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(3) 
WAIVER
FOR
SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED, 
LIMITED 
RESOURCE, 
OR
BEGINNING
FARMER
OR
RANCHER.—Section 
531(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1531(d)(5)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection’’. 
(4) TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 531(f)(2)(A) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(f)(2)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the Secretary shall provide’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary from the Trust 
Fund to provide’’. 
(5) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION TO RISK MANAGEMENT PURCHASE 
REQUIREMENT.—Section 531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(g)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of assistance under 
subsection (b), at the option of an eligible producer on 
a farm, the Secretary shall waive paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a portion of the total acreage 
of a farm of the eligible producer that is not of economic 
significance on the farm, as established by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a crop for which the administra-
tive fee required for the purchase of noninsured crop 
disaster assistance coverage exceeds 10 percent of the 
value of that coverage. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF ACREAGE.—The Secretary shall not 
consider the value of any crop exempted under subpara-
graph (A) in calculating the supplemental revenue assist-
ance program guarantee under subsection (b)(3) and the 
total farm revenue under subsection (b)(4).’’. 
(6) RISK MANAGEMENT PURCHASE REQUIREMENT WAIVER FOR 
2009 CROP YEAR.—Section 531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(g)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘(other than subsection (c))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(other than subsections (c) and (d))’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, excluding 
grazing land’’ after ‘‘producers on the farm’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘grazed, planted,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘planted’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN CROP YEARS.— 
‘‘(A) 2008 CROP YEAR.—In the case’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) 2009 CROP
YEAR.—In the case of an insurable 
commodity or noninsurable commodity for the 2009 crop 
year that does not meet the requirements of paragraph 
(1) and the relevant crop insurance program sales closing 
date or noninsured crop assistance program fee payment 
date was prior to August 14, 2008, the Secretary shall 
waive paragraph (1) if the eligible producer of the insurable 
commodity or noninsurable commodity pays a fee in an 
amount equal to the applicable noninsured crop assistance 
program fee or catastrophic risk protection plan fee
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required under paragraph (1) to the Secretary not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(7) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 531(h) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) TRANSITION RULE.—Sections 1001, 1001A, 1001B, and 
1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 et 
seq.) as in effect on September 30, 2007, shall continue to 
apply with respect to 2008 crops.’’. 
(b) TRADE ACT OF 1974.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 901(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2497(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘has’’ after ‘‘on 
a farm that’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 1102 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002’’ and 
all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
inserting ‘‘under— 
‘‘(i) section 1102 or 1302 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7912, 
7952); 
‘‘(ii) section 1102 or 1301(6) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8712, 8751(6)); 
or 
‘‘(iii) a successor section.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘, the total loss’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the paragraph 
and adding ‘‘the actual production on the farm is less 
than 50 percent of the normal production on the farm.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘for sale or 
on-farm livestock feeding (including native grassland 
intended for haying)’’ after ‘‘harvest’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘for sale’’ 
after ‘‘crop’’; 
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4), (5) 
through (12), and (13) through (18) as paragraphs (3) 
through (5), (7) through (14), and (16) through (21), respec-
tively; 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) ACTUAL PRODUCTION ON THE FARM.—The term ‘actual 
production on the farm’ means the sum of the value of all 
crops produced on the farm, as determined under subsection 
(b)(6)(B).’’; 
(G) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (E)) the following: 
‘‘(6) CROP OF ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE.—The term ‘crop of 
economic significance’ shall have the uniform meaning given 
the term by the Secretary for purposes of subsections (b)(1)(B) 
and (g)(6).’’; and 
(H) by inserting after paragraph (14) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (E)) the following: 
‘‘(15) NORMAL
PRODUCTION
ON
THE
FARM.—The term 
‘normal production on the farm’ means the sum of the expected 
revenue for all crops on the farm, as determined under sub-
section (b)(6)(A).’’.
