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‘‘(B) SUBJECT.—The study described in 
subparagraph (A) shall evaluate policies and 
plans of insurance coverage that provide protec-
tion for production or revenue impacted by food 
safety concerns including, at a minimum, gov-
ernment, retail, or national consumer group an-
nouncements of a health advisory, removal, or 
recall related to a contamination concern. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of 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 de-
scribes the results of the study conducted under 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 11021. CROP INSURANCE FOR LIVESTOCK. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (as 
amended by section 11019) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(20) STUDY
ON
SWINE
CATASTROPHIC
DIS-
EASE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
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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 para-
graph, the Corporation shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that describes the results of the study con-
ducted under subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 11022. MARGIN COVERAGE FOR CATFISH. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (as 
amended by section 11020) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(21) MARGIN COVERAGE FOR CATFISH.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with a qualified 
entity to conduct research and development re-
garding a policy to insure producers against re-
duction in the margin between the market value 
of catfish and selected costs incurred in the 
production of catfish. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility for the pol-
icy described in subparagraph (A) shall be lim-
ited to freshwater species of catfish that are 
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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 
appropriate by the Board.’’. 
SEC. 11023. POULTRY BUSINESS DISRUPTION INSURANCE 
POLICY. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) (as amended by section 11021) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) POULTRY BUSINESS DISRUPTION INSUR-
ANCE
POLICY
AND
CATASTROPHIC
DISEASE
PRO-
GRAM.— 
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‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF POULTRY.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘poultry’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2(a) of the Packers 
and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 182(a)). 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 
qualified entities to carry out— 
‘‘(i) a study to determine the feasi-
bility of insuring commercial poultry pro-
duction 
against 
business 
disruptions 
caused by integrator bankruptcy; and 
‘‘(ii) a study to determine the feasi-
bility of insuring poultry producers for a 
catastrophic event. 
‘‘(C) BUSINESS DISRUPTION STUDY.—The 
study described in subparagraph (B)(i) shall— 
‘‘(i) evaluate the market place for 
business disruption insurance that is avail-
able to poultry producers; 
‘‘(ii) assess the feasibility of a policy 
to allow producers to ensure against a por-
tion of losses from loss under contract due 
to business disruption from integrator 
bankruptcy; and 
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