Sec. 11208. State cover crop and soil health matching payments
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The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 508D ( 7 U.S.C. 1508d ) the following: In this section: The term covered insurance program means a policy or plan of insurance offered by the Corporation. The term qualifying cover crop means a crop that— is cereal or another grass, legumes, brassica, nonlegume broadleaf, or any combination of those crops; is planted for conservation purposes in accordance with— guidance of the Natural Resources Conservation Service; or any other expert guidance, as determined by the Secretary; and is not an insured crop.
The term soil health conservation practice means any in-field conservation practice that improves soil health and is expected to improve the long-term viability of a producer through risk reduction, improved yields, reduced costs, or increased revenue through ecosystem markets. Beginning with crop year 2026, the Secretary shall provide additional premium subsidies to producers for each acre— in a covered insurance program, including through a whole farm revenue protection policy developed under section 522(c)(7), on which— a qualifying cover crop was planted— after June 15 of the preceding calendar year; or during the current crop year; or a similar in-field soil health conservation practice is implemented; and that was enrolled in a qualifying cover crop or similar in-field soil health conservation practice program administered by a State to provide premium subsidies under an agreement or memorandum of understanding with the Risk Management Agency pursuant to section 508(c)(8).
A producer that receives an additional premium subsidy under paragraph
(1)for a crop year shall submit to the Secretary a report of acreage form for each acre described in paragraph
(1)with respect to that crop year. Subject to paragraphs
(2)and (3), an additional premium subsidy provided to a producer under subsection (b)(1) shall be— calculated on a common land unit basis or an equivalent or more-precise basis; and in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying— the number of acres of the producer for which the additional premium subsidy is provided; and the amount of the premium subsidy provided by the State program per acre, up to $5 per acre. An additional premium subsidy provided to a producer under subsection (b)(1) for an acre described in that subsection shall not exceed the amount of the premium owed by the producer with respect to that acre. The amount of an additional premium subsidy provided to a producer under subsection (b)(1) shall be modified to reflect the individual producer-share of the acres covered by the subsidy. Participation by a producer in a State program that provides premium subsidies for conservation practices, including cover crops, shall not disqualify a producer from receiving assistance 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 use not more than $5,000,000 to provide technical assistance, outreach, and program support with respect to this section. .
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Sec. 11208
State cover crop and soil health matching payments
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