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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 943 

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to immediately reduce crop insurance premium subsidy rates from the higher subsidies provided since 

the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 4, 2013 

Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to immediately 

reduce crop insurance premium subsidy rates from the 

higher subsidies provided since the Agricultural Risk 

Protection Act of 2000. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Crop Insurance Sub5 sidy Reduction Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN SHARE OF CROP INSURANCE PRE2 MIUM PAID BY FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE 

3 CORPORATION. 

4 Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

5 (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘67’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘55’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub9 paragraph (G) and, in clause (i) of such subpara10 graph, by striking ‘‘55’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’; 

11 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub12 paragraph (H) and, in clause (i) of such subpara13 graph, by striking ‘‘48’’ and inserting ‘‘17’’; 

14 (4) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub15 paragraph (I) and, in clause (i) in such subpara16 graph, by striking ‘‘38’’ and inserting ‘‘13’’; and 

17 (5) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and 

18 inserting the following new subparagraphs: 

19 ‘‘(C) In the case of additional coverage 

20 equal to or greater than 55 percent, but less 

21 than 60 percent, of the recorded or appraised 

22 average yield indemnified at not greater than 

23 100 percent of the expected market price, or a 

24 comparable coverage for a policy or plan of in25 surance that is not based on individual yield, 

26 the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) 46 percent of the amount of the 

2 premium established under subsection 

3 (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level selected; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 

6 subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) for the coverage 

7 level selected to cover operating and ad8 ministrative expenses. 

9 ‘‘(D) In the case of additional coverage 

10 equal to or greater than 60 percent, but less 

11 than 65 percent, of the recorded or appraised 

12 average yield indemnified at not greater than 

13 100 percent of the expected market price, or a 

14 comparable coverage for a policy or plan of in15 surance that is not based on individual yield, 

16 the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 

17 ‘‘(i) 38 percent of the amount of the 

18 premium established under subsection 

19 (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level selected; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 

22 subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) for the coverage 

23 level selected to cover operating and ad24 ministrative expenses. 


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1 ‘‘(E) In the case of additional coverage 

2 equal to or greater than 65 percent, but less 

3 than 70 percent, of the recorded or appraised 

4 average yield indemnified at not greater than 

5 100 percent of the expected market price, or a 

6 comparable coverage for a policy or plan of in7 surance that is not based on individual yield, 

8 the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 

9 ‘‘(i) 42 percent of the amount of the 

10 premium established under subsection 

11 (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level selected; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 

14 subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) for the coverage 

15 level selected to cover operating and ad16 ministrative expenses. 

17 ‘‘(F) In the case of additional coverage 

18 equal to or greater than 70 percent, but less 

19 than 75 percent, of the recorded or appraised 

20 average yield indemnified at not greater than 

21 100 percent of the expected market price, or a 

22 comparable coverage for a policy or plan of in23 surance that is not based on individual yield, 

24 the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) 32 percent of the amount of the 

2 premium established under subsection 

3 (d)(2)(B)(i) for the coverage level selected; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 

6 subsection (d)(2)(B)(ii) for the coverage 

7 level selected to cover operating and ad8 ministrative expenses.’’. 

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