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‘‘(A) reduced forage on rangeland caused by drought
or insect infestation;
‘‘(B) livestock poisoning and disease;
‘‘(C) destruction of bees due to the use of pesticides;
‘‘(D) unique special risks related to fruits, nuts, vegeta-
bles, and specialty crops in general, aquacultural species,
and forest industry needs (including appreciation);
‘‘(E) after October 1, 2001, wild salmon, except that—
‘‘(i) any pilot program with regard to wild salmon
may be carried out without regard to the limitations
of this title; and
‘‘(ii) the Corporation shall conduct all wild salmon
programs under this title so that, to the maximum
extent practicable, all costs associated with conducting
the programs are not expected to exceed $1,000,000
for fiscal year 2002 and each subsequent fiscal year.
‘‘(4) SCOPE OF PILOT PROGRAMS.—The Corporation may—
‘‘(A) approve a pilot program under this section to
be conducted on a regional, State, or national basis after
considering the interests of affected producers and the
interests of, and risks to, the Corporation;
‘‘(B) operate the pilot program, including any modifica-
tions of the pilot program, for a period of up to 4 years;
‘‘(C) extend the time period for the pilot program for
additional periods, as determined appropriate by the Cor-
poration; and
‘‘(D) 
provide 
pilot 
programs 
that 
would 
allow
producers—
‘‘(i) to receive a reduced premium for using whole
farm units or single crop units of insurance; and
‘‘(ii) to cross State and county boundaries to form
insurable units.
‘‘(5) EVALUATION.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—After the completion of any pilot
program under this section, the Corporation shall evaluate
the pilot program and submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a
report on the operations of the pilot program.
‘‘(B) EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report
shall include an evaluation by the Corporation of the pilot
program and the recommendations of the Corporation with
respect to implementing the program on a national basis.
‘‘(b) LIVESTOCK PILOT PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION
OF
LIVESTOCK.—In this subsection, the
term ‘livestock’ includes, but is not limited to, cattle, sheep,
swine, goats, and poultry.
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—Subject to paragraph (7), the
Corporation shall conduct two or more pilot programs to
evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools for livestock
producers, including the use of futures and options contracts
and policies and plans of insurance that protect the interests
of livestock producers and that provide—
‘‘(A) livestock producers with reasonable protection
from the financial risks of price or income fluctuations
inherent in the production and marketing of livestock; or
‘‘(B) protection for production losses.
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‘‘(3) PURPOSE OF PROGRAMS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Corporation shall evaluate the greatest number
and variety of pilot programs described in paragraph (2) to
determine which of the offered risk management tools are best
suited to protect livestock producers from the financial risks
associated with the production and marketing of livestock.
‘‘(4) TIMING.—The Corporation shall begin conducting live-
stock pilot programs under this subsection during fiscal year
2001.
‘‘(5) RELATION TO OTHER LIMITATIONS.—Any policy or plan
of insurance offered under this subsection may be prepared
without regard to the limitations of this title.
‘‘(6) ASSISTANCE.—As part of a pilot program under this
subsection, the Corporation may provide reinsurance for policies
or plans of insurance and subsidize the purchase of futures
and options contracts or policies and plans of insurance offered
under the pilot program.
‘‘(7) PRIVATE INSURANCE.—No action may be undertaken
with respect to a risk under this subsection if the Corporation
determines that insurance protection for livestock producers
against the risk is generally available from private companies.
‘‘(8) LOCATION.—The Corporation shall conduct the live-
stock pilot programs under this subsection in a number of
counties that is determined by the Corporation to be adequate
to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the feasibility,
effectiveness, and demand among producers for the risk
management tools evaluated in the pilot programs.
‘‘(9) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—Any producer of a type of live-
stock covered by a pilot program under this subsection that
owns or operates a farm or ranch in a county selected as
a location for that pilot program shall be eligible to participate
in that pilot program.
‘‘(10) LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.—The Corporation shall
conduct all livestock programs under this title so that, to the
maximum extent practicable, all costs associated with con-
ducting the livestock programs (other than research and
development costs covered by section 522) are not expected
to exceed the following:
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and each subse-
quent fiscal year.
‘‘(c) REVENUE INSURANCE PILOT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to section 522(e)(4), the Sec-
retary shall carry out a pilot program in a limited number
of counties, as determined by the Secretary, for crop years
1997 through 2001, under which a producer of wheat, feed
grains, soybeans, or such other commodity as the Secretary
considers appropriate may elect to receive insurance against
loss of revenue, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Revenue insurance under this sub-
section shall—
‘‘(A) be offered through reinsurance arrangements with
private insurance companies;
‘‘(B) offer at least a minimum level of coverage that
is an alternative to catastrophic crop insurance;
‘‘(C) be actuarially sound; and
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‘‘(D) require the payment of premiums and administra-
tive fees by an insured producer.
‘‘(d) PREMIUM RATE REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program estab-
lished under this subsection is to determine whether approved
insurance providers will compete to market policies or plans
of insurance with reduced rates of premium, in a manner
that maintains the financial soundness of approved insurance
providers and is consistent with the integrity of the Federal
crop insurance program.
