(b) CLAIMS FOR LOSSES AND REINSURANCE.—Section 
508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is 
further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as 
subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and 
(2) inserting after subsection (i), as redesignated 
by section 6(a)(2), the following new subsections: 
‘‘(j) CLAIMS FOR LOSSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under rules prescribed by 
the Corporation, the Corporation may provide for ad-
justment and payment of claims for losses. The rules 
prescribed by the Corporation shall establish stand-
ards to ensure that all claims for losses are adjusted, 
to the extent practicable, in a uniform and timely 
manner. 
‘‘(2) DENIAL OF CLAIMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), if a claim for indemnity is denied by 
the Corporation or by the private insurance pro-
vider, an action on the claim may be brought 
against the Corporation or Secretary or the in-
surance provider only in the United States dis-
trict court for the district in which the insured 
farm is located. 
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‘‘(B) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—A suit on 
the claim may be brought not later than 1 year 
after the date on which written notice of denial 
of the claim is provided to the claimant. 
‘‘(3) INDEMNIFICATION.—The Corporation shall 
provide private insurance providers with indem-
nification, including costs and reasonable attorney 
fees incurred by the private insurance provider, due 
to errors or omissions on the part of the Corporation. 
‘‘(k) REINSURANCE.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this title, the Corporation shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, provide reinsurance to insurers approved 
by the Corporation that insure producers of any agricul-
tural commodity under a plan or plans acceptable to the 
Corporation. Such reinsurance shall be provided upon such 
terms and conditions as the Board may determine to be 
consistent with subsections (b) and (c) and sound reinsur-
ance principles. The Corporation’s reinsurance agreements 
with the reinsured companies shall require the reinsured 
companies to bear a sufficient share of any potential loss 
under such agreement so as to ensure that the reinsured 
company will sell and service policies of insurance in a 
sound and prudent manner, taking into consideration the 
financial condition of the reinsured companies and the 
availability of private reinsurance.’’. 
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(c) CROSS REFERENCES.— 
(1) CLAIMS FOR LOSSES.—Section 506(d) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1506(d)) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘section 
508(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 508(j)’’. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS TO BOARD.—Sec-
tion 507(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1507(c)) is amended 
in the last sentence by striking ‘‘section 508(b)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 508(h)’’. 
(3) 
DEFINITION
OF
AGRICULTURAL
COM-
MODITY.—Section 518 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1518) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (m)’’. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CROP 
INSURANCE FUND. 
Section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1516) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 516. FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COR-
PORATION SALARIES AND AGENT COMMISSIONS.—There are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to cover the salaries and administrative expenses of 
the Corporation and the administrative and operating ex-
penses of the Corporation for the sales commissions of 
agents. 
‘‘(b) CROP INSURANCE FUND.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished an insurance fund for deposit of premiums col-
lected under section 508(d), income from reinsurance 
operations, and appropriations made available under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—There are hereby appro-
priated, without fiscal year limitation, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the in-
surance fund. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSES OF INSURANCE FUND.—The Corpora-
tion may use amounts in the insurance fund to pay the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Beginning with the 1996 crop year, the ad-
ministrative and operating expenses of approved in-
surance providers, other than expenses for which 
funds are authorized to be appropriated under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(2) All other expenses of the Corporation (other 
than expenses for which funds are authorized to be 
appropriated under subsection (a)), including all pre-
mium subsidies and indemnities. 
‘‘(3) For the 1995 crop year, all administrative 
and expense reimbursements due under a reinsurance 
agreement with an approved private insurance pro-
vider. 
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‘‘(4) Expenses incurred by the Corporation to 
carry out research and development. 
‘‘(5) For the 1996 crop year, the administrative 
and operating expenses of the Corporation for the 
sales commissions of agents, but not to exceed an 
amount equal to 10.5 percent of the total amount of 
premiums paid by producers for insurance policies 
for the 1996 crop year.’’. 
