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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) practices that prevent bacterial contamina-
tion of food, how to identify sources of food contami-
nation, and other means of decreasing food contami-
nation.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 10007. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 
Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act 
of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (l)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS BASED ON VALUE AND ACREAGE.—Sub-
ject to subsection (c), for each State whose application for
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a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Secretary 
under subsection (f), the amount of the grant for such fiscal 
year to the State under this section shall bear the same ratio 
to the total amount made available under subsection (l)(1) 
for such fiscal year as— 
‘‘(1) the average of the most recent available 
value of specialty crop production in the State and 
the acreage of specialty crop production in the State, 
as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri-
culture data; bears to 
‘‘(2) the average of the most recent available 
value of specialty crop production in all States and 
the acreage of specialty crop production in all States, 
as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri-
culture data.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) an assurance that any grant funds received 
under this section that are used for equipment or cap-
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ital-related research costs determined to enhance the 
competitiveness of specialty crops— 
‘‘(A) shall be supplemented by the expendi-
ture of State funds in an amount that is not less 
than 50 percent of such costs during the fiscal 
year in which such costs were incurred; and 
‘‘(B) shall be completely replaced by State 
funds on the day after the date on which such 
fiscal year ends.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(l); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (i) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(j) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the effective date of the Federal Agriculture Re-
form and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of making 
grants to multistate projects under this section for projects 
involving— 
‘‘(1) food safety; 
‘‘(2) plant pests and disease; 
‘‘(3) research; 
‘‘(4) crop-specific projects addressing common 
issues; and
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‘‘(5) any other area that furthers the purposes of 
this section, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may not use more than 3 percent of the funds 
made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 
year for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) STATES.—A State receiving a grant under 
this section may not use more than 8 percent of the 
funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for 
administrative expenses.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively, and moving the margins of such sub-
paragraphs two ems to the right; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) $72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 
through 2017; and 
‘‘(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) MULTISTATE
PROJECTS.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain avail-
able until expended— 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
‘‘(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and 
‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’.
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SEC. 10008. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSULTA-
TION REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF CER-
TAIN LABOR LAW PROVISIONS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the 
Secretary of Labor regarding the restraining of shipments 
of agricultural commodities, or the confiscation of such 
commodities, by the Department of Labor for actual or sus-
pected labor law violations in order to consider— 
(1) the perishable nature of such commodities; 
(2) the impact of such restraining or confiscation 
on the economic viability of farming operations; and 
(3) the competitiveness of specialty crops through 
grants awarded to States under section 101 of the 
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 
U.S.C. 1621 note). 
SEC. 10009. REPORT ON HONEY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
in consultation with persons affected by the potential estab-
lishment of a Federal standard for the identity of honey, 
shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs a re-
port describing how an appropriate Federal standard for 
the identity of honey would be in the interest of consumers, 
the honey industry, and United States agriculture.
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into 
consideration the March 2006, Standard of Identity citizens 
petition filed with the Food and Drug Administration, in-
cluding any current industry amendments or clarifications 
necessary to update such petition. 
SEC. 10010. BULK SHIPMENTS OF APPLES TO CANADA. 
(a) BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.—Section 
4 of the Export Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 584) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Apples in’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Apples in’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins 
without complying with the provisions of this Act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF BULK BIN.—Section 9 of the Ex-
port Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘bulk bin’ means a bin that contains 
a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments 
made by this section.
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SEC. 10011. CONSOLIDATION OF PLANT PEST AND DISEASE 
MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) RELOCATION OF LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE RELAT-
ING TO NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.—Section 420 
of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program to be known as the ‘National Clean Plant 
Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Pro-
gram’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the Program, the 
Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant cen-
ters for diagnostic and pathogen elimination serv-
ices— 
‘‘(A) to produce clean propagative plant 
material; and 
‘‘(B) to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested 
plant material in sites located throughout the 
United States.
