515 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(II) in the case of beginning farmers 
or ranchers, replace each excluded yield 
with a yield equal to 80 percent of the ap-
plicable transitional yield.’’. 
SEC. 10016. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO-
DUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF STACKED INCOME PROTECTION 
PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.—The Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 508A (7 U.S.C. 1508a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 508B. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR 
PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—Beginning not later than the 
2014 crop of upland cotton, the Corporation shall make 
available to producers of upland cotton an additional pol-
icy (to be known as the ‘Stacked Income Protection Plan’), 
which shall provide coverage consistent with the Group 
Risk Income Protection Plan (and the associated Harvest 
Revenue Option Endorsement) offered by the Corporation 
for the 2011 crop year. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED TERMS.—The Corporation may mod-
ify the Stacked Income Protection Plan on a program-wide 
basis, except that the Stacked Income Protection Plan 
shall comply with the following requirements: 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00515
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
516 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(1) Provide coverage for revenue loss of not 
less than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent 
of expected county revenue, specified in increments 
of 5 percent. The deductible is the minimum percent 
of revenue loss at which indemnities are triggered 
under the plan, not to be less than 10 percent of the 
expected county revenue. 
‘‘(2) Be offered to producers of upland cotton 
in all counties with upland cotton production— 
‘‘(A) at a county-wide level to the fullest 
extent practicable; or 
‘‘(B) in counties that lack sufficient data, 
on the basis of such larger geographical area as 
the Corporation determines to provide sufficient 
data for purposes of providing the coverage. 
‘‘(3) Be purchased in addition to any other in-
dividual or area coverage in effect on the producer’s 
acreage or as a stand-alone policy, except that if a 
producer has an individual or area coverage for the 
same acreage, the maximum coverage available 
under the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not 
exceed the deductible for the individual or area cov-
erage. 
‘‘(4) Establish coverage based on— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00516
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
517 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(A) the expected price established under 
existing Group Risk Income Protection or area 
wide policy offered by the Corporation for the 
applicable county (or area) and crop year; and 
‘‘(B) an expected county yield that is the 
higher of— 
‘‘(i) the expected county yield estab-
lished for the existing area-wide plans of-
fered by the Corporation for the applicable 
county (or area) and crop year (or, in geo-
graphic areas where area-wide plans are 
not offered, an expected yield determined 
in a manner consistent with those of area- 
wide plans); or 
‘‘(ii) the average of the applicable 
yield data for the county (or area) for the 
most recent 5 years, excluding the highest 
and lowest observations, from the Risk 
Management Agency or the National Agri-
cultural Statistics Service (or both) or, if 
sufficient county data is not available, such 
other data considered appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(5) Use a multiplier factor to establish max-
imum protection per acre (referred to as a ‘protec-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00517
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
518 
HR 2642 PCS 
tion factor’) of not less than the higher of the level 
established on a program wide basis or 120 percent. 
‘‘(6) Pay an indemnity based on the amount 
that the expected county revenue exceeds the actual 
county revenue, as applied to the individual coverage 
of the producer. Indemnities under the Stacked In-
come Protection Plan shall not include or overlap 
the amount of the deductible selected under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(7) In all counties for which data are avail-
able, establish separate coverage levels for irrigated 
and non-irrigated practices. 
‘‘(c) PREMIUM.—Notwithstanding section 508(d), the 
premium for the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall— 
‘‘(1) be sufficient to cover anticipated losses 
and a reasonable reserve; and 
‘‘(2) include an amount for operating and ad-
ministrative expenses established in accordance with 
section 508(k)(4)(F). 
‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY COR-
PORATION.—Subject to section 508(e)(4), the amount of 
premium paid by the Corporation for all qualifying cov-
erage levels of the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall 
be— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00518
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
519 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(1) 80 percent of the amount of the premium 
established under subsection (c) for the coverage 
level selected; and 
‘‘(2) the amount determined under subsection 
(c)(2), subject to section 508(k)(4)(F), for the cov-
erage to cover administrative and operating ex-
penses. 
‘‘(e) RELATION
TO
OTHER
COVERAGES.—The 
Stacked Income Protection Plan is in addition to all other 
coverages available to producers of upland cotton.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
508(k)(4)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(k)(4)(F)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or authorized 
under subsection (c)(4)(C) or section 508B’’ after ‘‘of this 
subparagraph’’. 
