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‘‘(i)(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2014, 
$25,000,000; and 
‘‘(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, 
2013, not more than $15,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2015 through 2018. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than July 
1, 2013, the Secretary shall notify the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the 
status of the substantial completion of the 
Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative 
(ACRSI) project.’’. 
SEC. 11017. CROP INSURANCE FRAUD. 
Section 516(b)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) REVIEWS, COMPLIANCE, AND
PRO-
GRAM INTEGRITY.—For each of the 2014 and 
subsequent reinsurance years, the Corporation 
may use the insurance fund established under 
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subsection (c), but not to exceed $5,000,000 for 
each fiscal year, to pay the following: 
‘‘(i) Costs to reimburse expenses in-
curred for the review of policies, plans of 
insurance, and related materials and to as-
sist the Corporation in maintaining pro-
gram integrity. 
‘‘(ii) In addition to other available 
funds, costs incurred by the Risk Manage-
ment Agency for compliance operations as-
sociated with activities authorized under 
this title.’’. 
SEC. 11018. APPROVAL OF COSTS FOR RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT. 
Section 522(b)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (E) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(E) APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Board may 
approve up to 50 percent of the projected 
total research and development costs to be 
paid in advance to an applicant, in accord-
ance with the procedures developed by the 
Board for the making of the payments, if, 
after consideration of the reviewer reports 
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described in subparagraph (D) and such 
other information as the Board determines 
appropriate, the Board determines that— 
‘‘(I) the concept, in good faith, 
will likely result in a viable and mar-
ketable policy consistent with section 
508(h); 
‘‘(II) at the sole discretion of the 
Board, the concept, if developed into a 
policy and approved by the Board, 
would provide crop insurance cov-
erage— 
‘‘(aa) in a significantly im-
proved form or that addresses a 
unique need of agricultural pro-
ducers; 
‘‘(bb) to a crop or region not 
traditionally served by the Fed-
eral crop insurance program; or 
‘‘(cc) in a form that ad-
dresses a recognized flaw or 
problem in the program; 
‘‘(III) the applicant agrees to 
provide such reports as the Corpora-
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