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‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN PLANT SOURCE MA-
TERIAL.—Clean plant source material may be made 
available to— 
‘‘(A) a State for a certified plant program 
of the State; and 
‘‘(B) private nurseries and producers. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION
AND
COLLABORATION.—In 
carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with— 
‘‘(i) State departments of agriculture; 
and 
‘‘(ii) land-grant colleges and univer-
sities and NLGCA Institutions (as those 
terms are defined in section 1404 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)); and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable and with 
input from the appropriate State officials and 
industry representatives, use existing Federal or 
State facilities to serve as clean plant centers. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Pro-
gram $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’.
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(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of section 420 of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) (as so redesignated) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and each fis-
cal year thereafter.’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(5) $62,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 
2017; and 
‘‘(6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROVISION.—Section 10202 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 7761) is repealed. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the Plant Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), as amended by subsection (a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER LAW.—The use of 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds under this section to 
provide technical assistance shall not be considered an allot-
ment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion for purposes of the limit on expenditures for technical
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assistance imposed by section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i).’’. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), 
as amended by subsections (a) and (d), is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) USE OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
Of the funds made available under subsection (f) to carry 
out this section for a fiscal year, not less than $5,000,000 
shall be available to carry out the national clean plant net-
work under subsection (e).’’. 
SEC. 10012. MODIFICATION, CANCELLATION, OR SUSPEN-
SION ON BASIS OF A BIOLOGICAL OPINION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a voluntary 
request from a pesticide registrant to amend a registration 
under section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a), a registration of a pes-
ticide may be modified, canceled, or suspended on the basis 
of the implementation of a Biological Opinion issued by 
the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service prior to the date of completion 
of the study referred to in subsection (b), or January 1, 
2015, whichever is earlier, only if—
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(1) the modification, cancellation, or suspension 
is undertaken pursuant to section 6 of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 136d); and 
(2) the Biological Opinion complies with the rec-
ommendations contained in the study referred to in 
subsection (b). 
(b) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.—The 
study commissioned by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency on March 10, 2011, shall include, 
at a minimum, each of the following: 
(1) A formal, independent, and external peer re-
view, consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) Assessment of economic impacts of measures 
or alternatives recommended in each such Biological 
Opinion. 
(3) An examination of the specific scientific and 
procedural questions and issues pertaining to eco-
nomic feasibility contained in the June 23, 2011, let-
ter sent to the Administrator (and other Federal offi-
cials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri-
culture, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the 
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related
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Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations, of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 10013. USE AND DISCHARGES OF AUTHORIZED PES-
TICIDES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013’’. 
(b) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Section 3(f) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Except 
as provided in section 402(s) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, the Administrator or a State 
may not require a permit under such Act for a dis-
charge from a point source into navigable waters of 
a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use 
under this Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, re-
sulting from the application of such pesticide.’’. 
(c) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.—Section 402 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.— 
‘‘(1) NO PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be re-
quired by the Administrator or a State under this Act
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for a discharge from a point source into navigable 
waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, 
or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, re-
sulting from the application of such pesticide. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or pes-
ticide residue: 
‘‘(A) A discharge resulting from the appli-
cation of a pesticide in violation of a provision 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act that is relevant to protecting 
water quality, if— 
‘‘(i) the discharge would not have oc-
curred but for the violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of pesticide or pes-
ticide residue in the discharge is greater 
than would have occurred without the viola-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to regu-
lation under subsection (p). 
‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to reg-
ulation under this section: 
‘‘(i) Manufacturing or industrial efflu-
ent.
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‘‘(ii) Treatment works effluent. 
‘‘(iii) Discharges incidental to the nor-
mal operation of a vessel, including a dis-
charge resulting from ballasting operations 
or vessel biofouling prevention.’’. 
SEC. 10014. SEED NOT PESTICIDE OR DEVICE FOR PUR-
POSES OF IMPORTATION. 
Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136o(c)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new sentences: ‘‘Solely for pur-
poses of notifications of arrival upon importation, for pur-
poses of this subsection, seed, including treated seed, shall 
not be considered a pesticide or device. Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed as precluding or limiting the au-
thority of the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the 
importation or movement of plants, plant products, or 
seeds, under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 
or the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 10015. STAY OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO CHRIST-
MAS TREE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND IN-
FORMATION ORDER. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall lift the admin-
istrative stay that was imposed by the rule entitled ‘‘Christ-
mas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order;
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Stay of Regulations’’ and published by the Department of 
Agriculture on November 17, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 71241), 
on the regulations in subpart A of part 214 of title 7, Code 
of Federal Regulations, establishing an industry-funded 
promotion, research, and information program for fresh cut 
Christmas trees. 
SEC. 10016. STUDY ON PROPOSED ORDER PERTAINING TO 
SULFURYL FLUORIDE. 
Not later than two years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives a report on the potential economic 
and public health effects that would result from finalization 
of the proposed order published in the January 19, 2011, 
Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 3422) pertaining to the pes-
ticide sulfuryl fluoride, including the anticipated impacts 
of such finalization on the production of an adequate, 
wholesome, and economical food supply and on farmers and 
related agricultural sectors. 
SEC. 10017. STUDY ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD PRO-
DUCTION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall—
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(1) collect data on the production and marketing 
of locally or regionally produced agricultural food 
products; 
(2) facilitate interagency collaboration and data 
sharing on programs related to local and regional 
food systems; and 
(3) monitor the effectiveness of programs de-
signed to expand or facilitate local food systems. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) collect and distribute comprehensive report-
ing of prices of locally or regionally produced agricul-
tural food products; 
(2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish re-
ports relating to the production, handling, distribu-
tion, and retail sales of, and trend studies (including 
consumer purchasing patterns) on, locally or region-
ally produced agricultural food products; 
(3) evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs 
in growing local and regional food systems, includ-
ing— 
(A) the impact of local food systems on job 
creation and economic development; 
(B) the level of participation in the Farm-
ers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Program
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established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Con-
sumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 
3005), including the percentage of projects fund-
ed in comparison to applicants and the types of 
eligible entities receiving funds; 
(C) the ability for participants to leverage 
private capital and a synopsis of the places from 
which non-Federal funds are derived; and 
(D) any additional resources required to 
aid in the development or expansion of local and 
regional food systems; 
(4) expand the Agricultural Resource Manage-
ment Survey to include questions on locally or region-
ally produced agricultural food products; and 
(5) seek to establish or expand private-public 
partnerships to facilitate, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the collection of data on locally or region-
ally produced agricultural food products, including 
the development of a nationally coordinated and re-
gionally balanced evaluation of the redevelopment of 
locally or regionally produced food systems. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and
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the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate a report describing the progress that has been 
made in implementing this section and identifying any ad-
ditional needs related to developing local and regional food 
systems. 
SEC. 10018. ANNUAL REPORT ON INVASIVE SPECIES. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on invasive species. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A list of each invasive species that is in 
the United States as of the date of the report. 
(B) For each invasive species listed under 
subparagraph (A)— 
(i) the country from which the species 
originated; 
(ii) the means in which the species en-
tered the United States; 
(iii) the year in which the species en-
tered the United States; 
(iv) the rate by which the entry of the 
species is increasing or decreasing;
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(v) cost estimates, covering both the 
date of the report and future periods, of the 
cost of such species to the public and private 
sectors; 
(vi) if cost estimates cannot be con-
ducted under clause (v), a detailed expla-
nation of why; 
(vii) environmental impact estimates, 
covering both the date of the report and fu-
ture periods, of the environmental impact of 
the species; 
(viii) if environmental impact esti-
mates cannot be conducted under clause 
(vii), a detailed explanation of why; 
(ix) recommendations as to what steps 
are needed to combat the species; 
(x) a description of the ongoing re-
search occurring to combat the species; and 
(xi) a description of any legal recourse 
available to people affected by the species. 