SEC. 10017. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 
The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by in-
serting after section 508B, as added by the previous sec-
tion, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 508C. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning with the 
2014 crop year, the Risk Management Agency and the 
Corporation shall make available to producers of peanuts 
a revenue crop insurance program for peanuts. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00519
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
520 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—Subject to subsection (c), 
for purposes of the revenue crop insurance program and 
the multiperil crop insurance program under this Act, the 
effective price for peanuts shall be equal to the Rotterdam 
price index for peanuts, as adjusted to reflect the farmer 
stock price of peanuts in the United States. 
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The effective price for pea-
nuts established under subsection (b) may be ad-
justed by the Risk Management Agency and the 
Corporation to correct distortions. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—If an adjustment is 
made under paragraph (1), the Risk Management 
Agency and the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) make the adjustment in an open and 
transparent manner; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report that describes the 
reasons for the adjustment.’’. 
SEC. 10018. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS. 
Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515(c)) is amended— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00520
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
521 
HR 2642 PCS 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Begin-
ning with’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—Beginning with’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the cor-
rections permitted by the Corporation as of the 
date of enactment of the Federal Agriculture 
Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the 
Corporation shall allow an agent or an approved 
insurance provider, subject to subparagraph 
(B)— 
‘‘(i) within a reasonable amount of 
time following the applicable sales closing 
date, to correct unintentional errors in in-
formation that is provided by a producer 
for the purpose of obtaining coverage 
under any policy or plan of insurance made 
available under this subtitle to ensure that 
the eligibility information is correct; 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00521
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
522 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(ii) within a reasonable amount of 
time following— 
‘‘(I) the acreage reporting date, 
to correct unintentional errors in fac-
tual information that is provided by a 
producer after the sales closing date 
to reconcile the information with the 
information reported by the producer 
to the Farm Service Agency; or 
‘‘(II) the date of any subsequent 
correction of data by the Farm Serv-
ice Agency made as a result of the 
verification of information; and 
‘‘(iii) at any time, to correct uninten-
tional errors that were made by the Farm 
Service Agency or an agent or approved in-
surance provider in transmitting the infor-
mation provided by the producer to the ap-
proved insurance provider or the Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In accordance with the 
procedures of the Corporation, correction to the 
information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
subparagraph (A) may only be made if the cor-
rections do not allow the producer— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00522
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
523 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(i) to avoid ineligibility requirements 
for insurance; 
‘‘(ii) to obtain, enhance, or increase 
an insurance guarantee or indemnity, or 
avoid premium owed, if a cause of loss ex-
ists or has occurred before any correction 
has been made; or 
‘‘(iii) to avoid an obligation or re-
quirement under any Federal or State law. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION TO LATE FILING SANC-
TIONS.—Any corrections made pursuant to this 
paragraph shall not be subject to any late filing 
sanctions authorized in the reinsurance agree-
ment with the Corporation.’’. 
SEC. 10019. IMPLEMENTATION. 
Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) 
SYSTEMS
MAINTENANCE
AND
UP-
GRADES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
maintain and upgrade the information manage-
ment systems of the Corporation used in the 
administration and enforcement of this subtitle. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00523
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
524 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In maintaining 
and upgrading the systems, the Secretary 
shall ensure that new hardware and soft-
ware are compatible with the hardware and 
software used by other agencies of the De-
partment to maximize data sharing and 
promote the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(ii) 
ACREAGE
REPORT
STREAM-
LINING INITIATIVE PROJECT.—As soon as 
practicable, the Secretary shall develop and 
implement an acreage report streamlining 
initiative project to allow producers to re-
port acreage and other information directly 
to the Department.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from 
amounts made available from the insurance 
fund established under section 516(c), not more 
than— 
‘‘(i)(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2014, 
$25,000,000; and 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00524
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
525 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(II) for each of fiscal years 2015 
through 2018, $10,000,000; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Acreage Crop Reporting 
Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project is 
substantially completed by September 30, 
2015, not more than $15,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 
notify the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate of the substantial completion of the 
Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative 
(ACRSI) project not later than July 1, 2015.’’. 
