGE SUM.—The amount described in this subparagraph, with respect to a farm, is the sum of— ‘‘(i) the 5-year average of— ‘‘(I) the acreage planted on the farm to all covered commodities for harvest, grazing, haying, silage or other similar purposes for the 2019 through 2023 crop years; and ‘‘(II) any acreage on the farm that the pro- ducers were prevented from planting during the 2019 through 2023 crop years to covered commod- ities because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, as determined by the Secretary; plus ‘‘(ii) the lesser of— ‘‘(I) 15 percent of the total acres on the farm; and ‘‘(II) the 5-year average of— ‘‘(aa) the acreage planted on the farm to eligible noncovered commodities for harvest, grazing, haying, silage, or other similar pur- poses for the 2019 through 2023 crop years; and ‘‘(bb) any acreage on the farm that the producers were prevented from planting during the 2019 through 2023 crop years to eligible noncovered commodities because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the pro- ducers, as determined by the Secretary. Determination. Determination. Effective date. Process. Notification. Deadline. Notice.