(C) Any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(3) PERIOD COVERED.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall cover the period beginning in 1980
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and ending on the date on which the report is sub-
mitted. 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATED REPORTS.—Not later than Oc-
tober 1 of each fiscal year beginning after the date on which 
the report under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is sub-
mitted, the Secretary shall submit annually to Congress an 
updated report, including an update to each of the matters 
described in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 
each report under this section available to the public. 
TITLE XI—CROP INSURANCE 
SEC. 11001. INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the Farm Service Agency shall, in a timely 
manner, provide to an agent or an approved in-
surance provider authorized by the producer any 
information (including Farm Service Agency 
Form 578s (or any successor form) or maps (or 
any corrections to those forms or maps) that 
may assist the agent or approved insurance pro-
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‘‘(bb) any Federal portion of 
indemnities and reinsurance; and 
‘‘(cc) any other purpose. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 
disclose information pertaining to individuals 
and entities covered by a catastrophic risk pro-
tection plan offered under section 508(b). 
‘‘(C) COVERED
INDIVIDUALS
AND
ENTI-
TIES.—Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to 
the following: 
‘‘(i) Members of Congress and their im-
mediate families. 
‘‘(ii) Cabinet Secretaries and their im-
mediate families. 
‘‘(iii) Entities of which any individual 
described in clause (i) or (ii), or combina-
tion of such individuals, is a majority 
shareholder.’’. 
SEC. 11002. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON VIOLA-
TIONS OF PROHIBITION ON PREMIUM AD-
JUSTMENTS. 
Section 508(a)(9) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION OF VIOLATIONS.—
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‘‘(i) PUBLICATION REQUIRED.—Subject 
to clause (ii), the Corporation shall publish 
in a timely manner on the website of the 
Risk Management Agency information re-
garding each violation of this paragraph, 
including any sanctions imposed in re-
sponse to the violation, in sufficient detail 
so that the information may serve as effec-
tive guidance to approved insurance pro-
viders, agents, and producers. 
‘‘(ii) PROTECTION
OF
PRIVACY.—In 
providing information under clause (i) re-
garding violations of this paragraph, the 
Corporation shall redact the identity of the 
persons and entities committing the viola-
tions in order to protect their privacy.’’. 
SEC. 11003. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OP-
TION.—Paragraph (3) of section 508(c) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) YIELD AND LOSS BASIS OPTIONS.—A pro-
ducer shall have the option of purchasing additional 
coverage based on—
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‘‘(A)(i) an individual yield and loss basis; 
or 
‘‘(ii) an area yield and loss basis; 
‘‘(B) an individual yield and loss basis, 
supplemented with coverage based on an area 
yield and loss basis to cover a part of the deduct-
ible under the individual yield and loss policy, 
as described in paragraph (4)(C); or 
‘‘(C) a margin basis alone or in combina-
tion with the coverages available in subpara-
graph (A) or (B).’’. 
(b) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—Paragraph (4) of section 
508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(A) DOLLAR
DENOMINATION
AND
PER-
CENTAGE OF YIELD.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (C), the level of coverage— 
‘‘(i) shall be dollar denominated; and 
‘‘(ii) may be purchased at any level 
not to exceed 85 percent of the individual 
yield or 95 percent of the area yield (as de-
termined by the Corporation). 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION.—The Corporation shall 
provide producers with information on cata-
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strophic risk and additional coverage in terms of 
dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of 
coverage provided in this paragraph). 
‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), in the case of the supple-
mental coverage option described in para-
graph (3)(B), the Corporation shall offer 
producers the opportunity to purchase cov-
erage in combination with a policy or plan 
of insurance offered under this subtitle that 
would allow indemnities to be paid to a 
producer equal to a part of the deductible 
under the policy or plan of insurance— 
‘‘(I) at a county-wide level to the 
fullest extent practicable; or 
‘‘(II) in counties that lack suffi-
cient data, on the basis of such larger 
geographical area as the Corporation 
determines to provide sufficient data 
for purposes of providing the coverage. 
