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serting ‘‘Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2012’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘S10409’’ 
and all that follows through the period and in-
serting 
‘‘Sll 
through 
Slll, 
dated 
lll.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and fee’’ before the period; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘COMPLETENESS
OF
APPLICATION’’ 
and inserting ‘‘INITIAL CONTENT AND 
PRELIMINARY
TECHNICAL 
SCREENINGS’’; 
(II) in clause (i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) Not later’’. 
(bb) by adding at the end the 
following new subclause: 
‘‘(II) After conducting the initial 
content screening described in sub-
clause (I) and in accordance with 
clause (iv), the Administrator shall 
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conduct 
a 
preliminary 
technical 
screening— 
‘‘(aa) not later than 45 days 
after the date on which the deci-
sion time review period begins 
(for applications with decision 
time review periods of not more 
than 180 days); and 
‘‘(bb) not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the deci-
sion time review period begins 
(for applications with decision 
time review periods greater than 
180 days).’’; 
(III) in clause (ii) by striking 
‘‘under clause (i)’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘at 
any time before the Administrator 
completes the preliminary technical 
screening under clause (i)(II) that the 
application failed the initial content or 
preliminary technical screening and 
the applicant does not correct such 
failure before the date that is 10 busi-
ness days after the applicant receives a 
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notification of the failure, the Admin-
istrator shall reject the application. 
The Administrator shall make every ef-
fort to provide a written notification of 
such rejection during the 10-day period 
that begins on the date the Adminis-
trator completes the preliminary tech-
nical screening.’’; 
(IV) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) in the heading, by in-
serting ‘‘INITIAL CONTENT’’ before 
‘‘SCREENING’’ ; 
(bb) in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘con-
tent’’ after ‘‘initial’’; and 
(cc) in subclause (II), by 
striking ‘‘contains’’ and inserting 
‘‘appears to contain’’; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS OF PRELIMINARY 
TECHNICAL
SCREENING.—In conducting a 
preliminary technical screening of an appli-
cation, the Administrator shall determine 
if— 
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‘‘(I) the application and the data 
and information submitted with such 
application are accurate and complete; 
and 
‘‘(II) the application, data, and 
information are consistent with the 
proposed labeling and any proposal for 
a tolerance or exemption from the re-
quirement for a tolerance under section 
408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act, and are such that, sub-
ject to full review under the standards 
of this Act, could result in the granting 
of the application.’’. 
(6) REPORTS.—Section 33(k) of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136w–8(k)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘March 1, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2017’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (vi), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (vii), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
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(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(viii) the number of extensions of de-
cision time review periods agreed to under 
subsection (f)(5) along with a description of 
the reason that the Administrator was un-
able to make a decision within the initial 
decision time review period;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
the period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(G) a review of the progress made to-
ward— 
‘‘(i) carrying out section 4(k)(4) and 
the amounts from the Reregistration and 
Expedited Processing Fund used for the 
purposes described in such section; 
‘‘(ii) implementing systems for the elec-
tronic tracking of registration submissions 
by December 31, 2013; 
‘‘(iii) implementing a system for track-
ing the status of conditional registrations, 
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including making non-confidential informa-
tion related to such conditional registra-
tions publicly available by December 31, 
2013; 
‘‘(iv) implementing enhancements to 
the endangered species knowledge database, 
including making non-confidential informa-
tion related to such database publicly avail-
able; 
‘‘(v) implementing the capability to 
electronically submit and review labels sub-
mitted with registration actions; 
‘‘(vi) acquiring and implementing the 
capability to electronically assess and evalu-
ate confidential statements of formula sub-
mitted with registration actions by Decem-
ber 31, 2014; and 
‘‘(vii) facilitating public participation 
in certain registration actions and the reg-
istration review process by providing elec-
tronic notification to interested parties of 
additions to the public docket; 
‘‘(H) the number of applications rejected by 
the Administrator under the initial content and 
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preliminary technical screening conducted under 
subsection (f)(4); 
‘‘(I) a review of the progress made in up-
dating the Pesticide Incident Data System, in-
cluding progress toward making the information 
contained in such System available to the public 
(as the Administrator determines is appro-
priate); and 
‘‘(J) an assessment of the public avail-
ability of summary pesticide usage data.’’. 
(7) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 
33(m) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘2013,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018,’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) in the heading by striking 
‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘2014,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2019,’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2017’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in the heading by striking 
‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2019’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 10017. 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 
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Fish and Wildlife Service prior to the date of completion 
of the study referred to in subsection (b), or January 1, 
2014, 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 rec-
ommendations 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 include, 
at a minimum, each of the following: 
(1) A formal, independent, and external peer re-
view, consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) Assessment of economic impacts of measures 
or alternatives recommended in each such Biological 
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 offi-
cials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri-
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culture, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the 
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations, of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 10018. USE AND DISCHARGES OF AUTHORIZED PES-
TICIDES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2012’’. 
(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: 
‘‘(5) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Except 
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 dis-
charge from a point source into navigable waters of 
a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use 
under this Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, re-
sulting 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.— 
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‘‘(1) NO PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided 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 navigable 
waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, 
or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, re-
sulting from the application of such pesticide. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or pes-
ticide residue: 
‘‘(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 viola-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to regu-
lation under subsection (p). 
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‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to reg-
ulation 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.’’. 
SEC. 10019. INCLUSION OF BED BUGS IN DEFINITION OF 
VECTOR ORGANISMS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 2(oo) of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(oo)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘bed bugs,’’ after ‘‘cockroaches,’’. 
(b) EFFICACY DATA FOR EXEMPTED PESTICIDES.— 
Section 25(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentences: ‘‘Notwithstanding 
the exemption of a pesticide under this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator shall require the submission of efficacy data 
(and evaluate such data) if the pesticide is labeled for or 
proposed to be labeled for the control of a pest of public 
health significance. The Administrator shall not permit the 
sale or distribution of any product that is marketed, distrib-
uted, or sold with a claim that such product will control 
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a public health pest if the efficacy data submitted under 
this subsection does not support such claim.’’. 