SEC. 9. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 514 (7 U.S.C. 1514) the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 515. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR FEDERAL CROP IN-
SURANCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND TERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary may establish within the Department of Agriculture 
an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Com-
mittee for Federal Crop Insurance. If established, the Advi-
sory Committee shall remain in existence until September 
30, 1998. 
‘‘(b) PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY.—The primary re-
sponsibility of the Advisory Committee shall be to advise 
the Secretary on the implementation of this title and on 
other issues related to crop insurance, as determined by the 
Manager. 
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‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall be 
composed of the Manager of the Corporation, the Secretary 
(or a designee of the Secretary), and not less than 12 mem-
bers representing organizations and agencies involved in the 
provision of crop insurance under this title. Not less than 
3 of the members of the Advisory Committee shall be rep-
resentatives of the specialty crops industry. The organiza-
tions or agencies represented by members on the Advisory 
Committee may include insurance companies, insurance 
agents, farm producer organizations, experts on agronomic 
practices, and banking and lending institutions. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) TERMS.—Members of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be appointed by the Secretary for a term 
of up to 2 years from nominations made by the orga-
nizations and agencies specified in subsection (c). The 
terms of the members shall be staggered. 
‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be chaired by the Manager of the Corporation. 
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall 
meet at least annually. The meetings of the Advisory 
Committee shall be publicly announced in advance 
and shall be open to the public. Appropriate records 
of the activities of the Advisory Committee shall be 
kept and made available to the public on request. 
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‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than June 30 of each year, 
the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port specifying its conclusions and recommendations re-
garding— 
‘‘(1) the progress toward implementation of the 
provisions of this title; 
‘‘(2) the actuarial soundness of the Federal crop 
insurance program; 
‘‘(3) the rate of producer participation in both 
catastrophic risk protection under section 508(b) and 
buy-up coverage under section 508(c); and 
‘‘(4) the progress toward improved crop insur-
ance coverage for new and specialty crops.’’. 
SEC. 10. NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 519 of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1519) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 519. NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In the case of an eligible 
crop described in paragraph (2), the Corporation 
shall establish a noninsured crop disaster assistance 
program to provide coverage equivalent to the cata-
strophic risk protection otherwise available under sec-
tion 508(b). 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CROPS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘eligible crop’ means each com-
mercial crop or other agricultural commodity 
(except livestock)— 
‘‘(i) for which catastrophic risk protec-
tion under section 508(b) is not available; 
and 
‘‘(ii) which is produced for food, fiber, 
or as an industrial crop (as defined by the 
Corporation). 
‘‘(B) CROPS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED.—The 
term ‘eligible crop’ shall include floricultural, or-
namental nursery, and Christmas tree crops and 
turfgrass sod. 
‘‘(3) CAUSE OF LOSS.—To qualify for assistance 
under this section, the losses of the noninsured com-
modity shall be due to drought, flood, or other natural 
disaster, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION FOR NONINSURED CROP DISASTER 
ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) TIMELY APPLICATION.—To be eligible for 
assistance under this section, producers shall submit 
an application for noninsured crop disaster assist-
ance at a local office of the Department of Agri-
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culture. The application shall be in such form, con-
tain such information, and be submitted at such time 
as the Corporation may require. 
‘‘(2) RECORDS AND REPORTS.—To obtain non-
insured crop disaster assistance, a producer shall— 
‘‘(A) provide records acceptable to the Cor-
poration of historical acreage and production of 
the eligible crops for which assistance is sought 
or accept a yield determined by the Corporation; 
and 
‘‘(B) report acreage planted and prevented 
from planting by the designated acreage report-
ing date for that crop and location as established 
by the Corporation. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.—Noninsured crop disaster as-
sistance under this section shall not cover losses due 
to— 
‘‘(A) the neglect or malfeasance of the pro-
ducer; 
‘‘(B) the failure of the producer to reseed to 
the same crop in those areas and under such cir-
cumstances where it is customary to reseed; or 
‘‘(C) the failure of the producer to follow 
good farming practices, as determined by the 
Corporation. 
