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‘‘(iii) analyze the costs to the Federal 
Government of a Federal business disrup-
tion insurance program for poultry pro-
ducers. 
‘‘(D) REPORTS.—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— 
‘‘(i) the study carried out under sub-
paragraph (B)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) the study carried out under sub-
paragraph (B)(ii).’’. 
SEC. 11024. STUDY OF CROP INSURANCE FOR SEAFOOD 
HARVESTERS. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) (as amended by section 11022) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ASSIST SEAFOOD 
HARVESTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with a qualified 
entity to conduct a feasibility study to deter-
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mine the best method of insuring seafood har-
vesters, including such data collection and anal-
ysis as is necessary to conduct the study. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
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 describing 
the results of the study.’’. 
SEC. 11025. BIOMASS AND SWEET SORGHUM ENERGY CROP 
INSURANCE POLICIES. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) (as amended by section 11023) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) BIOMASS AND SWEET SORGHUM ENERGY 
CROP INSURANCE POLICIES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 
qualified entities to carry out research and de-
velopment regarding— 
‘‘(i) a policy to insure biomass sor-
ghum that is grown expressly for the pur-
pose of producing a feedstock for renew-
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able 
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.— 
Research and development with respect to each 
of the policies described in subparagraph (A) 
shall evaluate the effectiveness of risk manage-
ment tools for the production of biomass sor-
ghum 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 
market prices and yields, are based on the 
use of weather indices, including, at a min-
imum, excessive or inadequate rainfall, to 
protect the interests of crop producers; and 
‘‘(iii) provide protection for production 
or revenue losses, or both.’’. 
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SEC. 11026. ALFALFA CROP INSURANCE POLICY. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) (as amended by section 11024) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) ALFALFA CROP INSURANCE POLICY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 
qualified entities to carry out research and de-
velopment regarding a policy to insure alfalfa. 
‘‘(B) 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. 11027. CROP INSURANCE FOR ORGANIC CROPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508(c)(6) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(6)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) ORGANIC CROPS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—As soon as pos-
sible, but not later than the 2015 reinsur-
ance year, the Corporation shall offer pro-
ducers of organic crops price elections for 
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