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‘‘(II) the total United States up-
land cotton lint production, measured 
in pounds; and 
‘‘(ii) the product obtained by multi-
plying— 
‘‘(I) the cottonseed marketing year 
average price; and 
‘‘(II) the total United States cot-
tonseed 
production, 
measured 
in 
pounds; by 
‘‘(B) the sum obtained by adding— 
‘‘(i) the total United States upland cot-
ton lint production, measured in pounds; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the total United States cottonseed 
production, measured in pounds.’’. 
(9) DEEMED LOAN RATE FOR SEED COTTON.— 
Section 1202 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9032) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) SEED COTTON.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of section 
1116(b)(2) 
and 
paragraphs 
(1)(B)(ii) 
and 
(2)(A)(ii)(II) of section 1117(b), the loan rate for seed 
cotton shall be deemed to be equal to $0.25 per pound.
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‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection au-
thorizes any nonrecourse marketing assistance loan 
under this subtitle for seed cotton.’’. 
(10) LIMITATION ON STACKED INCOME PROTEC-
TION PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.— 
Section 508B of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—Effective beginning with the 2019 
crop year, a farm shall not be eligible for the Stacked In-
come Protection Plan for upland cotton for a crop year for 
which the farm is enrolled in coverage for seed cotton 
under— 
‘‘(1) price loss coverage under section 1116 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9016); or 
‘‘(2) agriculture risk coverage under section 1117 
of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9017).’’. 
(11) 
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—Section 
1114(b)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
9014(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs 
(1)(B) and (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
and (2)’’. 
(12) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall carry out the amendments made by this
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subsection in accordance with section 1601 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9091). 
(13) APPLICATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (10), the amendments made by this subsection 
shall apply beginning with the 2018 crop year. 
(b) MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR DAIRY PRO-
DUCERS.— 
(1) MONTHLY CALCULATION OF ACTUAL DAIRY 
PRODUCTION MARGIN.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1401 of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 
through (11) as paragraphs (4) through 
(10), respectively. 
(B) CALCULATION OF ACTUAL DAIRY PRO-
DUCTION MARGIN.—Section 1402(b)(1) of the Ag-
ricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9052(b)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘consecutive 2-month pe-
riod’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘month’’. 
(C) MARGIN PROTECTION PAYMENTS.—Sec-
tion 1406 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 9056) is amended—
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(i) by striking ‘‘consecutive 2-month 
period’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘month’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘6’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’. 
(2) PARTICIPATION
OF
DAIRY
OPERATIONS
IN 
MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM.—Section 1404 of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, 
including the establishment of a date each 
calendar year by which a dairy operation 
shall register for the calendar year’’ before 
the period at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec-
tively; and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 
the following: 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF ELECTION PERIOD FOR 2018 
CALENDAR
YEAR.—The Secretary shall extend the 
election period for the 2018 calendar year by not less 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Bi-
partisan Budget Act of 2018 or such additional pe-
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riod as the Secretary determines is necessary for 
dairy operations to make new elections to participate 
for that calendar year, including dairy operations 
that elected to so participate before that date of enact-
ment.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) EXEMPTION.—A limited resource, begin-
ning, veteran, or socially disadvantaged farmer, as 
defined by the Secretary, shall be exempt from the ad-
ministrative fee under this subsection.’’. 
(3) PRODUCTION
HISTORY
OF
PARTICIPATING 
DAIRY OPERATIONS.—Section 1405(a) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF BASE PRO-
DUCTION HISTORY.—A production history established 
for a dairy operation under paragraph (1) shall be 
the base production history for the dairy operation in 
subsequent years (as adjusted under paragraph (2)).’’. 
(4) PREMIUMS FOR MARGIN PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM.—Section 1407 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 9057) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)—