‘‘(ii) 
TRIGGER.—Coverage 
offered 
under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall 
be triggered only if the losses in the area ex-
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ceed 10 percent of normal levels (as deter-
mined by the Corporation). 
‘‘(iii) COVERAGE.—Subject to the trig-
ger described in clause (ii), coverage offered 
under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall 
not exceed the difference between— 
‘‘(I) 90 percent; and 
‘‘(II) the coverage level selected by 
the producer for the underlying policy 
or plan of insurance. 
‘‘(iv) INELIGIBLE CROPS AND ACRES.— 
Crops for which the producer has elected 
under section 1107(c)(1) of the Federal Ag-
riculture Reform and Risk Management Act 
of 2013 to receive revenue loss coverage and 
acres that are enrolled in the stacked income 
protection plan under section 508B shall 
not be eligible for supplemental coverage 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(v) CALCULATION OF PREMIUM.—Not-
withstanding subsection (d), the premium 
for coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) 
and clause (i) shall—
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‘‘(I) be sufficient to cover antici-
pated losses and a reasonable reserve; 
and 
‘‘(II) include an amount for oper-
ating and administrative expenses es-
tablished in accordance with subsection 
(k)(4)(F).’’. 
(c) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY CORPORA-
TION.—Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) In the case of the supplemental cov-
erage option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), 
the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(i) 65 percent of the additional pre-
mium associated with the coverage; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 
subsection (c)(4)(C)(vi)(II), subject to sub-
section (k)(4)(F), for the coverage to cover 
operating and administrative expenses.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation shall begin to provide additional coverage 
based on an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented 
with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis, not 
later than for the 2014 crop year.
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SEC. 11004. PREMIUM AMOUNTS FOR CATASTROPHIC RISK 
PROTECTION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 508(d)(2) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(2)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of catastrophic risk protec-
tion, the amount of the premium established by 
the Corporation for each crop for which cata-
strophic risk protection is available shall be re-
duced by the percentage equal to the difference 
between the average loss ratio for the crop and 
100 percent, plus a reasonable reserve.’’. 
SEC. 11005. REPEAL OF PERFORMANCE-BASED DISCOUNT. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 508(a)(9)(B) 
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)(B)) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking clause (ii); and 
(3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).
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SEC. 11006. PERMANENT ENTERPRISE UNIT SUBSIDY. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 508(e)(5) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may 
pay a portion of the premiums for plans or poli-
cies of insurance for which the insurable unit is 
defined on a whole farm or enterprise unit basis 
that is higher than would otherwise be paid in 
accordance with paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 11007. ENTERPRISE UNITS FOR IRRIGATED AND NON-
IRRIGATED CROPS. 
Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) NONIRRIGATED
CROPS.—Beginning 
with the 2014 crop year, the Corporation shall 
make available separate enterprise units for irri-
gated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in coun-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 11008. DATA COLLECTION. 
Section 508(g)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(E) SOURCES OF YIELD DATA.—To deter-
mine yields under this paragraph, the Corpora-
tion— 
‘‘(i) shall use county data collected by 
the Risk Management Agency or the Na-
tional Agricultural Statistics Service, or 
both; or 
‘‘(ii) if sufficient county data is not 
available, may use other data considered 
appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 11009. ADJUSTMENT IN ACTUAL PRODUCTION HIS-
TORY TO ESTABLISH INSURABLE YIELDS. 
Section 508(g)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘60’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘70’’. 