SEC. 10020. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this title and the amendments made by this title take 
effect on October 1, 2012. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The following provisions of this 
title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act: 
(1) Section 10008. 
(2) Section 10009. 
(3) Section 10010. 
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 Agency 
Form 578s (or any successor form) or maps (or 
any corrections to those forms or maps) that 
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may assist the agent or approved insurance pro-
vider in insuring the producer under a policy or 
plan of insurance under this subtitle. 
‘‘(B) PRIVACY.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (C), an agent or approved insurance 
provider that receives the information of a pro-
ducer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall treat 
the information in accordance with paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(C) SHARING.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits the sharing of the information of a pro-
ducer pursuant to subparagraph (A) between 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.—Subject 
to clause (ii), the Corporation shall publish 
in a timely manner on the website of the 
Risk Management Agency information re-
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garding each violation of this paragraph, 
including any sanctions imposed in re-
sponse to the violation, in sufficient detail 
so that the information may serve as effec-
tive guidance to approved insurance pro-
viders, 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.’’. 
SEC. 11003. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OP-
TION.—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 
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yield and loss basis to cover a part of the deduct-
ible under the individual yield and loss policy, 
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 sub-
paragraph (C), the level of coverage— 
‘‘(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 cata-
strophic risk and additional coverage in terms of 
dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of 
coverage provided in this paragraph). 
‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), in the case of the supple-
mental coverage option described in para-
graph (3)(B), the Corporation shall offer 
producers the opportunity to purchase cov-
erage in combination with a policy 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 insurance— 
‘‘(I) at a county-wide level to the 
fullest extent practicable; or 
‘‘(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 coverage. 
‘‘(ii) 
TRIGGER.—Coverage 
offered 
under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall 
be triggered only if the losses in the area ex-
ceed 10 percent of normal levels (as deter-
mined by the Corporation). 
‘‘(iii) COVERAGE.—Subject to the trig-
ger described in clause (ii), coverage offered 
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under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall 
not exceed the difference between— 
‘‘(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 Ag-
riculture Reform and Risk Management Act 
of 2012 to receive revenue loss coverage and 
acres that are enrolled in the stacked income 
protection plan under section 508B shall 
not be eligible for supplemental coverage 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(v) CALCULATION OF PREMIUM.—Not-
withstanding subsection (d), the premium 
for coverage offered under paragraph (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-
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tablished in accordance with subsection 
(k)(4)(F).’’. 
(c) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY CORPORA-
TION.—Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance 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) 70 percent of the additional pre-
mium associated with the coverage; and 
‘‘(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 2013 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: 
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‘‘(A) In the case of catastrophic risk protec-
tion, the amount of the premium established by 
the Corporation for each crop for which cata-
strophic 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 
(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-
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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 2013 crop year, the Corporation shall 
make available separate enterprise units for irri-
gated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in coun-
ties.’’. 
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 
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‘‘(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. 
Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended— 
(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 addi-
tion’’ 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 
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submit the policy or program to the Board under 
this subsection if the Corporation, at the sole dis-
cretion 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 
‘‘(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 sub-
section 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-
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icy is available to peanut producers in time 
for the 2013 crop year; 
‘‘(ii) shall make the development and 
approval of a downed rice policy and mar-
gin coverage policy for rice producers a pri-
ority so that each policy is available to rice 
producers in time for the 2013 crop year; 
and 
‘‘(iii) may approve a submission that 
is made pursuant to this subsection that 
would, beginning with the 2013 crop year, 
allow producers that purchase policies in 
accordance with subsection (e)(5)(A) to sep-
arate enterprise units by risk rating for 
acreage of crops in counties.’’. 
SEC. 11011. EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPECIALTY CROP POLI-
CIES. 
Section 508(k)(8)(E) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)(E)) is amended by adding 
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 
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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 Corporation 
shall use $41,000,000 to provide addi-
tional reimbursement with respect to 
eligible insurance contracts for any ag-
ricultural commodity that is not eligi-
ble for a benefit under subtitles A, B or 
C of title I of the Federal Agriculture 
Reform and Risk Management Act of 
2012. 
‘‘(II) 
TREATMENT.—Additional 
reimbursements made under this clause 
shall be included as part of the base 
level of administrative and operating 
expense reimbursement to which any 
limit on compensation to persons in-
volved in the direct sale and service of 
any eligible crop insurance contract re-
quired under an agreement entered 
into by the Corporation is applied. 
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‘‘(III) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this clause shall be con-
strued as statutory assent to the limit 
described in subclause (II).’’. 
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 sig-
nificant departure from budget neutrality 
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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.’’. 
SEC. 11013. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD. 
(a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.—Section 508(o) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever 
been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘INELIGIBILITY FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUCTION 
IN’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 
benefits under—’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(i) a portion of crop insurance pre-
mium subsidies under this subtitle in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) benefits under section 196 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and 
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‘‘(iii) payments described in subsection 
(b) or (c) of section 1001 of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308).’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 crop 
years of planting on native sod acreage by a pro-
ducer described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 
percent of the transitional yield of the pro-
ducer; and 
‘‘(ii) the crop insurance premium sub-
sidy provided for the producer under this 
subtitle shall be 50 percentage points less 
than the premium subsidy that would other-
wise apply. 
‘‘(B) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During the 
period native sod acreage is covered by this sub-
section, a producer may not substitute yields for 
the native sod acreage. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall only 
apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole National 
Priority Area.’’. 
