Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2035
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2023-06-15
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill allows the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) of the Farm Service Agency to provide additional coverage for crops and grasses used for grazing. Specifically, the bill removes an exception that prohibits certain additional coverage&nbsp;for&nbsp;crops and grasses used for grazing. (NAP provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when&nbsp;natural disasters result&nbsp;in lower yields,&nbsp;crop losses, or prevented crop planting.)&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2035 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 15, 2023 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Cramer , and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make additional coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program available for crops and grasses used for grazing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2023 . 2. Noninsured crop disaster assistance program (a) In general Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii), by striking except in the case of crops and grasses used for grazing, ; and (2) in subsection (l)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking (other than for crops and grasses used for grazing) . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a).