SEC. 11010. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF POLICIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
indenting appropriately; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addi-
tion’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) REVIEW
AND
SUBMISSION
BY
COR-
PORATION.—The Corporation shall review any 
policy developed under section 522(c) or any 
pilot program developed under section 523 and 
submit the policy or program to the Board under 
this subsection if the Corporation, at the sole dis-
cretion of the Corporation, finds that the policy 
or program— 
‘‘(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; 
and 
‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 
of producers.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A policy’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A policy’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
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‘‘(B) SPECIFIED
REVIEW
AND
APPROVAL 
PRIORITIES.—In reviewing policies and other 
materials submitted to the Board under this sub-
section for approval, the Board— 
‘‘(i) shall make the development and 
approval of a revenue policy for peanut 
producers a priority so that a revenue pol-
icy is available to peanut producers in time 
for the 2014 crop year; 
‘‘(ii) shall make the development and 
approval of a margin coverage policy for 
rice producers a priority so that a margin 
coverage policy is available to rice pro-
ducers in time for the 2014 crop year; and 
‘‘(iii) may approve a submission that 
is made pursuant to this subsection that 
would, beginning with the 2014 crop year, 
allow producers that purchase policies in 
accordance with subsection (e)(5)(A) to sep-
arate enterprise units by risk rating for 
acreage of crops in counties.’’. 
(b) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Section 522(b)(2)(E) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)(E)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘75 per-
cent’’.
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SEC. 11011. EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPECIALTY CROP POLI-
CIES. 
Section 508(k)(8)(E) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)(E)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) EQUITABLE
RELIEF
FOR
SPE-
CIALTY CROP POLICIES.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—For each of 
the 2011 through 2015 reinsurance 
years, in addition to the total amount 
of funding for reimbursement of ad-
ministrative and operating costs that 
is otherwise required to be made avail-
able in each such reinsurance year 
pursuant to an agreement entered into 
by the Corporation, the Corporation 
shall use $41,000,000 to provide addi-
tional reimbursement with respect to 
eligible insurance contracts for any ag-
ricultural commodity that is not eligi-
ble for a benefit under subtitles A, B or 
C of title I of the Federal Agriculture 
Reform and Risk Management Act of 
2013. 
‘‘(II) 
TREATMENT.—Additional 
reimbursements made under this clause
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shall be included as part of the base 
level of administrative and operating 
expense reimbursement to which any 
limit on compensation to persons in-
volved in the direct sale and service of 
any eligible crop insurance contract re-
quired under an agreement entered 
into by the Corporation is applied. 
‘‘(III) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this clause shall be con-
strued as statutory assent to the limit 
described in subclause (II).’’. 
SEC. 11012. BUDGET LIMITATIONS ON RENEGOTIATION OF 
THE STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT. 
Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) BUDGET.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Board shall 
ensure that any Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement negotiated under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), as compared to the previous Stand-
ard Reinsurance Agreement— 
‘‘(I) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall be budget neutral; and
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‘‘(II) in no event, may signifi-
cantly depart from budget neutrality. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF SAVINGS.—To the extent 
that any budget savings is realized in the 
renegotiation of a Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii), and 
the savings are determined not to be a sig-
nificant departure from budget neutrality 
under clause (i), the savings shall be used to 
increase the obligations of the Corporation 
under subsections (e)(2) or (k)(4) or section 
523.’’. 
SEC. 11013. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD. 
(a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.—Section 508(o) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever 
been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘INELIGIBILITY FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUCTION 
IN’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 
benefits under—’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(i) a portion of crop insurance pre-
mium subsidies under this subtitle in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) benefits under section 196 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and 
‘‘(iii) payments described in subsection 
(b) or (c) of section 1001 of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308).’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 crop 
years of planting on native sod acreage by a pro-
ducer described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 
percent of the transitional yield of the pro-
ducer; and 
‘‘(ii) the crop insurance premium sub-
sidy provided for the producer under this 
subtitle shall be 50 percentage points less
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than the premium subsidy that would other-
wise apply. 
‘‘(B) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During the 
period native sod acreage is covered by this sub-
section, a producer may not substitute yields for 
the native sod acreage. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall only 
apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole National 
Priority Area.’’. 