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(b) NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘IN-
ELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘BENEFIT REDUCTION’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, or 
the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has 
ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘INELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUCTION 
IN’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for benefits 
under—’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(I) benefits under this section; 
‘‘(II) a portion of crop insurance 
premium subsidies under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 
seq.) in accordance with subparagraph 
(C); and 
‘‘(III) payments described in sub-
section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
1308).’’; and 
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(4) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 
crop years of planting on native sod acreage 
by a producer described in subparagraph 
(B)— 
‘‘(I) subparagraph (B) shall apply 
to 65 percent of the transitional yield 
of the producer; and 
‘‘(II) the crop insurance premium 
subsidy provided for the producer 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall be 50 per-
centage points less than the premium 
subsidy that would otherwise apply. 
‘‘(ii) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During 
the period native sod acreage is covered by 
this paragraph, a producer may not sub-
stitute yields for the native sod acreage. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
only apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole 
National Priority Area.’’. 
(c) CROPLAND REPORT.— 
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SEC. 11014. COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE. 
Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 
(7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(p) COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE.—Beginning 
with the 2014 crop year, a producer that produces an agri-
cultural commodity on both dry land and irrigated land 
may elect a different coverage level for each production 
practice.’’. 
SEC. 11015. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) 
as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) BEGINNING
FARMER
OR
RANCHER.—The 
term ‘beginning farmer or rancher’ means a farmer 
or rancher who has not actively operated and man-
aged a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable in-
terest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, 
landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 
crop years, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 508 of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(5)(E), by inserting ‘‘and be-
ginning farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘limited resource 
farmers’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) PREMIUM
FOR
BEGINNING
FARMERS
OR 
RANCHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection regarding payment of a portion of pre-
miums, a beginning farmer or rancher shall receive 
premium assistance that is 10 percentage points 
greater than premium assistance that would otherwise 
be available under paragraphs (2) (except for sub-
paragraph (A) of that paragraph), (5), (6), and (7) 
for the applicable policy, plan of insurance, and cov-
erage level selected by the beginning farmer or ranch-
er.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(iii) if the producer is a beginning 
farmer or rancher who was previously in-
volved in a farming or ranching operation, 
including involvement in the decision-
making or physical involvement in the pro-
duction of the crop or livestock on the farm, 
for any acreage obtained by the beginning 
farmer or rancher, a yield that is the higher 
of— 
‘‘(I) the actual production history 
of the previous producer of the crop or 
livestock on the acreage determined 
under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(II) a yield of the producer, as 
determined in clause (i).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii) (as amended by 
section 11009)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(II) in the case of beginning 
farmers or ranchers, replace each 
excluded yield with a yield equal 
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to 80 percent of the applicable 
transitional yield.’’. 
SEC. 11016. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO-
DUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF STACKED INCOME PROTECTION 
PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.—The Federal 
Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 
508A (7 U.S.C. 1508a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 508B. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO-
DUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—Beginning not later than the 
2013 crop of upland cotton, the Corporation shall make 
available to producers of upland cotton an additional policy 
(to be known as the ‘Stacked Income Protection Plan’), 
which shall provide coverage consistent with the Group Risk 
Income Protection Plan (and the associated Harvest Rev-
enue Option Endorsement) offered by the Corporation for 
the 2011 crop year. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED TERMS.—The Corporation may mod-
ify the Stacked Income Protection Plan on a program-wide 
basis, except that the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall 
comply with the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) Provide coverage for revenue loss of not less 
than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent of ex-
pected county revenue, specified in increments of 5 
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percent. The deductible is the minimum percent of 
revenue loss at which indemnities are triggered under 
the plan, not to be less than 10 percent of the expected 
county revenue. 
‘‘(2) Be offered to producers of upland cotton in 
all counties with upland cotton production— 
‘‘(A) at a county-wide level to the fullest ex-
tent practicable; or 
‘‘(B) in counties that lack sufficient data, 
on the basis of such larger geographical area as 
the Corporation determines to provide sufficient 
data for purposes of providing the coverage. 
‘‘(3) Be purchased in addition to any other indi-
vidual or area coverage in effect on the producer’s 
acreage or as a stand-alone policy, except that if a 
producer has an individual or area coverage for the 
same acreage, the maximum coverage available under 
the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not exceed 
the deductible for the individual or area coverage. 
‘‘(4) Establish coverage based on— 
‘‘(A) an expected price that is the higher 
of— 
‘‘(i) the expected price established 
under existing Group Risk Income Protec-
tion or area wide policy offered by the Cor-
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poration for the applicable county (or area) 
and crop year; or 
‘‘(ii) $0.6861 per pound; and 
‘‘(B) an expected county yield that is the 
higher of— 
‘‘(i) the expected county yield estab-
lished for the existing area-wide plans of-
fered by the Corporation for the applicable 
county (or area) and crop year (or, in geo-
graphic areas where area-wide plans are 
not offered, an expected yield determined in 
a manner consistent with those of area-wide 
plans); or 
‘‘(ii) the average of the applicable yield 
data for the county (or area) for the most 
recent 5 years, excluding the highest and 
lowest observations, from the Risk Manage-
ment Agency or the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service (or both) or, if sufficient 
county data is not available, such other 
data considered appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(5) Use a multiplier factor to establish max-
imum protection per acre (referred to as a ‘protection 
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factor’) of not less than the higher of the level estab-
lished on a program wide basis or 120 percent. 
‘‘(6) Pay an indemnity based on the amount 
that the expected county revenue exceeds the actual 
county revenue, as applied to the individual coverage 
of the producer. Indemnities under the Stacked In-
come Protection Plan shall not include or overlap the 
amount of the deductible selected under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(7) In all counties for which data are available, 
establish separate coverage levels for irrigated and 
non-irrigated practices. 
