and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (i) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(I) 
AGRICULTURAL
ACT
OF 
2014.—As determined by the Sec-
retary, native sod acreage that has 
been tilled for the production of a cov-
ered crop during the period beginning 
on February 8, 2014, and ending on 
the date of enactment of the Amer-
ican Prairie Conservation Act shall be 
subject to 4 cumulative years of a re-
duction in benefits under this section 
as described in this subparagraph. 
‘‘(II) AMERICAN
PRAIRIE
CON-
SERVATION ACT.— 
‘‘(aa) NON-HAY
AND
NON- 
FORAGE
CROPS.—During 
the 
first 4 crop years of planting, as 
determined by the Secretary, na-
tive sod acreage that has been 
tilled for the production of a cov-
ered crop other than a hay or 
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forage crop after the date of en-
actment of the American Prairie 
Conservation Act shall be subject 
to 4 cumulative years of a reduc-
tion in benefits under this section 
as described in this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(bb) HAY
AND
FORAGE 
CROPS.—During each crop year 
of planting, as determined by the 
Secretary, native sod acreage 
that has been tilled for the pro-
duction of a hay or forage crop 
after the date of enactment of 
the American Prairie Conserva-
tion Act shall be subject to 4 cu-
mulative years of a reduction in 
benefits under this section as de-
scribed in this subparagraph.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(C) NATIVE SOD CONVERSION CERTIFI-
CATION.— 
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‘‘(i) CERTIFICATION.—As a condition 
on the receipt of benefits under this sec-
tion, a producer that has tilled native sod 
acreage for the production of an insurable 
crop as described in subparagraph (B)(i) 
shall certify to the Secretary that acreage 
using— 
‘‘(I) an acreage report form of 
the Farm Service Agency (FSA–578 
or any successor form); and 
‘‘(II) one or more maps. 
‘‘(ii) CORRECTIONS.—Beginning on 
the date on which a producer submits a 
certification under clause (i), as soon as 
practicable after the producer discovers a 
change in tilled native sod acreage de-
scribed in that clause, the producer shall 
submit to the Secretary any appropriate 
corrections to a form or map described in 
subclause (I) or (II) of that clause. 
‘‘(iii) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later 
than January 1, 2019, and each January 
1 thereafter through January 1, 2023, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port that describes the tilled native sod 
acreage that has been certified under 
clause (i) in each county and State as of 
the date of submission of the report.’’. 
(c) CROPLAND REPORT ANNUAL UPDATES.—Section 
11014(c)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 
113–79; 128 Stat. 963) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
Æ 
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