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violation of subsection (c), the Sec-
retary shall determine the amount of 
an equitable contribution to conserva-
tion 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
1241(f) by the person for the viola-
tion. 
‘‘(II) 
LIMITATION.—The 
con-
tribution shall not exceed the total of 
the portion of premium paid by the 
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 
for a plan or policy of insurance for 
all years the person is determined to 
have been in violation subsequent to 
the date on which certification was 
first required under this subpara-
graph.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) INELIGIBILITY FOR CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM 
ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person is determined 
to have committed a violation under subsection (a) 
or (d) during a crop year, the person shall be ineli-
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gible to receive any payment of any portion of pre-
mium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corpora-
tion for a plan or policy of insurance under the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Ineligibility under this 
subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) only apply to reinsurance years subse-
quent to the date of final determination of a 
violation, including all administrative appeals; 
and 
‘‘(B) not apply to— 
‘‘(i) the existing reinsurance year; or 
‘‘(ii) any reinsurance year prior to the 
date of final determination. 
‘‘(3) DATE OF CONVERSION.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (d), ineligibility for crop insurance pre-
mium assistance shall apply as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of wetland that the Sec-
retary determines was converted after the date 
of enactment of the Food, Conservation and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) but 
on or before May 1, 2013, and continues to be 
in violation, the person shall have 2 reinsurance 
years after the date on which this subsection 
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applies, to begin the mitigation process, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) In the case of wetland that the Sec-
retary determines was converted after May 1, 
2013— 
‘‘(i) subject to clause (ii), the person 
shall be ineligible to receive crop insurance 
premium subsidies in subsequent reinsur-
ance years unless section 1222(b) applies; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for any violation that the Sec-
retary determines impacts less than 5 
acres of the entire farm, the person may 
pay a contribution in accordance with sec-
tion 1241(f) in an amount equal to 150 
percent of the cost of mitigation, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, for wetland res-
toration in lieu of ineligibility to receive 
crop insurance premium assistance. 
‘‘(C) In the case of a wetland that the Sec-
retary determines was converted prior to the 
date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et 
seq.), ineligibility under this subsection shall 
not apply. 
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