Sec. 2. Good Steward Cover Crop Program
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Subtitle A of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Beginning with crop year 2023, the Secretary shall carry out a program (to be known as the Good Steward Cover Crop Program ) to provide additional premium subsidies to producers for each acre— on which qualifying cover crops are planted during a crop year; and for which the producers— during such crop year— plant crops other than the qualifying cover crops; and purchase insurance under a covered insurance program with respect to such planted crops; and file a report of acreage form to the Secretary with respect to such crop year.
Except as provided paragraph (2), an additional premium subsidy to a producer under subsection
(a)shall be— calculated on a common land unit or equivalent or more precise basis; and be in an amount equal to— $5, multiplied by the number of acres of the producer described in such subsection. An additional premium subsidy under paragraph
(1)shall not exceed the amount of the premium owed by the producer with respect to the acres described in subsection (a). For purposes of the limitation under paragraph (2), an additional premium subsidy shall be modified to reflect the individual producer share of such acres. The Secretary shall, in coordination with the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, carry out outreach to producers, including underserved producers, to provide information with respect to— the program under this section, including eligibility for the program and the additional premium subsidies under the program; and qualifying cover crops. The Secretary shall enter into one or more cooperative agreements with organizations capable of assisting with outreach with respect to the program under this section to— carry out such outreach; and coordinate with soil and water conservation districts to encourage the adoption of qualifying cover crop practices. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall, in coordination with the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency, the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, submit to Congress a report that includes— a summary of the activities carried out under this section, including— the number and amount of premium subsidies provided to producers under this section; the number of acres of cover crops planted for which a premium subsidy was received; and the outreach carried out under subsection (c); and recommendations to increase the number of producers that qualify for the additional premium subsidies under the program under this section. Of the funds of the Corporation, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. Of the amounts made available under paragraph
(1)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve $5,000,000 to carry out technical assistance, outreach, and program support with respect to the program under this section. In this section: The term covered insurance program means a plan of insurance offered by the Corporation, as determined by the Secretary. The term qualifying cover crop means cereals or other grasses, legumes, brassicas, non-legume broadleaves, or any combination thereof that are planted for conservation purposes in accordance with— Natural Resources Conservation Service guidance; and additional expert guidance, as determined by the Secretary. The term underserved producer has the meaning given the term in section 508(a)(7)(A)(ii). .
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Good Steward Cover Crop Program
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