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‘‘(2) INELIGIBILITY.—Noncropland acreage on 
which an agricultural commodity for which a policy 
or plan of insurance is available under this title is 
planted shall be ineligible for crop insurance under 
this title for the first 4 years of planting, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) YIELD DETERMINATION BASED ON COUN-
TY ACTUAL PRODUCTION HISTORY.—If an agricul-
tural commodity ineligible for insurance as described 
in paragraph (2) is planted for 4 years, beginning 
with the fifth year in which the commodity is plant-
ed, the producer of the commodity may procure crop 
insurance for the commodity under this title. The 
yield for such crop insurance shall be determined 
only— 
‘‘(A) by using the actual production history 
for the farm; and 
‘‘(B) for each year in which the farm does 
not have an actual production history, by using 
the average actual production history for the 
commodity in the county in which the farm is 
located. 
‘‘(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 
apply to crop years following the 2007 crop year.’’.
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SEC. 11008. FUNDS FOR DATA MINING. 
Section 515(k) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) AVAILABLE
FUNDS.—To carry out this 
section, the Corporation may use, from amounts 
made available from the insurance fund established 
under section 516(c)— 
‘‘(A) not more than $11,000,000 during 
fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(B) not more than $7,000,000 during fis-
cal year 2009 and each subsequent year there-
after.’’. 
SEC. 11009. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 196(k)(1) of the Agricultural Market Transi-
tion Act (7 U.S.C. 7333(k)(1)) is amended by striking 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) $200 per crop per county; or 
‘‘(B) $600 per producer per county, but 
not to exceed a total of $1,800 per producer.’’. 
SEC. 11010. CHANGE IN DUE DATE FOR CORPORATION PAY-
MENTS FOR UNDERWRITING GAINS. 
Effective beginning with the 2011 reinsurance year, 
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall make pay-
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ments for underwriting gains under the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)— 
(1) for the 2011 reinsurance year on October 1, 
2012; and 
(2) for each reinsurance year thereafter on the 
October 1 of the next calendar year. 
SEC. 11011. SESAME INSURANCE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall establish and carry out a pilot program 
under which a producer of non-dehiscent sesame under 
contract may elect to obtain multi-peril crop insurance, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The multi-peril crop 
insurance offered under the sesame insurance pilot pro-
gram shall— 
(1) be offered through reinsurance arrange-
ments with private insurance companies; 
(2) be actuarially sound; and 
(3) require the payment of premiums and ad-
ministrative fees by a producer obtaining the insur-
ance. 
(c) LOCATION.—The sesame insurance pilot program 
shall be carried out only in the State of Texas. 
(d) RELATION TO PROHIBITION ON RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT BY CORPORATION.—Section 522(e)(4) of
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the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)(4)) 
shall apply with respect to the sesame insurance pilot pro-
gram. 
(e) DURATION.—The Secretary shall commence the 
sesame insurance pilot program as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and continue 
the program through the 2012 crop year. 
SEC. 11012. NATIONAL DROUGHT COUNCIL AND DROUGHT 
PREPAREDNESS PLANS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
National Drought Council established by this sec-
tion. 
(2) CRITICAL SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘critical service provider’’ means an entity that pro-
vides power, water (including water provided by an 
irrigation organization or facility), sewer services, or 
wastewater treatment. 
(3) DROUGHT.—The term ‘‘drought’’ means a 
natural disaster that is caused by a deficiency in 
precipitation— 
(A) that may lead to a deficiency in sur-
face and subsurface water supplies (including 
rivers, streams, wetlands, ground water, soil
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moisture, reservoir supplies, lake levels, and 
snow pack); and 
(B) that causes or may cause— 
(i) substantial economic or social im-
pacts; or 
(ii) physical damage or injury to indi-
viduals, property, or the environment. 
(4) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 
Drought Assistance Fund established by this section. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(6) 
INTERSTATE
WATERSHED.—The 
term 
‘‘interstate watershed’’ means a watershed that tran-
scends State or Tribal boundaries, or both. 
(7) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’, with re-
spect to the National Drought Council, means a 
member of the Council specified or appointed under 
this section or, in the absence of the member, the 
member’s designee. 
(8) 
MITIGATION.—The 
term 
‘‘mitigation’’ 
means a short- or long-term action, program, or pol-
icy that is implemented in advance of or during a