SEC. 10020. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT, PRIORITIES.—Section 522(c) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘CON-
TRACTING’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘may enter into con-
tracts to carry out research and development to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may conduct activities or enter into 
contracts to carry out research and development to 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00525
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
526 
HR 2642 PCS 
maintain or improve existing policies or develop new 
policies to’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development or’’ after 
‘‘The Corporation may’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘conducting research and development or’’ after 
‘‘Before’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘after expert 
review in accordance with section 505(e)’’ after ‘‘ap-
proved by the Board’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘a pasture, 
range, and forage program’’ and inserting ‘‘policies 
that increase participation by producers of under-
served agricultural commodities, including sweet sor-
ghum, biomass sorghum, rice, peanuts, sugarcane, 
alfalfa, pennycress, and specialty crops’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) CONDUCTING AND CONTRACTING 
FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—’’; 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00526
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
527 
HR 2642 PCS 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 
‘‘the Corporation may use to’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 
‘‘for the fiscal year to’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘to provide ei-
ther reimbursement payments or contract pay-
ments’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 10021. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (24); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (16), the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(17) MARGIN COVERAGE FOR CATFISH.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with a qualified 
entity to conduct research and development re-
garding a policy to insure producers against re-
duction in the margin between the market value 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00527
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
528 
HR 2642 PCS 
of catfish and selected costs incurred in the 
production of catfish. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility for the pol-
icy described in subparagraph (A) shall be lim-
ited to freshwater species of catfish that are 
propagated and reared in controlled or selected 
environments. 
‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Board shall 
review the policy described in subparagraph (B) 
under subsection 508(h) and approve the policy 
if the Board finds that the policy— 
‘‘(i) will likely result in a viable and 
marketable policy consistent with this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) would provide crop insurance 
coverage in a significantly improved form; 
‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 
of producers; and 
‘‘(iv) the proposed policy meets other 
requirements of this subtitle determined 
appropriate by the Board. 
‘‘(18) BIOMASS AND SWEET SORGHUM ENERGY 
CROP INSURANCE POLICIES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00528
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
529 
HR 2642 PCS 
qualified entities to carry out research and de-
velopment regarding— 
‘‘(i) a policy to insure biomass sor-
ghum that is grown expressly for the pur-
pose of producing a feedstock for renew-
able 
biofuel, 
renewable 
electricity, 
or 
biobased products; and 
‘‘(ii) a policy to insure sweet sorghum 
that is grown for a purpose described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(B) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.— 
Research and development with respect to each 
of the policies required in subparagraph (A) 
shall evaluate the effectiveness of risk manage-
ment tools for the production of biomass sor-
ghum or sweet sorghum, including policies and 
plans of insurance that— 
‘‘(i) are based on market prices and 
yields; 
‘‘(ii) to the extent that insufficient 
data exist to develop a policy based on 
market prices and yields, evaluate the poli-
cies and plans of insurance based on the 
use of weather indices, including excessive 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00529
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
530 
HR 2642 PCS 
or inadequate rainfall, to protect the inter-
est of crop producers; and 
‘‘(iii) provide protection for production 
or revenue losses, or both. 
‘‘(19) STUDY
ON
SWINE
CATASTROPHIC
DIS-
EASE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of insuring 
swine producers for a catastrophic event. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Corporation shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that describes the results of the study con-
ducted under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(20) WHOLE FARM DIVERSIFIED RISK MAN-
AGEMENT INSURANCE PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
conduct activities or enter into contracts to 
carry out research and development to develop 
a whole farm risk management insurance plan, 
with a liability limitation of $1,250,000, that 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00530
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
531 
HR 2642 PCS 
allows a diversified crop or livestock producer 
the option to qualify for an indemnity if actual 
gross farm revenue is below 85 percent of the 
average gross farm revenue or the expected 
gross farm revenue that can reasonably be ex-
pected of the producer, as determined by the 
Corporation. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
PRODUCERS.—The Cor-
poration shall permit producers (including di-
rect-to-consumer marketers and producers serv-
icing local and regional and farm identity-pre-
served markets) who produce multiple agricul-
tural commodities, including specialty crops, in-
dustrial crops, livestock, and aquaculture prod-
ucts, to participate in the plan in lieu of any 
other plan under this subtitle. 