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(2) SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.—Sec-
tion 901(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CROP LOSS.—To be eligible for crop loss assistance 
under this subsection, the actual production on the farm 
for at least 1 crop of economic significance shall be reduced 
by at least 10 percent due to disaster, adverse weather, 
or disaster-related conditions.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION OF SUBSEQUENTLY PLANTED CROPS.— 
In calculating the disaster assistance program guarantee 
under paragraph (3) and the total farm revenue under 
paragraph (4), the Secretary shall not consider the value 
of any crop that— 
‘‘(i) is produced on land that is not eligible for 
a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or assistance 
under the noninsured crop assistance program; or 
‘‘(ii) is subsequently planted on the same land 
during the same crop year as the crop for which dis-
aster assistance is provided under this subsection, 
except in areas in which double-cropping is a normal 
practice, as determined by the Secretary.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(III)— 
(i) in the matter before item (aa), by inserting 
‘‘50 percent of’’ before ‘‘the higher of’’; 
(ii) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘guarantee’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(I) by striking subclauses (I) and (II) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) the actual production by crop on a farm 
for purposes of determining losses under the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) 
or the noninsured crop assistance program; and’’; 
and 
(II) by redesignating subclause (III) as sub-
clause (II); 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(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 following: 
‘‘(iii) as the Secretary determines appropriate, to 
reflect regional variations in a manner consistent with 
the operation of the Federal crop insurance program 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq.) and the noninsured crop assistance program.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘the sum obtained by adding’’;
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(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘the product’’ and inserting ‘‘for each 
insurable commodity, the product’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘greatest’’ and 
inserting ‘‘greater’’; 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘of the insur-
ance price guarantee; and’’ and inserting ‘‘of the 
price election for the commodity used to calculate 
an indemnity for an applicable policy of insurance 
if an indemnity is triggered; and’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘the product’’ and inserting ‘‘for each non-
insurable crop, the product’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
and 
(IV) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
‘‘(ii) the acreage planted or prevented from being 
planted for each crop; and’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) PRODUCTION ON THE FARM.— 
‘‘(A) NORMAL PRODUCTION ON THE FARM.—The normal 
production on the farm shall equal the sum of the expected 
revenue for each crop on a farm as determined under 
paragraph (5). 
‘‘(B) ACTUAL PRODUCTION ON THE FARM.—The actual 
production on the farm shall equal the sum obtained by 
adding— 
‘‘(i) for each insurable commodity on the farm, 
the product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(I) 100 percent of the price election for the 
commodity used to calculate an indemnity for an 
applicable policy of insurance if an indemnity is 
triggered; and 
‘‘(II) the quantity of the commodity produced 
on the farm, adjusted for quality losses; and 
‘‘(ii) for each noninsurable commodity on a farm, 
the product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(I) 100 percent of the noninsured crop assist-
ance program established price for the commodity; 
and 
‘‘(II) the quantity of the commodity produced 
on the farm, adjusted for quality losses.’’. 
(3) 
WAIVER
FOR
SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED, 
LIMITED 
RESOURCE, 
OR
BEGINNING
FARMER
OR
RANCHER.—Section 
901(d)(5)(B)(ii) 
of 
the 
Trade 
Act 
of 
1974 
(19 
U.S.C. 
2497(d)(5)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection’’. 
(4) TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 901(f)(2)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(f)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Secretary shall provide’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary shall use such sums as are necessary from the Trust 
Fund to provide’’.
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(5) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION TO RISK MANAGEMENT PURCHASE 
REQUIREMENT.—Section 901(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2497(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of assistance under 
subsection (b), at the option of an eligible producer on 
a farm, the Secretary shall waive paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a portion of the total acreage 
of a farm of the eligible producer that is not of economic 
significance on the farm, as established by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a crop for which the administra-
tive fee required for the purchase of noninsured crop 
disaster assistance coverage exceeds 10 percent of the 
value of that coverage. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF ACREAGE.—The Secretary shall not 
consider the value of any crop exempted under subpara-
graph (A) in calculating the supplemental revenue assist-
ance program guarantee under subsection (b)(3) and the 
total farm revenue under subsection (b)(4).’’. 
(6) RISK MANAGEMENT PURCHASE REQUIREMENT WAIVER FOR 
2009 CROP YEAR.—Section 901(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2497(g)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘(other than subsection (c))’’ and inserting 
‘‘(other than subsections (c) and (d))’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, excluding 
grazing land’’ after ‘‘producers on the farm’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘grazed, planted,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘planted’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘In the case’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN CROP YEARS.— 
‘‘(A) 2008 CROP YEAR.—In the case’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) 2009 CROP
YEAR.—In the case of an insurable 
commodity or noninsurable commodity for the 2009 crop 
year that does not meet the requirements of paragraph 
(1) and the relevant crop insurance program sales closing 
date or noninsured crop assistance program fee payment 
date was prior to August 14, 2008, the Secretary shall 
waive paragraph (1) if the eligible producer of the insurable 
commodity or noninsurable commodity pays a fee in an 
amount equal to the applicable noninsured crop assistance 
program fee or catastrophic risk protection plan fee 
required under paragraph (1) to the Secretary not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(7) PAYMENT
LIMITATIONS.—Section 901(h) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(h)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(5) TRANSITION RULE.—Sections 1001, 1001A, 1001B, and 
1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 et