509 
technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714i).’’. 
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 com-
pletion of the study referred to in subsection (b), or Janu-
ary 1, 2015, whichever is earlier, only if— 
(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 
recommendations 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 in-
clude, at a minimum, each of the following: 
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(1) A formal, independent, and external peer 
review, consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) Assessment of economic impacts of meas-
ures or alternatives recommended in each such Bio-
logical 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 of-
ficials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri-
culture, the Committee on Natural Resources, and 
the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropria-
tions, 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: 
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‘‘(5) USE
OF
AUTHORIZED
PESTICIDES.—Ex-
cept 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 discharge from a point source into navigable 
waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribu-
tion, or use under this Act, or the residue of such 
a pesticide, resulting 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 
provided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be re-
quired by the Administrator or a State under this 
Act for a discharge from a point source into navi-
gable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, dis-
tribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such 
a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 
pesticide. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or 
pesticide residue: 
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‘‘(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 vio-
lation. 
‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to reg-
ulation under subsection (p). 
‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to 
regulation under this section: 
‘‘(i) Manufacturing or industrial efflu-
ent. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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TITLE XI—CROP INSURANCE 
SEC. 11001. INFORMATION SHARING. 
Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing 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 Agen-
cy Form 578s (or any successor form) or maps 
(or any corrections to those forms or maps) 
that may assist the agent or approved insurance 
provider in insuring the producer under a policy 
or plan of insurance under this subtitle. 
‘‘(B) PRIVACY.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), an agent or approved insur-
ance provider that receives the information of a 
producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
treat the information in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(C) SHARING.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits the sharing of the information of a 
producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) be-
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tween the agent and the approved insurance 
provider of the producer.’’. 
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.— 
‘‘(i) PUBLICATION
REQUIRED.—Sub-
ject to clause (ii), the Corporation shall 
publish in a timely manner on the website 
of the Risk Management Agency informa-
tion regarding each violation of this para-
graph, including any sanctions imposed in 
response to the violation, in sufficient de-
tail so that the information may serve as 
effective guidance to approved insurance 
providers, 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.’’. 
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SEC. 11003. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE 
OPTION.—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— 
‘‘(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 de-
ductible under the individual yield and loss pol-
icy, 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 
subparagraph (C), the level of coverage— 
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‘‘(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 cat-
astrophic risk and additional coverage in terms 
of dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of 
coverage provided in this paragraph). 
‘‘(C) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
COVERAGE
OP-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), in the case of the sup-
plemental coverage option described in 
paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation shall 
offer producers the opportunity to pur-
chase coverage in combination with a pol-
icy 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 in-
surance— 
‘‘(I) at a county-wide level to the 
fullest extent practicable; or 
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‘‘(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 cov-
erage. 
‘‘(ii) 
TRIGGER.—Coverage 
offered 
under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) 
shall be triggered only if the losses in the 
area exceed 10 percent of normal levels (as 
determined by the Corporation). 
‘‘(iii) COVERAGE.—Subject to the trig-
ger described in clause (ii), coverage of-
fered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause 
(i) shall not exceed the difference be-
tween— 
‘‘(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 Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2013 to receive rev-
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enue loss coverage and acres that are en-
rolled in the stacked income protection 
plan under section 508B shall not be eligi-
ble for supplemental coverage under this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(v) CALCULATION
OF
PREMIUM.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (d), the pre-
mium for coverage offered under para-
graph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall— 
‘‘(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 sub-
section (k)(4)(F).’’. 
(c) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY COR-
PORATION.—Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance 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 
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‘‘(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. 
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 pro-
tection, the amount of the premium established 
by the Corporation for each crop for which cat-
astrophic 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 
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(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). 
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 
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make available separate enterprise units for ir-
rigated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in 
counties.’’. 
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: 
‘‘(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— 
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(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 ad-
dition’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT.— 
‘‘(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 discretion 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 
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED REVIEW AND APPROVAL 
PRIORITIES.—In reviewing policies and other 
materials submitted to the Board under this 
subsection 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, 
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allow producers that purchase policies in 
accordance with subsection (e)(5)(A) to 
separate 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 
percent’’. 
SEC. 11011. EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPECIALTY CROP 
POLICIES. 
Section 508(k)(8)(E) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)(E)) is amended by add-
ing 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 Corpora-
tion shall use $41,000,000 to provide 
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additional reimbursement with respect 
to eligible insurance contracts for any 
agricultural commodity that is not eli-
gible for a benefit under subtitles A, 
B or C of title I of the Federal Agri-
culture Reform and Risk Management 
Act of 2013. 
‘‘(II) 
TREATMENT.—Additional 
reimbursements 
made 
under 
this 
clause shall be included as part of the 
base level of administrative and oper-
ating expense reimbursement to which 
any limit on compensation to persons 
involved in the direct sale and service 
of any eligible crop insurance contract 
required under an agreement entered 
into by the Corporation is applied. 
‘‘(III) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this clause shall be 
construed as statutory assent to the 
limit described in subclause (II).’’. 
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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 
‘‘(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 significant departure from budget neu-
trality 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.’’. 
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