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the 2002 crop year,
the Corporation shall establish a pilot program under which
approved insurance providers may propose for approval
by the Board policies or plans of insurance with reduced
rates of premium—
‘‘(i) for one or more agricultural commodities; and
‘‘(ii) within a limited geographic area, as proposed
by the approved insurance provider and approved by
the Board.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
BY
BOARD.—The Board shall
approve a policy or plan of insurance proposed under this
subsection that involves a premium reduction if the Board
determines that—
‘‘(i) the interests of producers are adequately pro-
tected within the pilot area;
‘‘(ii) rates of premium are actuarially appropriate,
as determined by the Board;
‘‘(iii) the size of the proposed pilot area is adequate;
‘‘(iv) the proposed policy or plan of insurance would
not unfairly discriminate among producers within the
proposed pilot area;
‘‘(v) if the proposed policy or plan of insurance
were available in a geographic area larger than the
proposed pilot area, the proposed policy or plan of
insurance would—
‘‘(I) not have a significant adverse impact on
the crop insurance delivery system;
‘‘(II) not result in a reduction of program
integrity;
‘‘(III) be actuarially appropriate; and
‘‘(IV) not place an additional financial burden
on the Federal Government; and
‘‘(vi) the proposed policy or plan of insurance meets
other requirements of this title determined appropriate
by the Board.
‘‘(C) TIME
LIMITATIONS
AND
PROCEDURES.—The time
limitations and procedures of the Board established under
section 508(h) shall apply to a proposal submitted under
this subsection.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 518 of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1518) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘livestock and’’ after ‘‘commodity, excluding’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘under subsection (a) or (m) of section 508
of this title’’.
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SEC. 133. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.
The Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), as
amended by section 132(a), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘SEC. 524. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the amounts made available
under paragraph (4)—
‘‘(A) the Corporation shall carry out the program estab-
lished under paragraph (2); and
‘‘(B) the Secretary, acting through the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service, shall
carry out the program established under paragraph (3).
‘‘(2) EDUCATION AND INFORMATION.—The Corporation shall
establish a program under which crop insurance education
and information is provided to producers in States in which
(as determined by the Secretary)—
‘‘(A) there is traditionally, and continues to be, a low
level of Federal crop insurance participation and avail-
ability; and
‘‘(B) producers are underserved by the Federal crop
insurance program.
‘‘(3) PARTNERSHIPS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION.—
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, acting through the
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service, shall establish a program under which competitive
grants are made to qualified public and private entities
(including land grant colleges, cooperative extension serv-
ices, and colleges or universities), as determined by the
Secretary, for the purpose of educating agricultural pro-
ducers about the full range of risk management activities,
including futures, options, agricultural trade options, crop
insurance, cash forward contracting, debt reduction,
production diversification, farm resources risk reduction,
and other risk management strategies.
‘‘(B) BASIS FOR GRANTS.—A grant under this paragraph
shall be awarded on the basis of merit and shall be subject
to peer or merit review.
‘‘(C) OBLIGATION
PERIOD.—Funds for a grant under
this paragraph shall be available to the Secretary for
obligation for a 2-year period.
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary may use
not more than 4 percent of the funds made available for
grants under this paragraph for administrative costs
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this paragraph.
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From the insurance fund established under
section 516(c), there is transferred—
‘‘(A) for the education and information program estab-
lished under paragraph (2), $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001
and each subsequent fiscal year; and
‘‘(B) for the partnerships for risk management edu-
cation program established under paragraph (3), $5,000,000
for fiscal year 2001 and each subsequent fiscal year.
‘‘(b) AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.—
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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall provide cost share
assistance to producers, in a manner determined by the Sec-
retary, in not less than 10, nor more than 15, States in which
participation in the Federal crop insurance program is histori-
cally low, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) USES.—A producer may use cost share assistance pro-
vided under this subsection to—
‘‘(A) construct or improve—
‘‘(i) watershed management structures; or
‘‘(ii) irrigation structures;
‘‘(B) plant trees to form windbreaks or to improve
water quality;
‘‘(C) mitigate financial risk through production diver-
sification or resource conservation practices, including—
‘‘(i) soil erosion control;
‘‘(ii) integrated pest management; or
‘‘(iii) transition to organic farming;
‘‘(D) enter into futures, hedging, or options contracts
in a manner designed to help reduce production, price,
or revenue risk;
‘‘(E) enter into agricultural trade options as a hedging
transaction to reduce production, price, or revenue risk;
or
‘‘(F) conduct any other activity related to the activities
described in subparagraphs (A) through (E), as determined
by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) PAYMENT LIMITATION.—The total amount of payments
made to a person (as defined in section 1001(5) of the Food
Security Act (7 U.S.C. 1308(5))) under this subsection for any
year may not exceed $50,000.
‘‘(3) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out this
subsection through the Commodity Credit Corporation.
‘‘(B) FUNDING.—The Commodity Credit Corporation
shall make available to carry out this subsection
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each subsequent fiscal
year.’’.
SEC. 134. OPTIONS PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 191 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C.
