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139 STAT. 89 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 that was planted or prevented from being planted was devoted to another covered commodity in the same crop year (other than a covered commodity produced under an established practice of double cropping), the owner may elect the covered commodity to be used for that crop year in determining the 5-year average, but may not include both the initial covered commodity and the subsequent covered commodity. ‘‘(E) LIMITATION.—The allocation of additional base acres among covered commodities on a farm under this paragraph may not result in a total number of base acres for the farm in excess of the total number of acres on the farm. ‘‘(6) REDUCTION BY THE SECRETARY.—In carrying out this subsection, if the total number of eligible acres allocated to base acres across all farms in the United States under this subsection would exceed 30,000,000 acres, the Secretary shall apply an across-the-board, pro-rata reduction to the number of eligible acres to ensure the number of allocated base acres under this subsection is equal to 30,000,000 acres. ‘‘(7) PAYMENT YIELD.—Beginning with crop year 2026, for the purpose of making price loss coverage payments under section 1116, the Secretary shall establish payment yields to base acres allocated under this subsection equal to— ‘‘(A) the payment yield established on the farm for the applicable covered commodity; and ‘‘(B) if no such payment yield for the applicable covered commodity exists, a payment yield— ‘‘(i) equal to the average payment yield for the covered commodity for the county in which the farm is situated; or ‘‘(ii) determined pursuant to section 1113(c). ‘‘(8) TREATMENT OF NEW OWNERS.—In the case of a farm for which the owner on the date of enactment of this subsection was not the owner for the 2019 through 2023 crop years, the Secretary shall use the planting history of the prior owner or owners of that farm for purposes of determining— ‘‘(A) eligibility under paragraph (3); ‘‘(B) eligible acres under paragraph (4); and ‘‘(C) the allocation of acres under paragraph (5).’’. SEC. 10303. PRODUCER ELECTION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9015) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘crop year or’’ and inserting ‘‘crop year,’’; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘or the 2026 crop year,’’ after ‘‘2019 crop year,’’; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘crop year or’’ and inserting ‘‘crop year,’’; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘or the 2026 crop year,’’ after ‘‘2019 crop year,’’; and Time period. Effective date. Applicability.