‘‘(c) REINSURANCE.—When the $0.6861 reference price 
is equal to or greater than the expected price established 
under the existing Group Risk Income Protection or area 
wide policy offered by the Corporation for the applicable 
county (or area) and crop year or the yield established 
under subsection (b)(4)(B) is used to establish the expected 
county yield, the Corporation shall reinsure at 100 percent 
that portion of the indemnity that is attributable to the dif-
ference between— 
‘‘(1) the $0.6861 reference price and the expected 
price established under the existing Group Risk In-
come Protection or area wide policy offered by the 
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Corporation for the applicable county (or area) and 
crop year; and 
‘‘(2) the yield established under subsection 
(b)(4)(B). 
‘‘(d) PREMIUM.—Notwithstanding section 508(d), the 
premium for the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall— 
‘‘(1) be sufficient to cover anticipated losses and 
a reasonable reserve; and 
‘‘(2) include an amount for operating and ad-
ministrative expenses established in accordance with 
section 508(k)(4)(F). 
‘‘(e) PAYMENT OF PORTION BY CORPORATION.—Sub-
ject to section 508(e)(4), the amount of premium paid by 
the Corporation for all qualifying coverage levels of the 
Stacked Income Protection Plan shall be— 
‘‘(1) 80 percent of the amount of the premium es-
tablished under subsection (d) for the coverage level 
selected; and 
‘‘(2) the amount determined under subsection 
(d)(2), subject to section 508(k)(4)(F), for the coverage 
to cover administrative and operating expenses. 
‘‘(f) RELATION TO OTHER COVERAGES.—The Stacked 
Income Protection Plan is in addition to all other coverages 
available to producers of upland cotton.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 508(k)(4)(F) 
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)(F)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or authorized under subsection 
(c)(4)(C) or section 508B’’ after ‘‘of this subparagraph’’. 
SEC. 11017. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 
The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 508B, as added by the previous section, 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 508C. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning with the 2013 
crop year, the Risk Management Agency and the Corpora-
tion shall make available to producers of peanuts a revenue 
crop insurance program for peanuts. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—Subject to subsection (c), for 
purposes of the revenue crop insurance program and the 
multiperil crop insurance program under this Act, the effec-
tive price for peanuts shall be equal to the Rotterdam price 
index for peanuts, as adjusted to reflect the farmer stock 
price of peanuts in the United States. 
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The effective price for pea-
nuts established under subsection (b) may be adjusted 
by the Risk Management Agency and the Corporation 
to correct distortions. 
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‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—If an adjustment is 
made under paragraph (1), the Risk Management 
Agency and the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) make the adjustment in an open and 
transparent manner; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report that describes the 
reasons for the adjustment.’’. 
SEC. 11018. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS. 
Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Begin-
ning with’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—Beginning with’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the cor-
rections permitted by the Corporation as of the 
date of enactment of the Federal Agriculture Re-
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form and Risk Management Act of 2012, the 
Corporation shall allow an agent or an approved 
insurance provider, subject to subparagraph 
(B)— 
‘‘(i) within a reasonable amount of 
time following the applicable sales closing 
date, to correct unintentional errors in in-
formation that is provided by a producer 
for the purpose of obtaining coverage under 
any policy or plan of insurance made avail-
able under this subtitle to ensure that the 
eligibility information is correct; 
‘‘(ii) within a reasonable amount of 
time following— 
‘‘(I) the acreage reporting date, to 
correct unintentional errors in factual 
information that is provided by a pro-
ducer after the sales closing date to rec-
oncile the information with the infor-
mation reported by the producer to the 
Farm Service Agency; or 
‘‘(II) the date of any subsequent 
correction of data by the Farm Service 
Agency made as a result of the 
verification of information; and 
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‘‘(iii) at any time, to correct uninten-
tional errors that were made by the Farm 
Service Agency or an agent or approved in-
surance provider in transmitting the infor-
mation provided by the producer to the ap-
proved insurance provider or the Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In accordance with the 
procedures of the Corporation, correction to the 
information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
subparagraph (A) may only be made if the cor-
rections do not allow the producer— 
‘‘(i) to avoid ineligibility requirements 
for insurance; 
‘‘(ii) to obtain, enhance, or increase an 
insurance guarantee or indemnity, or avoid 
premium owed, if a cause of loss exists or 
has occurred before any correction has been 
made; or 
‘‘(iii) to avoid an obligation or re-
quirement under any Federal or State law. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION
TO
LATE
FILING
SANC-
TIONS.—Any corrections made pursuant to this 
paragraph shall not be subject to any late filing 
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sanctions authorized in the reinsurance agree-
ment with the Corporation.’’. 
SEC. 11019. IMPLEMENTATION. 
Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
maintain and upgrade the information manage-
ment systems of the Corporation used in the ad-
ministration and enforcement of this subtitle. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In maintaining 
and upgrading the systems, the Secretary 
shall ensure that new hardware and soft-
ware are compatible with the hardware and 
software used by other agencies of the De-
partment to maximize data sharing and 
promote the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(ii) ACREAGE REPORT STREAMLINING 
INITIATIVE
PROJECT.—As soon as prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall develop and im-
plement an acreage report streamlining ini-
tiative project to allow producers to report 
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acreage and other information directly to 
the Department.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from 
amounts made available from the insurance fund 
established under section 516(c), not more 
than— 
‘‘(i)(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2013, 
$25,000,000; and 
‘‘(II) for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2017, $10,000,000; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Acreage Crop Reporting 
Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project is 
substantially completed by September 30, 
2014, not more than $15,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2014 through 2017. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 
notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate of 
the substantial completion of the Acreage Crop 
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Reporting 
Streamlining 
Initiative 
(ACRSI) 
project not later than July 1, 2014.’’. 
SEC. 11020. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. 
Section 522(c)(6) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘a pasture, 
range, and forage program’’ and inserting ‘‘policies that in-
crease participation by producers of underserved agricul-
tural commodities, including sweet sorghum, biomass sor-
ghum, rice, peanuts, and sugarcane’’. 