7331) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by striking ‘‘100
counties, except that not more than 6’’ and inserting ‘‘300
counties, except that not more than 25’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting before the semicolon
the following: ‘‘during any calendar year in which a county
in which the farm of the producer is located is included in
the pilot program’’; and
(3) in the first sentence of subsection (h), by inserting
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that the
amount of Commodity Credit Corporation funds used to carry
out this section shall not exceed, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $15,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002, and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003’’.
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‘‘(G) Four active producers who are policy holders, are
from different geographic areas of the United States, and
represent a cross-section of agricultural commodities grown
in the United States, including at least one specialty crop
producer.
‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT
OF
PRIVATE
SECTOR
MEMBERS.—The
members of the Board described in subparagraphs (E), (F),
and (G) of paragraph (2)—
‘‘(A) shall be appointed by, and hold office at the
pleasure of, the Secretary;
‘‘(B) shall not be otherwise employed by the Federal
Government;
‘‘(C) shall be appointed to staggered 4-year terms, as
determined by the Secretary; and
‘‘(D) shall serve not more than two consecutive terms.
‘‘(4) CHAIRPERSON.—The Board shall select a member of
the Board to serve as Chairperson.’’.
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The initial members of the Board
of Directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation required
to be appointed under section 505(a)(3) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (as amended by paragraph (1)) shall be appointed
during the period beginning February 1, 2001, and ending
April 1, 2001.
(3) EFFECT ON EXISTING BOARD.—A member of the Board
of Directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on
the date of the enactment of this Act may continue to serve
as a member of the Board until the members referred to in
paragraph (2) are first appointed.
(b) EXPERT REVIEW OF POLICIES, PLANS OF INSURANCE, AND
RELATED MATERIAL.—Section 505 of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C. 1505) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) EXPERT REVIEW OF POLICIES, PLANS OF INSURANCE, AND
RELATED MATERIAL.—
‘‘(1) REVIEW BY EXPERTS.—The Board shall establish proce-
dures under which any policy or plan of insurance, as well
as any related material or modification of such a policy or
plan of insurance, to be offered under this title shall be subject
to independent reviews by persons experienced as actuaries
and in underwriting, as determined by the Board.
‘‘(2) REVIEW OF CORPORATION POLICIES AND PLANS.—Except
as provided in paragraph (3), the Board shall contract with
at least five persons to each conduct a review of the policy
or plan of insurance, of whom—
‘‘(A) not more than one person may be employed by
the Federal Government; and
‘‘(B) at least one person must be designated by
approved insurance providers pursuant to procedures deter-
mined by the Board.
‘‘(3) REVIEW OF PRIVATE SUBMISSIONS.—If the reviews under
paragraph (1) cover a policy or plan of insurance, or any related
material or modification of a policy or plan of insurance, sub-
mitted under section 508(h)—
‘‘(A) the Board shall contract with at least five persons
to each conduct a review of the policy or plan of insurance,
of whom—
‘‘(i) not more than one person may be employed
by the Federal Government; and
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‘‘(ii) none may be employed by an approved insur-
ance provider; and
‘‘(B) each review must be completed and submitted
to the Board not later than 30 days prior to the end
of the 120-day period described in section 508(h)(4)(D).
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION OF REVIEWS.—The Board shall include
reviews conducted under this subsection as part of the consider-
ation of any policy or plan or insurance, or any related material
or modification of a policy or plan of insurance, proposed to
be offered under this title.
‘‘(5) FUNDING
OF
REVIEWS.—Each contract to conduct a
review under this subsection shall be funded from amounts
made available under section 516(b)(2)(A)(ii).
‘‘(6) 
RELATION
TO
OTHER
AUTHORITY.—The 
contract
authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any
other contracting authority that may be exercised by the Board
under section 506(l).’’.
SEC. 143. CONTRACTING FOR RATING OF PLANS OF INSURANCE.
Section 507(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1507(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘actuarial, loss adjustment,’’ and inserting
‘‘actuarial services, services relating to loss adjustment and
rating plans of insurance,’’; and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘private sector’’ the following: ‘‘and
to enable the Corporation to concentrate on regulating the
provision of insurance under this title and evaluating new
products and materials submitted under section 508(h) or 523’’.
SEC. 144. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY OF CROP INSURANCE INFORMA-
TION.
Section 508(a)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(a)(5)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses 2 ems to
the right;
(2) by striking ‘‘The Corporation’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(A) AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—The Corporation’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) USE OF ELECTRONIC METHODS.—
‘‘(i) DISSEMINATION
BY
CORPORATION.—The Cor-
poration shall make the information described in
subparagraph (A) available electronically to producers
and approved insurance providers.
‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION TO CORPORATION.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the Corporation shall allow
producers and approved insurance providers to use
electronic methods to submit information required by
the Corporation.’’.
SEC. 145. ADEQUATE COVERAGE FOR STATES.
Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) ADEQUATE COVERAGE FOR STATES.—
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‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF ADEQUATELY SERVED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘adequately served’ means having a partici-
pation rate that is at least 50 percent of the national
average participation rate.