(b) NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘IN-
ELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘BENEFIT REDUCTION’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, or 
the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has 
ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘INELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUCTION 
IN’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for benefits 
under—’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(I) benefits under this section;
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‘‘(II) a portion of crop insurance 
premium subsidies under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 
seq.) in accordance with subparagraph 
(C); and 
‘‘(III) payments described in sub-
section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
1308).’’; and 
(4) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 
crop years of planting on native sod acreage 
by a producer described in subparagraph 
(B)— 
‘‘(I) subparagraph (B) shall apply 
to 65 percent of the transitional yield 
of the producer; and 
‘‘(II) the crop insurance premium 
subsidy provided for the producer 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall be 50 per-
centage points less than the premium 
subsidy that would otherwise apply.
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‘‘(ii) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During 
the period native sod acreage is covered by 
this paragraph, a producer may not sub-
stitute yields for the native sod acreage. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
only apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole 
National Priority Area.’’. 
(c) CROPLAND REPORT.— 
(1) BASELINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate a report that describes the cropland acreage in 
each applicable county and State, and the change in 
cropland acreage from the preceding year in each ap-
plicable county and State, beginning with calendar 
year 2000 and including that information for the 
most recent year for which that information is avail-
able. 
(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than January 
1, 2015, and each January 1 thereafter through Janu-
ary 1, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
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tion, and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes— 
(A) the cropland acreage in each applicable 
county and State as of the date of submission of 
the report; and 
(B) the change in cropland acreage from the 
preceding year in each applicable county and 
State. 
SEC. 11014. COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE. 
Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 
(7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(p) COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE.—Beginning 
with the 2015 crop year, a producer that produces an agri-
cultural commodity on both dry land and irrigated land 
may elect a different coverage level for each production 
practice.’’. 
SEC. 11015. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) 
as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(3) BEGINNING
FARMER
OR
RANCHER.—The 
term ‘beginning farmer or rancher’ means a farmer 
or rancher who has not actively operated and man-
aged a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable in-
terest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, 
landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 
crop years, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 508 of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)(E), by inserting ‘‘and be-
ginning farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘limited resource 
farmers’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) PREMIUM
FOR
BEGINNING
FARMERS
OR 
RANCHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection regarding payment of a portion of pre-
miums, a beginning farmer or rancher shall receive 
premium assistance that is 10 percentage points 
greater than premium assistance that would otherwise 
be available under paragraphs (2) (except for sub-
paragraph (A) of that paragraph), (5), (6), and (7) 
for the applicable policy, plan of insurance, and cov-
erage level selected by the beginning farmer or ranch-
er.’’; and
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(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) if the producer is a beginning 
farmer or rancher who was previously in-
volved in a farming or ranching operation, 
including involvement in the decision-
making or physical involvement in the pro-
duction of the crop or livestock on the farm, 
for any acreage obtained by the beginning 
farmer or rancher, a yield that is the higher 
of— 
‘‘(I) the actual production history 
of the previous producer of the crop or 
livestock on the acreage determined 
under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(II) a yield of the producer, as 
determined in clause (i).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii) (as amended by 
section 11009)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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. 11016. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO-
DUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF STACKED INCOME PROTECTION 
PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.—The Federal 
Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 
508A (7 U.S.C. 1508a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 508B. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO-
DUCERS 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 policy 
(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 Rev-
enue Option Endorsement) offered by the Corporation for 
the 2011 crop year.
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(1) Provide coverage for revenue loss of not less 
than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent of ex-
pected 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 ex-
tent 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 indi-
vidual 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
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the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not exceed 
the deductible for the individual or area coverage. 