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‘‘(4) REVENUE LIMITATION.—A person who has 
qualifying gross revenues in excess of $2,000,000 an-
nually, as determined by the Secretary, shall not be 
eligible to receive any noninsured crop disaster assist-
ance payments. For purposes of this section, the term 
‘qualifying gross revenues’ means— 
‘‘(A) if a majority of the person’s gross rev-
enue is received from farming, ranching, and 
forestry operations, the gross revenue from the 
person’s farming, ranching, and forestry oper-
ations; and 
‘‘(B) if less than a majority of the person’s 
gross revenue is received from farming, ranching, 
and forestry operations, the person’s gross rev-
enue from all sources. 
‘‘(c) LOSS REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED AREA LOSS.—A producer of an 
eligible crop shall not receive noninsured crop disaster 
assistance unless the average yield for that crop, or an 
equivalent measure in the event yield data are not 
available, in an area falls below 65 percent of the ex-
pected area yield, as established by the Corporation. 
‘‘(2) PREVENTED PLANTING.—Subject to para-
graph (1), the Corporation shall make a prevented 
planting noninsured crop disaster assistance payment 
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if the producer is prevented from planting more than 
35 percent of the acreage intended for the eligible crop 
because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) REDUCED YIELDS.—Subject to paragraph 
(1), the Corporation shall make a reduced yield non-
insured crop disaster assistance payment if the total 
quantity of the eligible crop that a producer is able 
to harvest on any farm is, because of drought, flood, 
or other natural disaster as determined by the Sec-
retary, less than 50 percent of the expected individual 
yield for the crop, as determined by the Corporation, 
factored for the producer’s interest for the crop. 
‘‘(d) PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REDUCED YIELDS.—If the producer is eligi-
ble for reduced yield noninsured crop disaster assist-
ance, payments shall be made for farm losses in excess 
of 50 percent of the established farm yield for the eli-
gible crop indemnified at 60 percent of the average 
market price for that crop, or a comparable coverage 
as determined by the Corporation. Any eligible crop 
that is produced with significant and variable, post- 
planting expenses, the payment shall be reduced to re-
flect reduced production costs and harvesting costs if 
the crop is not harvested. 
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‘‘(2) PREVENTED PLANTING.—If the producer is 
eligible for a prevented planting payment under this 
section, the amount paid to the producer on a claim 
under this section may reflect a reduction that is pro-
portional to the out-of-pocket expenses that are not in-
curred by the producer as a result of not planting, 
growing, or harvesting the crop for which the claim 
is made, as determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(e) YIELD DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Corporation shall 
establish farm yields for purposes of providing non-
insured crop disaster assistance under this section. 
‘‘(2) ACTUAL PRODUCTION HISTORY.—The Cor-
poration shall determine yield coverage using the pro-
ducer’s actual production history over a period of not 
less than the 4 previous consecutive crop years and 
not more than 10 consecutive crop years. Subject to 
paragraph (3), the yield for the year in which non-
insured crop disaster assistance is sought shall be 
equal to the average of the producer’s actual produc-
tion history during the period considered. 
‘‘(3) ASSIGNMENT OF YIELD.—If a producer does 
not submit adequate documentation of production his-
tory to determine a crop yield under paragraph (2), 
the Corporation shall assign to the producer a yield 
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equal to not less than 65 percent of the transitional 
yield of the producer (adjusted to reflect actual pro-
duction reflected in the records acceptable to the Cor-
poration for continuous years), as specified in regula-
tions issued by the Corporation based on production 
history requirements. 
‘‘(f) PAYMENT OF LOSSES.—Payments for noninsured 
crop disaster assistance losses under this section shall be 
made from the insurance fund established under section 
516. Such losses shall not be included in calculating the 
premiums charged to producers for insurance under section 
508. 