‘‘(B) REVIEW.—The Board shall review the policies and
plans of insurance that are offered by approved insurance
providers under this title to determine if each State is
adequately served by the policies and plans of insurance.
‘‘(C) REPORT.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after
completion of the review under subparagraph (B), the
Board shall submit to Congress a report on the results
of the review.
‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall include
recommendations to increase participation in States
that are not adequately served by the policies and
plans of insurance.’’.
SEC. 146. SUBMISSION OF POLICIES AND MATERIALS TO BOARD.
(a) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT.—Section 508(h)(1) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)(1)) is amended by
inserting after ‘‘a person’’ the following: ‘‘(including an approved
insurance provider, a college or university, a cooperative or trade
association, or any other person)’’.
(b) 
SALE
BY
APPROVED
INSURANCE
PROVIDERS.—Section
508(h)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)(3))
is amended in the first sentence by inserting after ‘‘for sale’’ the
following: ‘‘by approved insurance providers’’.
(c) 
GUIDELINES
FOR
SUBMISSION
AND
REVIEW.—Section
508(h)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)(4))
is amended—
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(A) CONFIDENTIALITY.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A proposal submitted to the
Board under this subsection (including any information
generated from the proposal) shall be considered to
be confidential commercial or financial information for
the purposes of section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United
States Code.
‘‘(ii) STANDARD OF CONFIDENTIALITY.—If informa-
tion concerning a proposal could be withheld by the
Secretary under the standard for privileged or con-
fidential information pertaining to trade secrets and
commercial or financial information under section
552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, the information
shall not be released to the public.
‘‘(iii) APPLICATION.—This subparagraph shall apply
with respect to a proposal only during the period pre-
ceding any approval of the proposal by the Board.’’;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘PERSONAL PRESEN-
TATION.—’’ before ‘‘The’’; and
(3) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO DISAPPROVE.—
‘‘(i) TIME
PERIOD.—The Board shall provide an
applicant with notification of intent to disapprove a
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proposal not later than 30 days prior to making the
disapproval.
‘‘(ii) MODIFICATION OF APPLICATION.—
‘‘(I) AUTHORITY.—An applicant that receives
the notification may modify the application, and
such application, as modified, shall be considered
by the Board in the manner provided in subpara-
graph (D) within the 30-day period beginning on
the date the modified application is submitted.
‘‘(II) TIME PERIOD.—Clause (i) shall not apply
to the Board’s consideration of the modified
application.
‘‘(iii) EXPLANATION.—Any notification of intent to
disapprove a policy or other material submitted under
this subsection shall be accompanied by a complete
explanation as to the reasons for the Board’s intention
to deny approval.
‘‘(D) DETERMINATION
TO
APPROVE
OR
DISAPPROVE
POLICIES OR MATERIALS.—
‘‘(i) TIME PERIOD.—Not later than 120 days after
a policy or other material is submitted under this
subsection, the Board shall make a determination to
approve or disapprove the policy or material.
‘‘(ii) EXPLANATION.—Any determination by the
Board to disapprove any policy or other material shall
be accompanied by a complete explanation of the rea-
sons for the Board’s decision to deny approval.
‘‘(iii) 
FAILURE
TO
MEET
DEADLINE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this title, if the Board
fails to make a determination within the prescribed
time period, the submitted policy or other material
shall be deemed approved by the Board for the initial
reinsurance year designated for the policy or material,
unless the Board and the applicant agree to an exten-
sion.’’.
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 508(h) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (6), (8), (9), and (10); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).
SEC. 147. FUNDING.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 516(a)(2) of
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘years—’’ and inserting ‘‘years the fol-
lowing:’’;
(2) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word of each
subparagraph;
(3) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A)
and inserting a period; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) Costs associated with the conduct of livestock and
wild salmon pilot programs carried out under section 523,
subject to the limitations in subsections (a)(3)(E)(ii) and
(b)(10) of section 523.
‘‘(D) Costs associated with the reimbursement, con-
tracting, and partnerships for research and development
under section 522.’’.
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(b) PAYMENT OF GENERAL CORPORATION EXPENSES FROM INSUR-
ANCE FUND.—Section 516(b)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘including—’’ and inserting ‘‘including the
following:’’;
(2) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word of each
subparagraph;
(3) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph
(A) and inserting a period;
(4) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B)
and inserting a period; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) Costs associated with the conduct of livestock
and wild salmon pilot programs carried out under section
523, subject to the limitations in subsections (a)(3)(E)(ii)
and (b)(10) of section 523.
‘‘(E) Costs associated with the reimbursement, con-
tracting, and partnerships for research and development
under section 522.’’.
(c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLI-
CIES, PLANS
OF INSURANCE, AND RELATED MATERIALS.—Section
516(b)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2))
is amended—
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
EX-
PENSES.—’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘POLICY
CONSIDERATION
AND
IMPLEMENTATION.—’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘may pay from’’ and inserting ‘‘may
use’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘research and development expenses
of the Corporation’’; and
(C) by striking the period at the end and inserting
the following: ‘‘, to pay the following:
‘‘(i) Costs associated with the consideration and
implementation of policies, plans of insurance, and
related materials submitted under section 508(h) or
developed under section 522 or 523.