‘‘(4) Establish coverage based on— 
‘‘(A) the expected price established under ex-
isting 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 Manage-
ment Agency or the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service (or both) or, if sufficient 
county data is not available, such other
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data considered appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(5) Use a multiplier factor to establish max-
imum protection per acre (referred to as a ‘protection 
factor’) of not less than the higher of the level estab-
lished 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 paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(7) In all counties for which data are available, 
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 pre-
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mium paid by the Corporation for all qualifying coverage 
levels of the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall be— 
‘‘(1) 80 percent of the amount of the premium es-
tablished under subsection (c) for the coverage level se-
lected; and 
‘‘(2) the amount determined under subsection 
(c)(2), subject to section 508(k)(4)(F), for the coverage 
to cover administrative and operating expenses. 
‘‘(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. 11017. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 
The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 508B, as added by the previous section, 
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 Corpora-
tion shall make available to producers of peanuts a revenue 
crop insurance program for peanuts.
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‘‘(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 effec-
tive 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 adjusted 
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. 11018. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS. 
Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515(c)) is amended—
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(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 para-
graph: 
‘‘(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 Re-
form 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 avail-
able under this subtitle to ensure that the 
eligibility information is correct;
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‘‘(ii) within a reasonable amount of 
time following— 
‘‘(I) the acreage reporting date, to 
correct unintentional errors in factual 
information that is provided by a pro-
ducer after the sales closing date to rec-
oncile the information with the infor-
mation reported by the producer to the 
Farm Service Agency; or 
‘‘(II) the date of any subsequent 
correction of data by the Farm Service 
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—
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‘‘(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 exists 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. 11019. 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 UPGRADES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
maintain and upgrade the information manage-
ment systems of the Corporation used in the ad-
ministration and enforcement of this subtitle. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—
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‘‘(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 STREAMLINING 
INITIATIVE
PROJECT.—As soon as prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall develop and im-
plement an acreage report streamlining ini-
tiative project to allow producers to report 
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
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‘‘(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 Agri-
culture, 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. 11020. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT, 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 con-
tracts to carry out research and development to main-
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tain or improve existing policies or develop new poli-
cies to’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘con-
duct 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, al-
falfa, pennycress, and specialty crops’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop In-
surance 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.—’’;
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catfish and selected costs incurred in the produc-
tion 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 ap-
propriate 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
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qualified entities to carry out research and devel-
opment regarding— 
‘‘(i) a policy to insure biomass sor-
ghum that is grown expressly for the pur-
pose of producing a feedstock for renewable 
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.—Re-
search and development with respect to each of 
the policies required in subparagraph (A) shall 
evaluate the effectiveness of risk management 
tools for the production of biomass sorghum 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 mar-
ket prices and yields, evaluate the policies 
and plans of insurance based on the use of 
weather indices, including excessive or inad-
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equate rainfall, to protect the interest of 
crop producers; and 
‘‘(iii) provide protection for production 
or revenue losses, or both. 
‘‘(19) STUDY ON SWINE CATASTROPHIC DISEASE 
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 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 describes the 
results of the study conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(20) WHOLE FARM DIVERSIFIED RISK MANAGE-
MENT 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 allows a
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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 expected of the producer, 
as determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—The Corpora-
tion shall permit producers (including direct-to- 
consumer marketers and producers servicing 
local and regional and farm identity-preserved 
markets) who produce multiple agricultural com-
modities, including specialty crops, industrial 
crops, livestock, and aquaculture products, 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 diver-
sification strategies for producers that grow mul-
tiple crops or that may have income from the 
production of livestock that uses a crop grown on 
the farm.
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‘‘(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 Cor-
poration shall 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 re-
sults and feasibility of the research and develop-
ment conducted under this paragraph, including 
an analysis of potential adverse market distor-
tions. 
‘‘(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 paragraph, the 
Corporation shall submit to the Committee on
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Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the 
results of the study conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(22) POULTRY BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSUR-
ANCE POLICY.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract or cooperative 
agreement with a university or other legal entity 
to carry out research and development regarding 
a policy to insure the commercial production of 
poultry against business interruptions 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 busi-
ness interruption insurance that is avail-
able to poultry growers; 
‘‘(ii) determine what statutory author-
ity would be necessary to implement a busi-