SEC. 11021. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Federal Agriculture Reform 
and Risk Management Act of 2012’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘the Federal Agriculture Reform 
and Risk Management Act of 2012’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (24); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (16), the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(17) MARGIN COVERAGE FOR CATFISH.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with a qualified en-
tity to conduct research and development regard-
ing a policy to insure producers against reduc-
tion in the margin between the market value of 
catfish and selected costs incurred in the produc-
tion of catfish. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility for the pol-
icy described in subparagraph (A) shall be lim-
ited to freshwater species of catfish that are 
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— 
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‘‘(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 ap-
propriate by the Board. 
‘‘(18) 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 devel-
opment regarding— 
‘‘(i) a policy to insure biomass sor-
ghum that is grown expressly for the pur-
pose of producing a feedstock for renewable 
biofuel, renewable electricity, or biobased 
products; and 
‘‘(ii) a policy to insure sweet sorghum 
that is grown for a purpose described in 
clause (i). 
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‘‘(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Re-
search and development with respect to each of 
the policies required in subparagraph (A) shall 
evaluate the effectiveness of risk management 
tools for the production of biomass sorghum 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 mar-
ket prices and yields, evaluate the policies 
and plans of insurance based on the use of 
weather indices, including excessive or inad-
equate rainfall, to protect the interest of 
crop producers; and 
‘‘(iii) provide protection for production 
or revenue losses, or both. 
‘‘(19) STUDY ON SWINE CATASTROPHIC DISEASE 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of insuring 
swine producers for a catastrophic event. 
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‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the 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 describes the 
results of the study conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(20) WHOLE FARM DIVERSIFIED RISK MANAGE-
MENT INSURANCE PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
conduct activities or enter into contracts to carry 
out research and development to develop a whole 
farm risk management insurance plan, with a 
liability limitation of $1,000,000, that allows a 
diversified crop or livestock producer the option 
to qualify for an indemnity if actual gross farm 
revenue is below 85 percent of the average gross 
farm revenue or the expected gross farm revenue 
that can reasonably be expected of the producer, 
as determined by the Corporation. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—The Corpora-
tion shall permit producers (including direct-to- 
consumer marketers and producers servicing 
local and regional and farm identity-preserved 
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markets) who produce multiple agricultural com-
modities, including specialty crops, industrial 
crops, livestock, and aquaculture products, to 
participate in the plan in lieu of any other plan 
under this subtitle. 
‘‘(C) DIVERSIFICATION.—The Corporation 
may provide diversification-based additional 
coverage payment rates, premium discounts, or 
other enhanced benefits in recognition of the risk 
management benefits of crop and livestock diver-
sification strategies for producers that grow mul-
tiple crops or that may have income from the 
production of livestock that uses a crop grown on 
the farm. 
‘‘(D) MARKET READINESS.—The Corpora-
tion may include coverage for the value of any 
packing, packaging, or any other similar on- 
farm activity the Corporation determines to be 
the minimum required in order to remove the 
commodity from the field. 
‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Cor-
poration shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
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estry of the Senate a report that describes the re-
sults and feasibility of the research and develop-
ment conducted under this paragraph, including 
an analysis of potential adverse market distor-
tions. 
‘‘(21) STUDY OF FOOD SAFETY INSURANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with 1 or more 
qualified entities to conduct a study to determine 
whether offering policies that provide coverage 
for specialty crops from food safety and contami-
nation issues would benefit agricultural pro-
ducers. 
‘‘(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 Cor-
poration shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report that describes the re-
sults of the study conducted under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(22) STUDY ON POULTRY CATASTROPHIC DIS-
EASE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of insuring 
poultry producers for a catastrophic event. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the 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 describes the 
results of the study conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(23) POULTRY BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSUR-
ANCE POLICY.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract or cooperative 
agreement with a university or other legal entity 
to carry out research and development regarding 
a policy to insure the commercial production of 
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poultry against business interruptions caused by 
integrator bankruptcy. 
‘‘(B) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—As 
part of the research and development conducted 
pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement 
entered into under subparagraph (A), the entity 
shall— 
‘‘(i) evaluate the market place for busi-
ness interruption insurance that is avail-
able to poultry growers; 
‘‘(ii) determine what statutory author-
ity would be necessary to implement a busi-
ness interruption insurance through the 
Corporation; 
‘‘(iii) assess the feasibility of a policy 
or plan of insurance offered under this sub-
title to insure against losses due to the 
bankruptcy of an business integrator; and 
‘‘(iv) analyze the costs to the Federal 
Government of a Federal business interrup-
tion insurance program for poultry growers. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the 
terms ‘poultry’ and ‘poultry grower’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 2(a) of the 
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Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 
182(a)). 
‘‘(D) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACT OR COOPER-
ATIVE AGREEMENT.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
the Corporation shall enter into the contract or 
cooperative agreement required by subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(E) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Corporation shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes the results of the research and develop-
ment conducted pursuant to the contract or coop-
erative agreement entered into under subpara-
graph (A).’’. 
SEC. 11022. PILOT PROGRAMS. 
Section 523(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1523(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, at the sole 
discretion of the Corporation,’’ after ‘‘may’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5). 
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SEC. 11023. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR LIVE-
STOCK PILOT PROGRAMS. 
Section 523(b)(10) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1523(b)(10)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2004 and each subsequent fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2004 through 2012’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and 
each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 11024. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), as amended by 
section 11013(b)) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) COVERAGES.—In the case of an eligi-
ble crop described in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall operate a noninsured 
crop disaster assistance program to provide cov-
erages based on individual yields (other than for 
value-loss crops) equivalent to— 
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‘‘(i) catastrophic risk protection avail-
able under section 508(b) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)); or 
‘‘(ii) additional coverage available 
under subsections (c) and (h) of section 508 
of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does not 
exceed 65 percent. 