‘‘(ii) Costs to contract for the review of policies,
plans of insurance, and related materials under section
505(e) and to contract for other assistance in consid-
ering policies, plans of insurance, and related mate-
rials.’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘research and develop-
ment’’.
(d) DEPOSITS TO INSURANCE FUND.—Section 516(c)(1) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘income and’’ and inserting ‘‘income,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and civil fines collected under section
515(h)’’ after ‘‘(a)(2)’’.
SEC. 148. STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT.
Notwithstanding section 536 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 1506 note;
Public Law 105–185), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation may
renegotiate the Standard Reinsurance Agreement once during the
2001 through 2005 reinsurance years.
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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous
SEC. 161. LIMITATION ON REVENUE COVERAGE FOR POTATOES.
Section 508(a)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(a)(3)), as amended by section 123, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
REVENUE
COVERAGE
FOR
POTA-
TOES.—No policy or plan of insurance provided under this
title (including a policy or plan of insurance approved by
the Board under subsection (h)) shall cover losses due
to a reduction in revenue for potatoes except as covered
under a whole farm policy or plan of insurance, as deter-
mined by the Corporation.’’.
SEC. 162. CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR COTTON AND RICE.
Section 508(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(a)), as amended by 145, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(8) SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COTTON AND RICE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this title, beginning with the
2001 crops of upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, and
rice, the Corporation shall offer plans of insurance, including
prevented planting coverage and replanting coverage, under
this title that cover losses of upland cotton, extra long staple
cotton, and rice resulting from failure of irrigation water sup-
plies due to drought and saltwater intrusion.’’.
SEC. 163. INDEMNITY PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN PRODUCERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this section,
notwithstanding section 508(c)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(5)), a producer that purchased a 1999 Crop
Revenue Coverage policy for a commodity covered by Bulletin MGR–
99–004 (as in effect before being voided by subsection (d)) by the
sales closing date prescribed in the actuarial documents in the
county where the policy was sold shall receive an indemnity pay-
ment in accordance with the policy.
(b) BASE AND HARVEST PRICES.—The base price and harvest
price under the policy for a commodity described in subsection
(a) shall be determined in accordance with the Commodity Exchange
Endorsement published by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
on July 14, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 37829).
(c) REINSURANCE.—Subject to subsection (b), notwithstanding
section 508(c)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(c)(5)), the Corporation shall provide reinsurance with respect
to the policy in accordance with the Standard Reinsurance Agree-
ment.
(d) VOIDING OF BULLETIN.—Bulletin MGR–99–004, issued by
the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, is void.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on October 1,
2000.
SEC. 164. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE FEDERAL CROP
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
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(1) farmer-owned cooperatives play a valuable role in
achieving the purposes of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) by—
(A) encouraging producer participation in the Federal
crop insurance program;
(B) improving the delivery system for crop insurance;
and
(C) helping to develop new and improved insurance
products;
(2) the Risk Management Agency, through its regulatory
activities, should encourage efforts by farmer-owned coopera-
tives to promote appropriate risk management strategies among
their membership;
(3) partnerships between approved insurance providers and
farmer-owned cooperatives provide opportunity for agricultural
producers to obtain needed insurance coverage on a more
competitive basis and at a lower cost;
(4) the Risk Management Agency is following an appro-
priate regulatory process to ensure the continued participation
by farmer-owned cooperatives in the delivery of crop insurance;
(5) efforts by the Risk Management Agency to finalize
regulations that would incorporate the currently approved busi-
ness practices of cooperatives participating in the Federal crop
insurance program should be commended; and
(6) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation should
complete promulgation of the proposed rule entitled ‘‘General
Administrative Regulations; Premium Reductions; Payment of
Rebates, Dividends, and Patronage Refunds; and Payments
to Insured-Owned and Record-Controlling Entities’’, published
by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on May 12, 1999
(64 Fed. Reg. 25464), in a manner that—
(A) effectively responds to comments received from the
public during the rulemaking process;
(B) provides an effective opportunity for farmer-owned
cooperatives to assist the members of the cooperatives to
obtain crop insurance and participate most effectively in
the Federal crop insurance program;
(C) incorporates the currently approved business prac-
tices of farmer-owned cooperatives participating in the Fed-
eral crop insurance program; and
(D) protects the interests of agricultural producers.
SEC. 165. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON RURAL AMERICA, INCLUDING
MINORITY AND LIMITED-RESOURCE FARMERS.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) rural America, including minority and limited resource
farmers, has not experienced this recent period of economic
prosperity;
(2) as a result of sustained low commodity prices, they
face significant challenges, including—
(A) a depressed farm economy;
(B) a loss of business and jobs on rural main streets;
(C) a reduction of capital investment; and
(D) a loss of independent farmers;
(3) Congress applauds American farmers and rural advo-
cates, including the organizers of the Rally for Rural America,
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for their efforts in calling this situation to the public’s attention;
and
(4) Congress is committed to responding to the concerns
of rural America and pledges to devote full attention to making
necessary changes to Federal agricultural programs in a
manner that will—
(A) alleviate the agricultural price crisis;
(B) ensure competitive markets by empowering farm
families;
(C) ensure that all farmers, including minority and
limited-resource farmers, participate fully in the benefits
of those programs;
(D) invest in rural education and health;
(E) increase resources for outreach and technical
farming assistance;
(F) conserve our natural resources for future genera-
tions; and
(G) ensure a safe and secure food supply for all.
