Title: Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow producers who enroll in the Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs during the first enrollment period after the next farm bill for a fiscal year after FY2018 to file a one-time program contract to enroll in the program for the duration of the farm bill, instead of enrolling annually.
If there is a change in a farming operation for which a producer on a farm has filed a one-time program contract permitted under this bill, the producer must filed an updated contract with USDA within one year of the time that the change occurs.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4904 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4904

  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow producers to file a 
one-time program contract for certain programs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2018

  Mr. LaHood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow producers to file a 
one-time program contract for certain programs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our 
Farmers Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ONE-TIME FILING FOR ARC AND PLC.

    (a) One-Time Filing.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall allow producers that enroll in the 
agricultural risk coverage or price loss coverage during the first 
enrollment period announced by the Farm Service Agency after the next 
Act authorizing agricultural programs for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2018 to file a one-time program contract for enrollment in such 
programs for the duration of such authorizing Act.
    (b) Updated Program Contract Required.--In the case of a change in 
a farming operation for which a producer on a farm has filed a program 
contract described in subsection (a), the producer shall file an 
updated program contract with the Secretary of Agriculture not later 
than one year after such change occurs.
    (c) Notice of Other Annual Reporting.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall provide to each producer that enrolls pursuant to subsection (a), 
a notice that includes the annual and other periodic reporting 
requirements applicable to such producer, as determined by the 
Secretary.
    (d) Regulations Revised.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out 
        this section; and
            (2) revise section 1412.41 of title 7, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, in accordance with this section.
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