SEC. 2. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), as amended 
by section 11013(b)) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) COVERAGES.—In the case of an eligi-
ble crop described in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall operate a noninsured 
crop disaster assistance program to provide cov-
erages based on individual yields (other than 
for value-loss crops) equivalent to— 
‘‘(i) catastrophic risk protection avail-
able under section 508(b) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)); or 
‘‘(ii) additional coverage available 
under subsections (c) and (h) of section 
508 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does 
not exceed 65 percent. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 
shall carry out this section through the Farm 
Service Agency (referred to in this section as 
the ‘Agency’).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 
clause (iii); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(ii) for which additional cov-
erage under subsections (c) and (h) of 
section 508 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508) is not available; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (l), the 
Secretary’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) PAYMENT EQUIVALENT TO ADDITIONAL COV-
ERAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
available to a producer eligible for noninsured assist-
ance under this section a payment equivalent to an 
indemnity for additional coverage under subsections 
(c) and (h) of section 508 of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does not exceed 
65 percent of the established yield for the eligible 
crop on the farm, computed by multiplying— 
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‘‘(A) the quantity that is not greater than 
65 percent of the established yield for the crop, 
as determined by the Secretary, specified in in-
crements of 5 percent; 
‘‘(B) 100 percent of the average market 
price for the crop, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(C) a payment rate for the type of crop, 
as determined by the Secretary, that reflects— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a crop that is pro-
duced with a significant and variable har-
vesting expense, the decreasing cost in-
curred in the production cycle for the crop 
that is, as applicable— 
‘‘(I) harvested; 
‘‘(II) planted but not harvested; 
or 
‘‘(III) 
prevented 
from 
being 
planted because of drought, flood, or 
other natural disaster, as determined 
by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a crop that is pro-
duced without a significant and variable 
harvesting expense, such rate as shall be 
determined by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(2) PREMIUM.—To be eligible to receive a pay-
ment under this subsection, a producer shall pay— 
‘‘(A) the service fee required by subsection 
(k); and 
‘‘(B) a premium for the applicable crop 
year that is equal to the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
‘‘(i) the number of acres devoted to 
the eligible crop; 
‘‘(ii) the established yield for the eligi-
ble crop, as determined by the Secretary 
under subsection (e); 
‘‘(iii) the coverage level elected by the 
producer; 
‘‘(iv) the average market price, as de-
termined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(v) .0525. 
‘‘(3) LIMITED RESOURCE, BEGINNING, AND SO-
CIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS.—The additional 
coverage made available under this subsection shall 
be available to limited resource, beginning, and so-
cially disadvantaged producers, as determined by the 
Secretary, in exchange for a premium that is 50 per-
cent of the premium determined for a producer 
under paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(4) PREMIUM
PAYMENT
AND
APPLICATION 
DEADLINE.— 
‘‘(A) PREMIUM
PAYMENT.—A producer 
electing additional coverage under this sub-
section shall pay the premium amount owed for 
the additional coverage by September 30 of the 
crop year for which the additional coverage is 
purchased. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION DEADLINE.—The latest 
date on which additional coverage under this 
subsection may be elected shall be the applica-
tion closing date described in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Additional coverage 
under this subsection shall be available beginning 
with the 2014 crop.’’. 
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