Sec. 11014. Crop production on native sod
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Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1508(o) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting , or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled, after tilled ; in paragraph (2)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Ineligibility for ; Reduction in by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: During the first 4 crop years of planting, as determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an annual crop after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 shall be subject to a reduction in benefits under this subtitle as described in this paragraph. ; and by adding at the end the following: For purposes of the reduction in benefits for the acreage described in subparagraph (A)— the crop insurance guarantee shall be determined by using a yield equal to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and the crop insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under this subtitle, except for coverage authorized pursuant to subsection (b)(1), shall be 50 percentage points less than the premium subsidy that would otherwise apply. During the period native sod acreage is covered by this subsection, a producer may not substitute yields for the native sod. ; by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: This subsection shall only apply to native sod acreage in the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska. . Section 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4) ) is amended— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting ineligibility ; reduction in benefits in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting , or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled, after tilled ; in subparagraph (B)— in the subparagraph heading, by striking and inserting Ineligibility for ; Reduction in by striking clause
(i)and inserting the following: During the first 4 crop years of planting, as determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an annual crop after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 shall be subject to a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph. ; and by adding at the end the following: For purposes of the reduction in benefits for the acreage described in clause (i)— the approved yield shall be determined by using a yield equal to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and the service fees or premiums for crops planted on native sod shall be equal to 200 percent of the amount determined in subsections ( l )(2) or (k), as applicable, but in no case shall exceed the amount determined in subsection ( l )(2)(B)(ii). ; and by striking subparagraph
(C)and inserting the following: This paragraph shall only apply to native sod acreage in the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska. . Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the cropland acreage in each applicable county and State, and the change in cropland acreage from the preceding year in each applicable county and State, beginning with calendar year 2000 and including that information for the most recent year for which that information is available. Not later than January 1, 2015, and each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes— the cropland acreage in each applicable county and State as of the date of submission of the report; and the change in cropland acreage from the preceding year in each applicable county and State.
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