Sec. 11014. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD
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## SEC. 11014 CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD ###
(a)Federal Crop Insurance Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting “, or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled,” after “tilled”; ####
(2)in paragraph (2)— #####
(A)in the paragraph heading, by striking “Ineligibility for” and inserting “Reduction in”; #####
(B)by striking subparagraph
(A)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(A) In general > > During the first 4 crop years of planting, as determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an annual crop after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 shall be subject to a reduction in benefits under this subtitle as described in this paragraph.” > ; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) Administration > > > ###### “(i) Reduction > > For purposes of the reduction in benefits for the acreage described in subparagraph (A)— > > > ###### “(I) > > the crop insurance guarantee shall be determined by using a yield equal to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the crop insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under this subtitle, except for coverage authorized pursuant to subsection (b)(1), shall be 50 percentage points less than the premium subsidy that would otherwise apply. > > > ###### “(ii) Yield substitution > > During the period native sod acreage is covered by this subsection, a producer may not substitute yields for the native sod.” > ; ####
(3)by striking paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: > > #### “(3) Application > > This subsection shall only apply to native sod acreage in the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska.” > . ###
(b)Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Section 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)) is amended— ####
(1)in the paragraph heading, by striking “ineligibility” and inserting “reduction in benefits”; ####
(2)in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting “, or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled,” after “tilled”; ####
(3)in subparagraph (B)— #####
(A)in the subparagraph heading, by striking “Ineligibility for” and inserting “Reduction in”; #####
(B)by striking clause
(i)and inserting the following: > > ###### “(i) In general > > During the first 4 crop years of planting, as determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an annual crop after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 shall be subject to a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph.” > ; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ###### “(iii) Reduction > > For purposes of the reduction in benefits for the acreage described in clause (i)— > > > ###### “(I) > > the approved yield shall be determined by using a yield equal to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the service fees or premiums for crops planted on native sod shall be equal to 200 percent of the amount determined in subsections (*l*)(2) or (k), as applicable, but in no case shall exceed the amount determined in subsection (*l*)(2)(B)(ii).” > ; and ####
(4)by striking subparagraph
(C)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(C) Application > > This paragraph shall only apply to native sod acreage in the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska.” > .
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