Sec. 2. Administration and operation of noninsured crop assistance program
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Section 196 of the of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)(C)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting best facilitates after assistance program that ; in clause (i)— by striking best facilitates ; and by striking and at the end; in clause (ii)— by striking ensures ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: the expansion of crops listed on the National Crop Table of the Farm Service Agency with a local average market price; and the voluntary graduation of program participants to the whole farm revenue insurance plan established under the section 522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(7) ). ; in subsection (b), by amending paragraph
(4)to read as follows: 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, including— reduced acreage report requirements; and allowing 2 reports so as to accommodate a second, later acreage reporting date. In the case of a producer of diverse production systems described in subparagraph (A)(i) that may be eligible for the whole farm revenue insurance plan established under section 522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(7) ), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Farm Service Agency, shall establish a streamlined revenue-based option, designed to assist such producer to, on a voluntary basis, transition from the noninsured crop disaster assistance under this section to the whole farm revenue insurance plan. The streamlined revenue-based option established under clause
(i)shall— offer a premium discount of 25 percent for the first crop year that a producer— certifies that the producer will transition from noninsured crop disaster assistance under this section to the whole farm revenue insurance plan established under section 522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(7) ) not later than 3 years after the date of the certification; and provides revenue history with respect to such crop year; offer a premium discount of 50 percent in the crop year succeeding the crop year described in subclause
(I)if the producer— certifies that the producer will transition from noninsured crop disaster assistance under this section to the whole farm revenue insurance plan established under section 522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(7) ) not later than 2 years after the date of the certification; and provides revenue history with respect to such crop year; and offer a premium discount of 50 percent in the crop year succeeding the crop year described in subclause
(II)if the producer— purchases insurance under the whole farm revenue insurance plan established under section 522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(7) ) not later than 1 year after the date of the certification; and provides revenue history with respect to such crop year. The Secretary shall accept the Internal Revenue Service Tax Form Schedule F with respect to a producer for purposes of establishing revenue history under clause (ii). The Secretary shall submit to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation the revenue history submitted to the Secretary pursuant to clause (ii). Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Save our Small Farms Act of 2024, the Secretary shall issue regulations to ensure that premium discounts under this paragraph are only available to producers that comply with this paragraph. ; in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: Producers of hand-harvested or rapidly-deteriorating crops may submit losses of such crops to the Secretary after the 120-hour period following such losses and be eligible for assistance under this section. The Secretary shall permit, when an appraisal of crop acreage is requested (by a producer or determined necessary by a State agricultural official or Farm Service Agency State executive director) in a year that a notice of loss is filed, particularly in cases where a loss adjuster is not available within 72 hours of the notice, the following alternatives to an in-person appraisal by a loss adjuster: Remote appraisal, including time-stamped photographs, drone footage, or other technology applications. Appraisal by field office staff of the Farm Service Agency with requisite training, in conjunction with remote appraisal. For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall require field office staff to attend a noninsured crop disaster assistance appraisal training. ; in subsection (e)(3), by striking 65 percent and inserting 100 percent ; in subsection (i)(2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: in the case of a limited resource, beginning, veteran, or socially disadvantaged farmers or rancher, or a farmer or rancher participating in the revenue-based option established by subsection (b)(4)(B), $600,000. ; in subsection (k)(2)— by striking or a veteran and inserting a veteran ; and by inserting , or a farmer or rancher participating in the revenue-based option established by subsection (b)(4)(B) before the period at the end; in subsection (l), by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: The coverage made available under this subsection shall be available to limited resource, beginning, and socially disadvantaged farmers, as determined by the Secretary, and veteran farmers or ranchers, and a farmer or rancher participating in the revenue-based option established by subsection (b)(4)(B), in exchange for a premium that is 25 percent of the premium determined under paragraph (2). ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall work with outreach and technical assistance providers, extension offices, and State departments of agriculture to advertise noninsured crop disaster assistance, particularly to limited resource, beginning, veteran, and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and farmers and ranchers of diverse production systems eligible to participate in the revenue-based option established by subsection (b)(4)(B). .
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