‘‘(B) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall carry out this section through the Farm 
Service Agency (referred to in this section as the 
‘Agency’).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 
clause (iii); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(ii) for which additional cov-
erage under subsections (c) and (h) of 
section 508 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) 
is not available; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (l), the 
Secretary’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) PAYMENT EQUIVALENT
TO ADDITIONAL COV-
ERAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
available to a producer eligible for noninsured assist-
ance under this section a payment equivalent to an 
indemnity for additional coverage under subsections 
(c) and (h) of section 508 of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does not exceed 65 per-
cent of the established yield for the eligible crop on the 
farm, computed by multiplying— 
‘‘(A) the quantity that is not greater than 
65 percent of the established yield for the crop, 
as determined by the Secretary, specified in in-
crements of 5 percent; 
‘‘(B) 100 percent of the average market 
price for the crop, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(C) a payment rate for the type of crop, as 
determined by the Secretary, that reflects— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a crop that is pro-
duced with a significant and variable har-
vesting expense, the decreasing cost incurred 
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in the production cycle for the crop that is, 
as applicable— 
‘‘(I) harvested; 
‘‘(II) planted but not harvested; or 
‘‘(III) prevented from being plant-
ed because of drought, flood, or other 
natural disaster, as determined by the 
Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a crop that is pro-
duced without a significant and variable 
harvesting expense, such rate as shall be de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PREMIUM.—To be eligible to receive a pay-
ment under this subsection, a producer shall pay— 
‘‘(A) the service fee required by subsection 
(k); and 
‘‘(B) a premium for the applicable crop 
year that is equal to the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
‘‘(i) the number of acres devoted to the 
eligible crop; 
‘‘(ii) the established yield for the eligi-
ble crop, as determined by the Secretary 
under subsection (e); 
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‘‘(iii) the coverage level elected by the 
producer; 
‘‘(iv) the average market price, as de-
termined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(v) .0525. 
‘‘(3) LIMITED RESOURCE, BEGINNING, AND SO-
CIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
FARMERS.—The additional 
coverage made available under this subsection shall be 
available to limited resource, beginning, and socially 
disadvantaged producers, as determined by the Sec-
retary, in exchange for a premium that is 50 percent 
of the premium determined for a producer under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) PREMIUM
PAYMENT
AND
APPLICATION 
DEADLINE.— 
‘‘(A) 
PREMIUM
PAYMENT.—A 
producer 
electing additional coverage under this subsection 
shall pay the premium amount owed for the ad-
ditional coverage by September 30 of the crop 
year for which the additional coverage is pur-
chased. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION
DEADLINE.—The latest 
date on which additional coverage under this 
subsection may be elected shall be the application 
closing date described in subsection (b)(1). 
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‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Additional coverage 
under this subsection shall be available beginning 
with the 2014 crop.’’.workhome100now . com 
SEC. 11025. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) 
as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively. 
(b) EXCLUSIONS TO ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO 
DROUGHT CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 531(d)(3)(A) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(d)(3)(A)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indent-
ing appropriately. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
901(d)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2497(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indent-
ing appropriately. 
TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Livestock 
SEC. 12101. NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT 
CENTER. 
Section 375(e)(6)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(6)(C)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 12102. TRICHINAE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. 
Section 10405(d)(1) of the Animal Health Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 8304(d)(1)) is amended in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘2017’’. 
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SEC. 12103. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN. 
Section 11013(d) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8322(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 12104. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH WORLD TRADE 
ORGANIZATION DECISION REGARDING COUN-
TRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
representatives a report detailing the steps the Secretary 
will take so that the United States is in compliance with 
the decision of the World Trade Organization in United 
States – Certain Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Re-
quirements (DS384, DS386). 
SEC. 12105. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS UNDER THE 
PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT, 1921. 
(a) REPEAL
OF CERTAIN REGULATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 11006 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2120) 
is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXISTING REGULATIONS.— 
The following provisions of title 9, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, are repealed: 
(1) Subsections (n) and (o) of section 201.2. 
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(2) Subsection (a) of section 201.3. 
(3) Subsection (a) of section 201.215. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN REG-
ULATIONS OR ISSUANCE OF SIMILAR REGULATIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall not— 
(1) enforce the provisions of title 9, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, referred to in subsection (b); 
(2) finalize or implement section 201.2(l), 
201.2(t), 
201.2(u), 
201.3(c), 
201.210, 
201.211, 
201.213, and 201.214 of title 9, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, as proposed to be added by the rule entitled 
‘‘Implementation of Regulations Required Under 
Title XI of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 
2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ (75 Fed. Reg. 
35338 (June 22, 2010)); or 
(3) issue regulations or adopt a policy similar to 
the provisions referred to in subsection (b) or in para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 12106. MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
with States, processors, and producers, shall submit to Con-
gress a report describing— 
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(1) additional steps that can be taken to better 
meet the needs of small and very small meat and 
poultry producers and processors that are subject to 
Federal or State inspection; and 
(2) methods to create an electronic submission 
option for the approval of meat labels and to provide 
improved public access to information on the label 
approval process. 
Subtitle B—Socially Disadvantaged 
Producers and Limited Resource 
Producers 
SEC. 12201. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY 
DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS 
AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
(a) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS-
ADVANTAGED FARMERS
AND RANCHERS
AND VETERAN 
FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—Section 2501 of the Food, Ag-
riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
2279) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
VETERAN
FARMERS
AND
RANCHERS’’ after 
‘‘RANCHERS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
veteran farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘ranchers’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting 
‘‘and veteran farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘ranch-
ers’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iii) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2017.’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or veteran 
farmers and ranchers’’ after ‘‘socially disadvantaged 
farmers and ranchers’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘vet-
eran farmers or ranchers and’’ before ‘‘members’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘vet-
eran farmers or ranchers and’’ before ‘‘members’’; 
and 
(5) in subsection (e)(5)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and veteran 
farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘ranchers’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and veteran 
farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘ranchers’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF VETERAN FARMER OR RANCH-
ER.—Section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) VETERAN FARMER OR RANCHER.—The term 
‘veteran farmer or rancher’ means a farmer or ranch-
er who served in the active military, naval, or air 
service, and who was discharged or released from the 
service under conditions other than dishonorable.’’. 
