Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4904
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2018-01-30
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Administrative remedies

Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4904 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2018 Mr. LaHood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018 . 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.