‘‘(g) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of 
payments that a person shall be entitled to receive annually 
under this section may not exceed $100,000. For purposes 
of applying this limitation, the Secretary shall issue regula-
tions defining the term ‘person’ that shall conform, to the 
extent practicable, to the regulations defining ‘person’ 
issued under section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(7 U.S.C. 1308).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) EXISTING EMERGENCY CROP LOSS ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.—Effective July 1, 1995, chapter 3 of 
subtitle B of title XXII of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
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servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421 
note) is amended by striking subchapter A. 
(2) 
EMERGENCY
APPROPRIATIONS.—Effective 
July 1, 1995, the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended— 
(A) in section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) (2 U.S.C. 
901(b)(2)(D)(i)), by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence 
shall not apply to appropriations to cover agri-
cultural crop disaster assistance.’’; and 
(B) in section 252(e) (2 U.S.C. 902(e)), by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply to direct 
spending provisions to cover agricultural crop 
disaster assistance.’’. 
SEC. 11. CROP INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS UNDER PRICE 
SUPPORT PROGRAMS. 
(a) RICE.—Section 101B(c) of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441–2(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1)(F); and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: 
‘‘(2) CROP
INSURANCE
REQUIREMENT.—As a 
condition of receiving any benefit (including pay-
ments) under this section, a producer must obtain at 
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least catastrophic risk protection insurance coverage 
under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act for the crop and crop year in which the benefit 
is sought, if such coverage is offered by the Federal 
Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(b) EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON.—Section 103(h) of 
the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444(h)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para-
graph (17) and moving the margin 2 ems to the left; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) CROP INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving any benefit (including payments) under 
this section, a producer must obtain at least catastrophic 
risk protection insurance coverage under section 508(b) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act for the crop and crop year 
in which the benefit is sought, if such coverage is offered 
by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(c) UPLAND COTTON.—Section 103B(c) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444–2(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1)(F); and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: 
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‘‘(2) CROP
INSURANCE
REQUIREMENT.—As a 
condition of receiving any benefit (including pay-
ments) under this section, a producer must obtain at 
least catastrophic risk protection insurance coverage 
under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act for the crop and crop year in which the benefit 
is sought, if such coverage is offered by the Federal 
Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(d) FEED GRAINS.—Section 105B(c) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444f(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1)(G); and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: 
‘‘(2) CROP
INSURANCE
REQUIREMENT.—As a 
condition of receiving any benefit (including pay-
ments) under this section, a producer must obtain at 
least catastrophic risk protection insurance coverage 
under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act for the crop and crop year in which the benefit 
is sought, if such coverage is offered by the Federal 
Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(e) TOBACCO.—Section 106 of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445) is amended by striking subsection (e) 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
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‘‘(e) CROP INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving any benefit (including payments) under 
this section, a producer must obtain at least catastrophic 
risk protection insurance coverage under section 508(b) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act for the crop and crop year 
in which the benefit is sought, if such coverage is offered 
by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(f) WHEAT.—Section 107B(c) of the Agricultural Act 
of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444b–3a(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1)(G); and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: 
‘‘(2) CROP
INSURANCE
REQUIREMENT.—As a 
condition of receiving any benefit (including pay-
ments) under this section, a producer must obtain at 
least catastrophic risk protection insurance coverage 
under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act for the crop and crop year in which the benefit 
is sought, if such coverage is offered by the Federal 
Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(g) PEANUTS.—Section 108B of the Agricultural Act 
of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445c–3) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(i); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) CROP INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving any benefit (including payments) under 
this section, a producer must obtain at least catastrophic 
risk protection insurance coverage under section 508(b) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act for the crop and crop year 
in which the benefit is sought, if such coverage is offered 
by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(h) OILSEEDS.—Section 205 of the Agricultural Act 
of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446f) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection 
(o); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (m) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(n) CROP INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving any benefit (including payments) under 
this section, a producer must obtain at least catastrophic 
risk protection insurance coverage under section 508(b) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act for the crop and crop year 
in which the benefit is sought, if such coverage is offered 
by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(i) SUGAR.—Section 206 of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446g) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) CROP INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving any benefit (including payments) under 
this section, a producer must obtain at least catastrophic 
risk protection insurance coverage under section 508(b) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act for the crop and crop year 
in which the benefit is sought, if such coverage is offered 
by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
(j) HONEY.—Section 207 of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446h) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) CROP INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving any benefit (including payments) under 
this section, a producer must obtain at least catastrophic 
risk protection insurance coverage under section 508(b) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act for the crop and crop year 
in which the benefit is sought, if such coverage is offered 
by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.’’. 