SEC. 12202. OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH. 
Paragraph (3) of section 226B(f) of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6934(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) such sums as are necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2009 through 2012; and 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017.’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 12301. GRANTS TO IMPROVE SUPPLY, STABILITY, SAFE-
TY, AND TRAINING OF AGRICULTURAL LABOR 
FORCE. 
Subsection (d) of section 14204 of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2008q–1) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
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SEC. 12302. EVALUATION REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES OF 
PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION 
OF COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE FARM SERVICE 
AGENCY. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF 
OFFICES WITH HIGH WORKLOAD VOLUME.—Section 14212 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 6932a) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF 
OFFICES WITH HIGH WORKLOAD VOLUME.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture may not close or relocate a county or field 
office of the Farm Service Agency in a State if the Secretary 
determines, after conducting the evaluation required under 
subsection (b)(1)(B), that the office has a high workload vol-
ume compared with other county offices in the State.’’. 
(b) WORKLOAD EVALUATION.—Section 14212(b)(1) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 6932a(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving the 
margins of such clauses two ems to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Farm Service Agency, to the 
maximum extent practicable’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Farm Service Agency— 
‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable’’; 
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(3) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by paragraph 
(1))— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act’’ after ‘‘employees’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) conduct and complete an evaluation of 
all workload assessments for Farm Service Agen-
cy county offices that were open and operational 
as of January 1, 2012, during the period that 
begins on a date that is not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Federal Ag-
riculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 
2012 and ends on the date that is 18 months 
after such date of enactment.’’. 
SEC. 12303. PROHIBITION ON ATTENDING AN ANIMAL 
FIGHT OR CAUSING A MINOR TO ATTEND AN 
ANIMAL FIGHT. 
Section 26(a)(1) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
2156(a)(1)) is amended by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘or to knowingly attend or knowingly cause a minor to at-
tend an animal fighting venture.’’. 
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SEC. 12304. PROGRAM BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY STATUS FOR 
PARTICIPANTS 
IN 
HIGH 
PLAINS 
WATER 
STUDY. 
Section 2901 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1818) is 
amended by striking ‘‘this Act or an amendment made by 
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act, an amendment made by 
this Act, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Manage-
ment Act of 2012, or an amendment made by the Federal 
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 12305. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Department of Agri-
culture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by adding 
after section 308 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note; Public Law 103– 
354) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 309. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. 
‘‘The Secretary shall establish in the Office of the Sec-
retary an Office of Tribal Relations to advise the Secretary 
on policies related to Indian tribes.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(8), as added by section 3207, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 
the Office of the Secretary the Office of Tribal Rela-
tions in accordance with section 309; and’’. 
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SEC. 12306. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Department of Ag-
riculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by insert-
ing after section 218 (7 U.S.C. 6918) the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 219. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall establish 
in the Department the position of Military Veterans Agri-
cultural Liaison. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Military Veterans Agricultural Li-
aison shall— 
‘‘(1) provide information to returning veterans 
about, and connect returning veterans with, beginning 
farmer training and agricultural vocational and re-
habilitation programs appropriate to the needs and 
interests of returning veterans, including assisting 
veterans in using Federal veterans educational bene-
fits for purposes relating to beginning a farming or 
ranching career; 
‘‘(2) provide information to veterans concerning 
the availability of and eligibility requirements for 
participation in agricultural programs, with par-
ticular emphasis on beginning farmer and rancher 
programs; 
‘‘(3) serve as a resource for assisting veteran 
farmers and ranchers, and potential farmers and 
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ranchers, in applying for participation in agricul-
tural programs; and 
‘‘(4) advocate on behalf of veterans in inter-
actions with employees of the Department.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(9), as added by section 12305, the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10) the authority of the Secretary to establish 
in the Department the position of Military Veterans 
Agricultural Liaison in accordance with section 
219.’’. 
SEC. 12307. ACER ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may make grants to States, tribal governments, and 
research institutions to support the efforts of such States, 
tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the 
domestic maple syrup industry through the following activi-
ties: 
(1) Promotion of research and education related 
to maple syrup production. 
(2) Promotion of natural resource sustainability 
in the maple syrup industry. 
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(3) Market promotion for maple syrup and 
maple-sap products. 
(4) Encouragement of owners and operators of 
privately-held land containing species of trees in the 
genus Acer— 
(A) to initiate or expand maple-sugaring 
activities on the land; or 
(B) to voluntarily make the land available, 
including by lease or other means, for access by 
the public for maple-sugaring activities. 
(b) APPLICATION.—In submitting an application for 
a grant under this section, a State or tribal government 
shall include— 
(1) a description of the activities to be supported 
using the grant funds; 
(2) a description of the benefits that the State or 
tribal government intends to achieve as a result of en-
gaging in such activities; and 
(3) an estimate of the increase in maple-sug-
aring activities or maple syrup production that the 
State or tribal government anticipates will occur as 
a result of engaging in such activities. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed so as to preempt a State or tribal govern-
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ment law, including a State or tribal government liability 
law. 
