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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2858 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out research and development 
with respect to winter canola, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. KUSTOFF (for himself, Mr. STRONG, and Mr. MANN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out research 
and development with respect to winter canola, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Winter Canola Study 
Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) To ensure the continued growth of clean 
and sustainable feedstocks, supported by new crop 
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insurance products that recognize double-cropping 
systems. 
(2) To recognize the importance and regionality 
characteristics of winter canola grown rotationally or 
as a double-crop and the economic and environ-
mental benefits to producers. 
(3) To recognize that by investing in lower car-
bon-intensity renewable fuels, such as those pro-
duced from winter canola crops, the United States 
can provide sustainable fuels, create jobs, enhance 
our rural communities, and bolster our national se-
curity. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Winter Canola improves farm economics. 
(2) Oil from winter canola is a source of renew-
able energy as a feedstock for biodiesel, renewable 
diesel, and jet biofuel. 
(3) Winter canola oil-based renewable fuels re-
duce greenhouse gas emissions by over 50 percent 
compared to conventional fuels. 
(4) Expanding winter canola production will 
provide additional feedstock to meet growing renew-
able fuel demand without bringing new land into 
production. 
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SEC. 3. STUDY OF INCLUSION OF CERTAIN OILSEED CROPS 
UNDER DOUBLE AND ROTATIONAL CROP-
PING POLICIES. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
4 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(20) DOUBLE
CROPPING
AND
ROTATIONAL 
CROPPING OF CERTAIN OILSEED CROPS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
COVERED
OILSEED 
CROPS.—In this paragraph, the term ‘covered 
oilseed crops’ means rapeseed and canola crops 
that— 
‘‘(i) require a period of cold tempera-
tures (vernalization) before the plants will 
produce flowers and seeds; and 
‘‘(ii) are planted and harvested on 
land that would otherwise be idle in a rota-
tion pattern. 
‘‘(B) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.— 
The Corporation shall carry out research and 
development, or offer to enter into 1 or more 
contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to 
carry out research and development, with re-
spect to the inclusion of covered oilseed crops 
under double cropping and rotational cropping 
policies. 
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‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—The research and 
development carried out pursuant to subpara-
graph (B) shall be conducted in consultation 
with stakeholders to evaluate— 
‘‘(i) the factors impacting availability 
and cost of crop insurance when incor-
porating covered oilseed crops into double 
cropping and rotational cropping policies; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the potential risk management 
benefits associated with incorporating cov-
ered oilseed crops into double cropping and 
rotational cropping policies, including risk 
management benefits to soil health, bio-
diversity, and the profitability of farming 
operations. 
‘‘(D) EMPHASIS.—In awarding contracts 
under subparagraph (B), the Corporation may 
place emphasis on qualified persons that— 
‘‘(i) have previous research experience 
with covered oilseed crops; and 
‘‘(ii) have access to a facility with the 
capacity to carry out the applicable re-
search.’’. 
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SEC. 4. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH ON SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTER-
NATIVE CROPS. 
Section 1473D of the Food and Agriculture Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
subparagraph (G); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) to examine potential benefits and opportu-
nities for supplemental and alternative crops (includ-
ing winter rapeseed and winter canola); and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2029.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 13 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the Committee 
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on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate a report that describes— 
(1) the results of the research and development 
carried out under the amendments made by section 
3; and 
(2) any recommendations with respect to those 
results. 
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