Subtitle F—Effective Dates and
Implementation
SEC. 171. EFFECTIVE DATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), this
Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) 2001 FISCAL YEAR.—The following provisions and the
amendments made by the provisions take effect on October
1, 2000:
(A) Subtitle C.
(B) Section 146.
(C) Section 163.
(2) 2001 CROP YEAR.—The amendments made by the fol-
lowing provisions apply beginning with the 2001 crop of an
agricultural commodity:
(A) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 101.
(B) Section 102(a).
(C) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 103.
(D) Section 104.
(E) Section 105(b).
(F) Section 108.
(G) Section 109.
(H) Section 162.
(3) 2001 REINSURANCE YEAR.—The amendments made by
the following provisions apply beginning with the 2001 reinsur-
ance year:
(A) Section 101(d).
(B) Section 102(b).
(C) Section 103(d).
SEC. 172. REGULATIONS.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations
to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
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SEC. 173. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
The Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) and
section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), as in effect on day before the date
of the enactment of this Act, shall—
(1) continue to apply with respect to the 1999 crop year;
and
(2) apply with respect to the 2000 crop year, to the extent
the application of an amendment made by this Act is delayed
under section 171(b) or by the terms of the amendment.
TITLE II—AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE
Subtitle A—Market Loss Assistance
SEC. 201. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to
in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall use funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to provide assistance in the form of a market
loss assistance payment to owners and producers on a farm that
are eligible for a final payment for fiscal year 2000 under a produc-
tion flexibility contract for the farm under the Agricultural Market
Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.).
(b) AMOUNT AND MANNER.—In providing payments under this
section, the Secretary shall—
(1) use the same contract payment rates as are used under
section 802(b) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note; Public Law 106–78); and
(2) provide the payments in a manner that is consistent
with section 802(c) of that Act.
(c) TIMING.—The Secretary shall make the payments required
by this section not earlier than September 1, 2000, and not later
than September 30, 2000.
SEC. 202. OILSEEDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use $500,000,000 of funds
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to pro-
ducers of the 2000 crop of oilseeds that are eligible to obtain
a marketing assistance loan under section 131 of the Agricultural
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231).
(b) COMPUTATION.—A payment to producers on a farm under
this section for an oilseed shall be equal to the product obtained
by multiplying—
(1) a payment rate determined by the Secretary;
(2) the acreage of the producers on the farm for the oilseed,
as determined under subsection (c); and
(3) the yield of the producers on the farm for the oilseed,
as determined under subsection (d).
(c) ACREAGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
acreage of the producers on the farm for an oilseed under
subsection (b)(2) shall be equal to the number of acres planted
to the oilseed by the producers on the farm during the 1997,
1998, or 1999 crop year, whichever is greatest, as reported
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by the producers on the farm to the Secretary (including any
acreage reports that are filed late).
(2) NEW PRODUCERS.—In the case of producers on a farm
that planted acreage to an oilseed during the 2000 crop year
but not the 1997, 1998, or 1999 crop year, the acreage of
the producers for the oilseed under subsection (b)(2) shall be
equal to the number of acres planted to the oilseed by the
producers on the farm during the 2000 crop year, as reported
by the producers on the farm to the Secretary (including any
acreage reports that are filed late).
(d) YIELD.—
(1) SOYBEANS.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), in
the case of soybeans, the yield of the producers on a farm
under subsection (b)(3) shall be equal to the greatest of—
(A) the average county yield per harvested acre for
each of the 1995 through 1999 crop years, excluding the
crop year with the highest yield per harvested acre and
the crop year with the lowest yield per harvested acre;
or
(B) the actual yield of the producers on the farm for
the 1997, 1998, or 1999 crop year.
(2) OTHER
OILSEEDS.—Except as provided in paragraph
(3), in the case of oilseeds other than soybeans, the yield of
the producers on a farm under subsection (b)(3) shall be equal
to the greatest of—
(A) the average national yield per harvested acre for
each of the 1995 through 1999 crop years, excluding the
crop year with the highest yield per harvested acre and
the crop year with the lowest yield per harvested acre;
or
(B) the actual yield of the producers on the farm for
the 1997, 1998, or 1999 crop year.
(3) NEW PRODUCERS.—In the case of producers on a farm
that planted acreage to an oilseed during the 2000 crop year
but not the 1997, 1998, or 1999 crop year, the yield of the
producers on a farm under subsection (b)(3) shall be equal
to the greater of—
(A) the average county yield per harvested acre for
each of the 1995 through 1999 crop years, excluding the
crop year with the highest yield per harvested acre and
the crop year with the lowest yield per harvested acre;
or
(B) the actual yield of the producers on the farm for
the 2000 crop.
