Sec. 3. Whole farm revenue protection
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Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: increase participation by producers— marketing direct-to-consumers; marketing through intermediated sales in local and regional markets; or using farm identity-preserved marketing. ; and in paragraph (7)— in subparagraph (B), by inserting or in combination with after in lieu of ; in subparagraph (C)— in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking may and inserting shall ; in clause (i), by striking or at the end; by redesignating clause
(ii)as clause (iii); and by inserting after clause
(i)the following: utilize a resource-conserving crop rotation; or ; in subparagraph (D), by striking may and inserting shall ; by redesignating subparagraph
(F)as subparagraph (H); and by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Save Our Small Farms Act of 2024, the Corporation shall implement the following modifications to the plan developed under subparagraph (A): Establish that Internal Revenue Service Tax Form Schedule F shall be sufficient for the establishment of historical adjusted revenue, subject to the condition that approved insurance providers may request additional verifiable records in cases where there is documented evidence that the farm tax records of the applicant are incomplete. Prohibit an approved insurance provider from adjusting the revenue guarantee after the approved insurance provider accepts the revised farm operation report, unless the approved insurance provider, in coordination with the Risk Management Agency, identifies indicators of potential fraud. Expand the option for significantly less paperwork and recordkeeping to producers with not less than $1,000,000 in gross revenue. Raise the limit on growth expansion for all producers to the lower of— 100 percent of historic revenue; and $500,000. Expand the diversification premium discount to apply to not fewer than 10 commodities. Moderate the impact of disaster years by— counting payments made under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program established by section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ); or using an assigned yield floor similar to the limitation described in section 508(g)(6)(A)(i), as determined by the Secretary. Increase agent incentives to market whole farm revenue protection by— providing annual additional administration and operating subsidies, at a rate determined by the Secretary, to approved insurance providers for any new whole farm revenue policies written in a given year; and with respect to a whole farm revenue protection policy, requiring approved insurance providers to pay to the agent who sold that policy an amount equal to the total administration and operating subsidy earned on that policy. Provide for additional educational and training opportunities to approved insurance providers and insurance agents. In the case of a producer that participated in noninsured crop disaster assistance under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) in each of the 3 crop years preceding the date of the enactment of this subparagraph that enrolls in a whole farm insurance plan under this paragraph for the first crop year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Corporation shall provide a premium discount of 35 percent with respect to such first crop year. In the case of a producer that meets the requirements of subsection (b)(4)(B) of section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) and enrolls in a whole farm insurance plan under this paragraph, the Corporation shall provide a premium discount of 30 percent with respect to the first year in which such producer is so enrolled. .
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