‘‘(C) DIVERSIFICATION.—The Corporation 
may provide diversification-based additional 
coverage payment rates, premium discounts, or 
other enhanced benefits in recognition of the 
risk management benefits of crop and livestock 
diversification strategies for producers that 
grow multiple crops or that may have income 
from the production of livestock that uses a 
crop grown on the farm. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00531
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
532 
HR 2642 PCS 
‘‘(D) MARKET READINESS.—The Corpora-
tion may include coverage for the value of any 
packing, packaging, or any other similar on- 
farm activity the Corporation determines to be 
the minimum required in order to remove the 
commodity from the field. 
‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the Corporation shall submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes the results and feasibility of the re-
search and development conducted under this 
paragraph, including an analysis of potential 
adverse market distortions. 
‘‘(21) STUDY ON POULTRY CATASTROPHIC DIS-
EASE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of insuring 
poultry producers for a catastrophic event. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Corporation shall submit to the 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00532
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
533 
HR 2642 PCS 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that describes the results of the study con-
ducted under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(22) POULTRY BUSINESS INTERRUPTION IN-
SURANCE POLICY.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract or cooperative 
agreement with a university or other legal enti-
ty to carry out research and development re-
garding a policy to insure the commercial pro-
duction of poultry against business interrup-
tions caused by integrator bankruptcy. 
‘‘(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—As 
part of the research and development conducted 
pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement 
entered into under subparagraph (A), the entity 
shall— 
‘‘(i) evaluate the market place for 
business interruption insurance that is 
available to poultry growers; 
‘‘(ii) determine what statutory author-
ity would be necessary to implement a 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00533
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
534 
HR 2642 PCS 
business interruption insurance through 
the Corporation; 
‘‘(iii) assess the feasibility of a policy 
or plan of insurance offered under this 
subtitle to insure against losses due to the 
bankruptcy of an business integrator; and 
‘‘(iv) analyze the costs to the Federal 
Government of a Federal business inter-
ruption insurance program for poultry 
growers. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 
the terms ‘poultry’ and ‘poultry grower’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 2(a) 
of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
U.S.C. 182(a)). 
‘‘(D) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACT OR COOP-
ERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—Not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, the Corporation shall enter into the 
contract or cooperative agreement required by 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, the Corporation shall submit to the 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00534
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
535 
HR 2642 PCS 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that describes the results of the research and 
development conducted pursuant to the contract 
or cooperative agreement entered into under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(23) STUDY OF FOOD SAFETY INSURANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with 1 or more 
qualified entities to conduct a study to deter-
mine whether offering policies that provide cov-
erage for specialty crops from food safety and 
contamination issues would benefit agricultural 
producers. 
‘‘(B) SUBJECT.—The study described in 
subparagraph (A) shall evaluate policies and 
plans of insurance coverage that provide protec-
tion for production or revenue impacted by food 
safety concerns including, at a minimum, gov-
ernment, retail, or national consumer group an-
nouncements of a health advisory, removal, or 
recall related to a contamination concern. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00535
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
536 
HR 2642 PCS 
the Corporation shall submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes the results of the study conducted under 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 10022. PROGRAM COMPLIANCE PARTNERSHIPS. 
Paragraph (1) of section 522(d) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(d)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to authorize the Corporation to enter into partner-
ships with public and private entities for the purpose 
of either— 
‘‘(A) increasing the availability of loss miti-
gation, financial, and other risk management 
tools for producers, with a priority given to risk 
management tools for producers of agricultural 
commodities covered by section 196 of the Agri-
cultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 
7333), specialty crops, and underserved agricul-
tural commodities; or 
‘‘(B) improving analysis tools and tech-
nology regarding compliance or identifying and 
using innovative compliance strategies.’’. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00536
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
537 
HR 2642 PCS 
SEC. 10023. PILOT PROGRAMS. 
Section 523(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1523(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, at the sole 
discretion of the Corporation,’’ after ‘‘may’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5). 
SEC. 10024. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS.— 
Section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 
(11) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively. 
(b) EXCLUSIONS TO ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE 
TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 531(d)(3)(A) of the 
Federal 
Crop 
Insurance 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1531(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.— 
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
(II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and in-
denting appropriately. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00537
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
538 
HR 2642 PCS 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
901(d)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2497(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.— 
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
(II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and in-
denting appropriately. 