(4) DATA SOURCE.—To the maximum extent available, the
Secretary shall use data provided by the National Agricultural
Statistics Service to carry out this subsection.
SEC. 203. SPECIALTY CROPS.
(a) REPLENISHMENT OF PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMOD-
ITIES ACT FUND.—Of the amount made available under section
261(a)(2), $30,450,000 shall—
(1) be deposited in the Perishable Agricultural Commodities
Act Fund established by section 3(b)(5) of the Perishable Agri-
cultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499c(b)(5));
(2) be merged with other amounts in the Perishable Agri-
cultural Commodities Act Fund; and
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(3) be available for the same purposes and for the same
time period as other amounts in the Perishable Agricultural
Commodities Act Fund.
(b) REPLENISHMENT
OF TRUST FUNDS
FOR SERVICES
UNDER
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946.—Of the amount made
available under section 261(a)(2), $29,000,000 shall—
(1) be deposited in the trust fund account established to
cover the cost of inspection, certification, and identification
services provided under section 203(h) of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(h));
(2) be merged with other amounts in the trust fund account;
and
(3) be available for the same purposes and for the same
time period as other amounts in the trust fund account.
(c) INSPECTION SERVICES IMPROVEMENTS.—Of the amount made
available under section 261(a)(2), $11,550,000 shall be used by
the Secretary to improve the infrastructure and system used for
inspecting fruits and vegetables, including improving—
(1) the program used to train inspectors, including the
establishment of an inspector training center;
(2) the technological resources used by inspectors;
(3) the use of digital imaging by inspectors; and
(4) the office space and grading tables used by inspectors.
(d) SURPLUS CROP PURCHASES.—
(1) PURCHASES.—Of the amount made available under sec-
tion 261(a)(2), $200,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary
to purchase specialty crops that have experienced low prices
during the 1998 or 1999 crop years, including apples, black-
eyed peas, cherries, citrus, cranberries, onions, melons, peaches,
and potatoes.
(2) DISPLACEMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure that pur-
chases of specialty crops under this subsection will not displace
purchases by the Secretary under any other law.
(e) GROWER COMPENSATION.—
(1) COMPENSATION.—Of the amount made available under
section 261(a)(2), $25,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary
to compensate—
(A) growers covered by the Secretary’s Declaration of
Extraordinary Emergency published on March 2, 2000 (65
Fed. Reg. 11280), regarding the plum pox virus;
(B) growers for losses due to Pierce’s disease; and
(C) commercial producers for losses due to citrus
canker.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than July 19, 2000, the Secretary,
in coordination with the Inspector General of the Department
of Agriculture, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that
analyzes—
(A) the economic losses to the produce industry as
a result of allegations of false inspection certificates pre-
pared by graders of the Department of Agriculture at Hunts
Point Terminal Market, Bronx, New York; and
(B) the restitution by the Secretary for persons dam-
aged as a result of losses described in subparagraph (A).
(f ) APPLE LOANS.—
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(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary, acting through the
Farm Service Agency, shall use funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to make loans to producers of apples that are
suffering economic loss as the result of low prices for apples.
(2) TERM.—The term of a loan made under this subsection
shall be not more than 3 years.
(3) INTEREST
RATE.—The interest rate for a loan made
under this subsection shall be at a rate equal to the then
current cost of money to the Government of the United States
for loans of similar maturity.
(4) SECURITY.—The Secretary may require a loan made
under this subsection to be secured by real property or such
other collateral as the Secretary considers appropriate and
protects the interests of the Federal Government.
(5) LIMITATION.—The cost of all loans made under this
subsection shall not exceed $5,000,000.
SEC. 204. OTHER COMMODITIES.
(a) PEANUTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to provide payments to pro-
ducers of quota peanuts or additional peanuts to partially com-
pensate the producers for continuing low commodity prices,
and increasing costs of production, for the 2000 crop year.
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of a payment made to producers
on a farm of quota peanuts or additional peanuts under para-
graph (1) shall be equal to the product obtained by
multiplying—
(A) the quantity of quota peanuts or additional peanuts
produced or considered produced by the producers; and
(B) a payment rate equal to—
(i) in the case of quota peanuts, $30.50 per ton;
and
(ii) in the case of additional peanuts, $16.00 per
ton.
(b) TOBACCO.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
(A) ELIGIBLE
PERSON.—The term ‘‘eligible person’’
means a person that owns or operates, or produces eligible
tobacco on, a farm—
(i) for which the quantity of quota of eligible
tobacco allotted to the farm under part I of subtitle
B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) was reduced from the
1999 crop year to the 2000 crop year; and
(ii) that is used for the production of eligible
tobacco during the 2000 crop year.
(B) ELIGIBLE
TOBACCO.—The term ‘‘eligible tobacco’’
means each of the following kinds of tobacco:
(i) Flue-cured tobacco, comprising types 11, 12,
13, and 14.
(ii) Fire-cured tobacco, comprising type 21.
(iii) Burley tobacco, comprising type 31.
(iv) Cigar-filler and cigar-binder tobacco, com-
prising types 42, 43, 44, 54, and 55.