(d) DEFINITION OF MAPLE-SUGARING.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘maple-sugaring’’ means the collection of sap 
from any species of tree in the genus Acer for the purpose 
of boiling to produce food. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out 
this section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
SEC. 12308. PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE BY 
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH PRO-
DUCTION OR MANUFACTURE OF ITEMS IN 
OTHER STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The government of a State or local-
ity therein shall not impose a standard or condition on the 
production or manufacture of any agricultural product sold 
or offered for sale in interstate commerce if— 
(1) such production or manufacture occurs in 
another State; and 
(2) the standard or condition is in addition to 
the standards and conditions applicable to such pro-
duction or manufacture pursuant to— 
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(A) Federal law; and 
(B) the laws of the State and locality in 
which such production or manufacture occurs. 
(b) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘agricultural product’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 207 of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626). 
SEC. 12309. INCREASED PROTECTION FOR AGRICULTURAL 
INTERESTS IN THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Record runoff occurred in the Missouri River 
basin during 2011 as a result of historic rainfall over 
portions of the upper basin coupled with heavy plains 
and mountain snowpack. 
(2) Runoff above Sioux City, Iowa, during the 5- 
month period of March through July totaled an esti-
mated 48,400,000 acre-feet (referred to in this section 
as ‘‘MAF’’). This runoff volume was more than 20 
percent greater than the design storm for the Missouri 
River Mainstem Reservoir System (referred to in this 
section as ‘‘System’’), which was based on the 1881 
runoff of 40.0 MAF during the same 5-month period. 
(3) During the 2011 runoff season, nearly 
61,000,000 acre-feet of water entered the Missouri 
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River system, far surpassing the previous record of 49 
MAF in runoff that was set during the flood of 1997. 
(4) Given the incredible amount of water enter-
ing the reservoir system, the summer months were 
spent working to evacuate as much water from the 
reservoir system as possible, ultimately leading to 
record high water releases from Gavins Point Dam of 
160,000 cubic feet per second, a rate that more than 
doubled the previous release record of 70,000 cubic feet 
per second set in 1997. 
(5) For nearly 4 months, these extremely high re-
leases from Gavins Point were maintained, resulting 
in severe and sustained flooding, with much of west-
ern Iowa and eastern Nebraska as well as portions of 
South Dakota, Kansas, and Missouri inundated by a 
flooding river 3 to 5 feet deep, up to 11 miles wide, 
and flowing at a rate of 4 to miles per hour. 
(6) Thousands of homes and businesses were 
damaged or destroyed and hundreds of millions of 
dollars in damage was done to roads and other public 
infrastructure. 
(7) In addition to the homes, businesses, and in-
frastructure impacted by the flooding, hundreds of 
thousands of acres of cropland were affected. 
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(8) The Department of Agriculture has estimated 
that 400,000 to 500,000 acres of some of the most pro-
ductive crop land in the world was flooded in 2011. 
(9) Local Farm Services Agency representatives 
have estimated that $82,100,000 was lost in 2011 
alone due to damaged or lost crops and unplanted 
acres. 
(10) Not only did the flooding eliminate the 
crop, but it is highly unlikely that many farmers will 
be able to put this land back into production at any 
point in the near future. 
(11) Producers will have to contend with large 
piles of sand, silt, and other debris that have been de-
posited in their fields, meaning the impact of this 
flood will be felt in the agricultural communities up 
and down the river for many, many years to come. 
(12) Currently, the amount of storage capacity 
in the reservoir system that is set aside for flood con-
trol is based upon the vacated space required to con-
trol the 1881 flood, because prior to the 2011 flood, 
the 1881 flood was seen as the ‘‘high water mark’’. 
(13) Given the historic flooding that took place 
in 2011, it is clear that that year’s flooding now rep-
resents a new ‘‘high water mark’’, surpassing the 
flooding of even the 1881 flood. 
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(14) It is important that the flood control related 
functions of the System management be adjusted to 
reflect the reality of the 2011 flood as the new ‘‘worst 
case scenario’’ for flooding along the Missouri River. 
(15) System management may begin to be ad-
justed to account for the 2011 flood through a recal-
culation of the amount of storage space within the 
System that is allocated to flood control, using the 
model not of the 1881 flood, but of the greatest flood 
experienced—the flood of 2011. 
(16) As a result of the flooding in 2011, many 
States received disaster declarations from the Depart-
ment of Agriculture to help farmers and producers re-
cover from the damage done by the high water. 
(17) Though helpful, even the assistance provided 
by the Department of Agriculture will not provide 
many in the agriculture community with the re-
sources to put their land back into production any 
time soon. 
(18) Without the protection that will come from 
a fundamental change in the reservoir System’s flood 
control storage allocations, farmers, producers, and 
other agricultural interests who may be in a position 
to restart their operations will find it difficult to jus-
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tify doing so, given the fact that they will not be pro-
tected from similar flooding in the future. 
(19) On behalf of Agribusiness in Hamburg, 
Iowa, and its neighboring communities, the Secretary 
of Agriculture should use any authority and all rela-
tionships the Secretary has with other Federal agen-
cies to ensure that the area and local agricultural 
economy are protected from flooding. 
(b) UPDATED MANAGEMENT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER 
TO PROTECT AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.—In order to 
strengthen the agricultural economy, revitalize the rural 
communities, and conserve the natural resources of the Mis-
souri River basin, the Congress directs the Secretary of Ag-
riculture to take action to promote immediate increased 
flood protection for farmers, producers, and other agricul-
tural interests in the Missouri River basin by working with-
in his jurisdiction to support efforts— 
(1) to recalculate the amount of space within the 
System that is allocated to flood control storage using 
the 2011 flood as the model; and 
(2) to increase the River’s channel capacity be-
tween the reservoirs and below Gavins Point. 
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Union Calendar No. 481 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6083 
[Report No. 112–669] 
A BILL 
To provide for the reform and continuation of agri-
cultural and other programs of the Department 
of Agriculture through fiscal year 2017, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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