Sec. 1601. Noninsured crop assistance program
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Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency on the type and format of data received under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program that— best facilitates the use of that data in developing policies or plans of insurance offered under the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and ensures the availability of that data on a regular basis.
The Secretary shall coordinate between the agencies of the Department that provide programs or services to farmers and ranchers that are potentially eligible for the noninsured crop disaster assistance program under this section— to make available coverage under— the fee waiver under subsection (k)(2); or the premium discount under subsection (l)(3); and to share eligibility information to reduce paperwork and avoid duplication. ; and in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (B), by striking clause
(i)and inserting the following: As determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of a covered crop during the period beginning on February 8, 2014, and ending on the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 shall be subject to 4 cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph. During the first 4 crop years of planting, as determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of a covered crop other than a hay or forage crop after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 shall be subject to 4 cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph. During each crop year of planting, as determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of a hay or forage crop after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 shall be subject to 4 cumulative years of a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph. ; by redesignating subparagraph
(C)as subparagraph (D); by inserting after subparagraph
(B)the following: As a condition on the receipt of benefits under this section, a producer that has tilled native sod acreage for the production of an insurable crop as described in subparagraph (B)(i) shall certify to the Secretary that acreage using— an acreage report form of the Farm Service Agency (FSA–578 or any successor form); and 1 or more maps. Beginning on the date on which a producer submits a certification under clause (i), as soon as practicable after the producer discovers a change in tilled native sod acreage described in that clause, the producer shall submit to the Secretary any appropriate corrections to a form or map described in subclause
(I)or
(II)of that clause. Not later than January 1, 2019, and each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2023, 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 tilled native sod acreage that has been certified under clause
(i)in each county and State as of the date of submission of the report. ; and in subparagraph
(D)(as so redesignated)— by striking This paragraph and inserting the following: Subject to clause (ii), this paragraph ; and by adding at the end the following: A governor of a State other than a State described in clause
(i)may elect to have this paragraph apply to the State. ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking not later than 30 days and inserting by an appropriate deadline ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish a streamlined process for the submission of records and acreage reports under paragraphs
(2)and
(3)for— diverse production systems such as those typical of urban production systems, other small-scale production systems, and direct-to-consumer production systems; and additional coverage under subsection (l)— for maximum liabilities not greater than $100,000; and that is equivalent to the process described in the regulations for microloan operating loans under parts 761 and 764 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ). ; in subsection (d)— by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; by inserting before paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated) the following: the producer’s share of the total acres devoted to the eligible crop; by ; and in paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated), by striking established yield for the crop and inserting approved yield for the crop, as determined by the Secretary ; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1), by striking farm and inserting approved ; in paragraph (2)— in the second sentence— by inserting approved before yield ; and by striking Subject and inserting the following: Subject ; and in the matter preceding subparagraph
(B)(as so designated)— by striking yield coverage and inserting an approved yield ; and by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and in paragraph (3), by striking transitional yield of the producer and inserting county expected yield ; in subsection (i)(2), by striking exceed $125,000 and inserting the following: “exceed— in the case of catastrophic coverage under subsection (c), $125,000; and in the case of additional coverage under subsection (l), $300,000 ; in subsection (k)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking $250 and inserting $325 ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking $750 and inserting $825 ; and by striking $1,875 and inserting $1,950 ; and in subsection (l)— in paragraph (1)— by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively; by inserting before subparagraph
(B)(as so redesignated) the following: the producer's share of the total acres devoted to the crop; ; and in subparagraph
(C)(as so redesignated), by inserting , contract price, or other premium price (such as a local, organic, or direct market price, as elected by the producer) after price ; by striking paragraphs
(3)and (5); and by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (3).
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