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(2) PAYMENTS.—Effective beginning October 1, 2000, the
Secretary shall use $340,000,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to make payments to eligible persons.
(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AMONG STATES.—The funds made
available for eligible persons under paragraph (2) shall be allo-
cated among States in the following dollar amounts:
Alabama ............................................................................................
$100,000
Arkansas ...........................................................................................
$1,000
Florida ...............................................................................................
$2,500,000
Georgia ..............................................................................................
$13,000,000
Indiana ..............................................................................................
$5,400,000
Kansas ...............................................................................................
$23,000
Kentucky ...........................................................................................
$140,000,000
Missouri .............................................................................................
$2,000,000
North Carolina ..................................................................................
$100,000,000
Ohio ...................................................................................................
$6,000,000
Oklahoma ..........................................................................................
$1,000
South Carolina ..................................................................................
$15,000,000
Tennessee ..........................................................................................
$35,000,000
Virginia .............................................................................................
$19,000,000
Wisconsin ..........................................................................................
$675,000
West Virginia ....................................................................................
$1,300,000.
(4) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
AMONG
FARMS
IN
A
STATE.—
The Secretary shall divide the amount allocated to a State
under paragraph (3) among farms in the State based on the
quota of eligible tobacco available to each farm of an eligible
person for the 2000 crop year.
(5) DIVISION OF FARM PAYMENTS AMONG ELIGIBLE PERSONS
IN A STATE.—Not later than October 20, 2000, the Secretary
shall divide amounts made available to farms in a State under
paragraph (4) among eligible persons who are quota owners,
quota lessees, and tobacco producers on farms in the State,
and make payments to the eligible persons, on the basis of—
(A) in the case of a State that is a party to the National
Tobacco Grower Settlement Trust, the formula in the Trust
used to allocate funds among quota owners, quota lessees,
and tobacco producers on farms in the State, with such
adjustments as the Secretary determines are necessary
to enable the payments to be made by October 20, 2000;
or
(B) in the case of a State that is not a party to the
National Tobacco Grower Settlement Trust, a formula
established by the Secretary.
(6) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN GEORGIA.—The Sec-
retary shall use the amount allocated to the State of Georgia
under paragraph (3) to make payments to eligible persons
in Georgia only if the State of Georgia agrees to use an equal
amount (not to exceed $13,000,000) to make payments at the
same time, or subsequently, to the same eligible persons in
the same manner as provided for the Federal payment under
paragraphs (4) and (5).
(7) USE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—None of the funds
made available under paragraphs (1) through (7) may be used
to pay administrative costs incurred in carrying out those para-
graphs.
(8) TRANSFER OF ALLOTMENTS.—Section 318 of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314d) is amended
by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(g) TRANSFER OF ALLOTMENTS.—Under this section, the total
acreage allotted to any farm after any transfer shall not exceed
50 percent of the acreage of cropland on the farm.’’.
(9) BURLEY TOBACCO INVENTORIES OF PRODUCER ASSOCIA-
TIONS.—Section 319(c)(3) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e(c)(3)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘In’’ and inserting
‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (D), in’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) NONAPPLICABILITY OF DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT.—
If the Secretary determines for any of the 2001 or subse-
quent crop years that noncommitted pool stocks of Burley
tobacco are equal to or less than the reserve stock level
established under this paragraph, subparagraph (B) shall
not apply to the crop year for which the determination
is made and all subsequent crop years.’’.
(10) LIMITATIONS
ON
BURLEY
TOBACCO
QUOTA
ADJUST-
MENTS.—
(A) CARRY FORWARD ADJUSTMENT.—Section 319(e) of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e(e))
is amended in the fifth sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and inserting
‘‘, except that (1)’’; and
(ii) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘, and (2) the aggregate of such increases
for all farms for any crop year may not exceed 10
percent of the national basic quota for the preceding
crop year’’.
(B) LEASE AND TRANSFER OF QUOTA DUE TO NATURAL
DISASTERS.—Section 319(k) of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e(k)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The total quantity of quota leased or
transferred to a farm during a crop year under this subsection
may not exceed 15 percent of the quota on the farm that
existed prior to any such lease or transfer for the crop year.’’.
(11) LEASE AND TRANSFER OF BURLEY TOBACCO QUOTA.—
Section 319 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1314e) is amended by striking subsection (l) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(l) LEASE AND TRANSFER OF BURLEY TOBACCO QUOTA.—
‘‘(1) APPROVAL BY PRODUCERS.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, the Secretary may permit the lease
and transfer of a Burley tobacco quota from one farm in a
State to any other farm in the State if, in a State-wide ref-
erendum conducted by the Secretary, a majority of the active
Burley tobacco producers voting in the referendum approve
the use of that type of lease and transfer.
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply only to the
States of Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia.’’.
(12) RECORDKEEPING AND SALE OF BURLEY TOBACCO QUOTA
AND ACREAGE.—Section 319 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314e) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(m) COMPUTERIZED
RECORDKEEPING
SYSTEM
FOR
BURLEY
TOBACCO QUOTA AND ACREAGE.—