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(k) DISASTER PAYMENTS.—Section 208 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446i) is repealed. 
SEC. 12. ELIMINATION OF GENDER REFERENCES. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATION.—Section 505 of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1505) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking the third sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘The Board shall be appointed 
by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Secretary. 
The Secretary shall not be a member of the Board.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘upon him’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘He shall be appointed by,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The manager shall be appointed 
by,’’. 
(b) PERSONNEL.—Section 507 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
1507) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘as he may de-
termine: Provided, That’’ and inserting ‘‘as the Sec-
retary may determine appropriate. However,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘as he may re-
quest’’ and inserting ‘‘that the Secretary requests’’. 
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(c) INDEMNITIES EXEMPT FROM LEVY.—Section 509 
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1509) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
his estate’’ and inserting ‘‘or the estate of the insured’’. 
SEC. 13. PREVENTED PLANTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective for the 1994 crop year, 
a producer described in subsection (b) shall receive com-
pensation under the prevented planting coverage policy pro-
vision described in subsection (b)(1) by— 
(1) obtaining from the Secretary of Agriculture 
the applicable amount that is payable under the con-
servation use program described in subsection (b)(4); 
and 
(2) obtaining from the Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation the amount that is equal to the difference 
between— 
(A) the amount that is payable under the 
conservation use program; and 
(B) the amount that is payable under the 
prevented planting coverage policy. 
(b) ELIGIBLE
PRODUCERS.—Subsection (a) shall 
apply to a producer who— 
(1) purchased a prevented planting policy for the 
1994 crop year from the Federal Crop Insurance Cor-
poration prior to the spring sales closing date for the 
1994 crop year; 
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(2) is unable to plant a crop due to major, wide-
spread flooding in the Midwest, or excessive ground 
moisture, that occurred prior to the spring sales clos-
ing date for the 1994 crop year; 
(3) had a reasonable expectation of planting a 
crop on the prevented planting acreage for the 1994 
crop year; and 
(4) participates in a conservation use program 
established for the 1994 crop of wheat, feed grains, 
upland cotton, or rice established under section 
107B(c)(1)(E), 
105B(c)(1)(E), 
103B(c)(1)(D), 
or 
101B(c)(1)(D), respectively, of the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b–3a(c)(1)(E), 1444f(c)(1)(E), 
1444–2(c)(1)(D), or 1441–2(c)(1)(D)). 
(c) OILSEED PREVENTED PLANTING PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective for the 1994 crop 
year, a producer of a crop of oilseeds (as defined in 
section 205(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
U.S.C. 1446f(a))) shall receive a prevented planting 
payment for the crop if the requirements of para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b) are satisfied. 
(2) SOURCE OF PAYMENT.—The total amount of 
payments required under this subsection shall be 
made by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. 
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(d) PAYMENT.—A payment under this section may not 
be made before October 1, 1994. 
SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as provided in section 10(b) and section 13, 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply to the provision of crop insurance under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) beginning with 
the 1995 crop year. With respect to the 1994 crop year, the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act) shall continue to 
apply. 
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