Sec. 11003. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION
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## SEC. 11003 SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION ###
(a)Availability of Supplemental Coverage Option Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: > > #### “(3) Yield and loss basis options > > A producer shall have the option of purchasing additional coverage based on— > > > ##### “(A) > > > ######
(i)> > an individual yield and loss basis; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > an area yield and loss basis; or > > > ##### “(B) > > an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis to cover a part of the deductible under the individual yield and loss policy, as described in paragraph (4)(C).” > . ###
(b)Level of Coverage Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: > > #### “(4) Level of coverage > > > ##### “(A) Dollar denomination and percentage of yield > > Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the level of coverage— > > > ###### “(i) > > shall be dollar denominated; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > may be purchased at any level not to exceed 85 percent of the individual yield or 95 percent of the area yield (as determined by the Corporation). > > > ##### “(B) Information > > The Corporation shall provide producers with information on catastrophic risk and additional coverage in terms of dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of coverage provided in this paragraph). > > > ##### “(C) Supplemental coverage option > > > ###### “(i) In general > > Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of the supplemental coverage option described in paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation shall offer producers the opportunity to purchase coverage in combination with a policy or plan of insurance offered under this subtitle that would allow indemnities to be paid to a producer equal to a part of the deductible under the policy or plan of insurance— > > > ###### “(I) > > at a county-wide level to the fullest extent practicable; or > > > ###### “(II) > > in counties that lack sufficient data, on the basis of such larger geographical area as the Corporation determines to provide sufficient data for purposes of providing the coverage. > > > ###### “(ii) Trigger > > Coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause
(i)shall be triggered only if the losses in the area exceed 14 percent of normal levels (as determined by the Corporation). > > > ###### “(iii) Coverage > > Subject to the trigger described in clause (ii), coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause
(i)shall not exceed the difference between— > > > ###### “(I) > > 86 percent; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the coverage level selected by the producer for the underlying policy or plan of insurance. > > > ###### “(iv) Ineligible crops and acres > > Crops for which the producer has elected under section 1116 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 to receive agriculture risk coverage and acres that are enrolled in the stacked income protection plan under section 508B shall not be eligible for supplemental coverage under this subparagraph. > > > ###### “(v) Calculation of premium > > Notwithstanding subsection (d), the premium for coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause
(i)shall— > > > ###### “(I) > > be sufficient to cover anticipated losses and a reasonable reserve; and > > > ###### “(II) > > include an amount for operating and administrative expenses established in accordance with subsection (k)(4)(F).” > . ###
(c)Payment of Portion of Premium by Corporation Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(H) > > In the case of the supplemental coverage option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), the amount shall be equal to the sum of— > > > ###### “(i) > > 65 percent of the additional premium associated with the coverage; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the amount determined under subsection (c)(4)(C)(v)(II), subject to subsection (k)(4)(F), for the coverage to cover operating and administrative expenses.” > . ###
(d)Application Date **[**[7 U.S.C. 1508 note](/us/usc/t7/s1508)**]** The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall begin to provide additional coverage based on an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis, as described in the amendments made by this section, not later than for the 2015 crop year.
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Sec. 11003
SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION
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