SEC. 10025. ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE OF CROP INSURANCE 
POLICY AND PLAN CHANGES. 
Section 505(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1505(e)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7); respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) ADVANCE NOTICE OF MODIFICATION BE-
FORE IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any modification to 
be made in the terms or conditions of any pol-
icy or plan of insurance offered under this sub-
title shall not take effect for a crop year unless 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00538
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
539 
HR 2642 PCS 
the Secretary publishes the modification in the 
Federal Register and on the website of the Cor-
poration and provides for a subsequent period 
of public comment— 
‘‘(i) with respect to fall-planted crops, 
not later than 60 days before June 30 dur-
ing the preceding crop year; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to spring-planted 
crops, not later than 60 days before No-
vember 30 during the preceding crop year. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the application of subparagraph (A) in an emer-
gency situation declared by the Secretary upon 
notice to Congress of the nature of the emer-
gency and the need for immediate implementa-
tion of the policy or plan modification referred 
to in such subparagraph.’’. 
TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Livestock 
SEC. 11101. REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY 
IMPROVEMENT CENTER. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 375 of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j) 
is repealed. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00539
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
540 
HR 2642 PCS 
SEC. 11102. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS UNDER 
THE PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT, 1921. 
(a) REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 11006 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 
2120) is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXISTING REGULATION.— 
Subsection (n) of section 201.2 of title 9, Code of Federal 
Regulations, is repealed. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN 
REGULATIONS
OR
ISSUANCE
OF
SIMILAR
REGULA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall not— 
(1) enforce subsection (n) of section 201.2 of 
title 9, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(2) finalize or implement sections 201.2(l), 
201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 
201.213, and 201.214 of title 9, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as proposed to be added by the pro-
posed rule entitled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations 
Required Under Title XI of the Food, Conservation 
and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the 
Act’’ published by the Department of Agriculture on 
June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338); or 
(3) issue regulations or adopt a policy similar 
to the provisions— 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00540
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
541 
HR 2642 PCS 
(A) referred to in paragraph (1) or (2); or 
(B) rescinded by the Secretary pursuant to 
section 742 of the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public 
Law 113–6). 
SEC. 11103. TRICHINAE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall amend the rule made under 
paragraph (2) of section 11010(a) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8304(a)) to imple-
ment the voluntary trichinae certification program estab-
lished under paragraph (1) of such section, to include a 
requirement to establish an alternative trichinae certifi-
cation process based on surveillance or other methods con-
sistent with international standards for categorizing com-
partments as having negligible risk for trichinae. 
(b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the international standards re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are adopted, the Secretary shall 
finalize the rule amended under such subsection. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 10405(d)(1) of the 
Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8304(d)(1)) is 
amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking 
‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00541
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
542 
HR 2642 PCS 
SEC. 11104. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN. 
Section 11013(d) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8322(d)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 11105. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, 
shall conduct an economic analysis of the proposed rule 
entitled ‘‘Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, 
Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Wild and Farm-raised 
Fish and Shellfish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, 
Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng and Macadamia Nuts’’ pub-
lished by the Department of Agriculture on March 12, 
2013 (76 Fed. Reg. 15645). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The economic analysis described in 
subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the labeling 
of beef, pork, and chicken, an analysis of the impact on 
consumers, producers, and packers in the United States 
of— 
(1) the implementation of subtitle D of the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638 et 
seq.); and 
(2) the proposed rule referred to in subsection 
(a). 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00542
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
543 
HR 2642 PCS 
SEC. 11106. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NET-
WORK. 
Subtitle E of title X of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 10409 (7 U.S.C. 8308) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10409A. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY 
NETWORK. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other legal 
instruments with eligible laboratories for any of the fol-
lowing purposes: 
‘‘(1) To enhance the capability of the Secretary 
to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, emerg-
ing or existing threats to animal health and to sup-
port the protection of public health, the environ-
ment, and the agricultural economy of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) To provide the capacity and capability for 
standardized— 
‘‘(A) test procedures, reference materials, 
and equipment; 
‘‘(B) laboratory biosafety and biosecurity 
levels; 
‘‘(C) quality management system require-
ments; 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
21:18 Jul 16, 2013
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00543
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2642.PCS
H2642
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS