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[Q]: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND 
              HANDICAPPED ACT.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 2 of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly 
and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``It'' and inserting ``(a) It''; and
            (2) adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) It is the intention of Congress in enacting this Act to 
ensure that--
            ``(1) no individual may be denied the right to vote in a 
        Federal election on the basis of being disabled; and
            ``(2) every voter has the right to vote independently in a 
        Federal election.''.
    (b) Accessibility of Polling Places.--Section 3 of the Voting 
Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-1) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``each political 
        subdivision'' and all that follows through ``conducting 
        elections'' and inserting ``the chief election officer of the 
        State'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a polling place in the case 
of any unforeseeable natural disaster such as a fire, storm, 
earthquake, or flood.''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) The chief election officer of a State shall ensure that all 
polling methods selected and used for Federal elections are accessible 
to disabled and elderly voters, including--
            ``(1) the provision of ballots in a variety of accessible 
        media;
            ``(2) the provision of instructions that are printed in 
        large type, conspicuously displayed at each polling place;
            ``(3) the provision of printed information that is 
        generally available to other voters using a variety of 
        accessible media; and
            ``(4) ensuring that all polling methods used enable 
        disabled and elderly voters to cast votes at polling places 
        during times and under conditions of privacy available to other 
        voters.''.
    (c) Accessibility of Registration Facilities and Services.--Section 
5(a) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1973ee-3(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) registration information by telecommunications 
        devices for the deaf and in a variety of accessible media; and
            ``(3) accessible registration procedures to allow each 
        eligible voter to register at the residence of the voter, by 
        mail, or by other means.''.
    (d) Enforcement.--Section 6 of the Voting Accessibility for the 
Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-4) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``45'' and inserting 
        ``21''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) In an action brought under subsection (a), the State or 
political subdivision shall be fined an amount--
            ``(1) not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation of such 
        section; and
            ``(2) not to exceed $10,000 for each subsequent 
        violation.''.
    (e) Relationship With Other Laws.--Section 7 of the Voting 
Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-5) 
is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``voting rights act of 
        1965'' and inserting ``other laws;
            (2) by striking ``This'' and inserting ``(a) This''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to invalidate or limit 
the laws of any State or political subdivision that provide greater or 
equal access to registration or polling for disabled and elderly 
voters.''.
    (f) Definitions.--Section 8 of the Voting Accessibility for the 
Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-6) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``chief election'' 
        through ``involved'' and inserting ``Access Board'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``permanent physical 
        disability; and'' and inserting ``permanent disability;'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) `Access Board' means the Architectural and 
        Transportation Barriers Compliance Board established under 
        section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792);
            ``(7) `chief election officer' means the State officer or 
        entity, designated by State law or established by practice, 
        responsible for elections within the State;
            ``(8) `independently' means without the assistance of 
        another individual; and
            ``(9) `media' includes formats using large type, braille, 
        sound recording, or digital text.''.
    (g) References.--
            (1) In general.--The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly 
        and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.) is amended by 
        striking ``handicapped'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``disabled''.
            (2) References in other laws.--Except where inappropriate, 
        any reference to ``handicapped'' in relation to the Voting 
        Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1973ee et seq.) in any law, Executive Order, rule, or other 
        document shall include a reference to ``disabled''.
    (h) Conforming Amendment.--Section 502(b)(3) of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792(b)(3)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon ``and section 3 of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly 
and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee-1)''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations 
implementing this Act. Such regulations shall be consistent with the 
minimum guidelines established by the Access Board.
    (b) Access Board Guidelines.--Not later than 9 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Access Board shall issue minimum 
guidelines relating to the requirements in the amendments made by 
section 1(b) of this Act.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Access Board'' means 
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

SEC. 3. TRANSITION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 months after the date on which 
regulations are promulgated under section 2(a), the chief election 
officer of each State shall develop a transition plan to ensure that 
polling places in the State are in compliance with the requirements of 
the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973ee et seq.), as amended by this Act.
    (b) Coordination With Local Election Officials.--The plan under 
subsection (a) shall be developed in coordination with--
            (1) local election officials; and
            (2) individuals with disabilities or organizations 
        representing individuals with disabilities.
    (c) Contents and Availability of Plan.--The plan under subsection 
(a) shall--
            (1) include specific recommendations necessary to comply 
        with the requirements of the Voting Accessibility for the 
        Elderly and Handicapped Act; and
            (2) be available for public inspection in such manner as 
        the chief election officer determines appropriate.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 of this Act shall apply beginning 
on the earliest of--
            (1) the date that is 6 months after the date on which 
        regulations are promulgated under section 2(a); or
            (2) the date of the first Federal election taking place in 
        the State after December 31, 2000.
[A]: Makes amendments to such Act regarding the accessibility of polling places and registration facilities and services, enforcement, and the relationship of such Act with other laws (providing that nothing in this Act shall be construed to invalidate or limit the laws of any State or political subdivision that provide greater or equal access to registration or polling for disabled and elderly voters). Includes among such amendments providing for ensuring that all polling methods selected and used for Federal elections are accessible to disabled and elderly voters and that accessible registration procedures allow eligible voters to register at home, by mail, or by other means are in place.
Revises definitions, including adding the term "Access Board," the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Directs such Board to issue minimum guidelines relating to requirements pertaining to the accessibility of polling places.
Replaces all references in such Act to "handicapped" with "disabled" and with regard to such references in other laws, Executive Orders, or rules,  in relation to such Act except where inappropriate.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Ethics Commission Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics 
commission within the House of Representatives to be known as the 
Independent Ethics Committee (in this Act referred to as the 
``Commission'').
    (b) Membership and Terms of Office.--(1) The Commission shall 
consist of 9 commissioners, 4 appointed by the Speaker and 4 by the 
minority leader of the House, and one selected by the affirmative vote 
of two-thirds of the 8 appointed commissioners for a term of 5 years. 
No commissioner may serve for more than 5 years.
    (2) Commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 5 years, except 
that of the commissioners first appointed, 2 appointed by the Speaker 
and 2 by the minority leader shall be for 3-year terms and 2 appointed 
by the Speaker and 2 by the minority leader shall be for 4-year terms 
as designated by the Speaker and the minority leader at the time of 
appointment.
    (c) Qualifications.--Only former Federal judges shall be eligible 
for appointment to the Commission.
            (1) Disqualifications for appointments.--
                    (A) Lobbying.--No individual who has been a 
                lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
                of 1995 or engages in, or is otherwise employed in, 
                lobbying of the Congress or who is an agent of a 
                foreign principal registered under the Foreign Agents 
                Registration Act within the 4-year period immediately 
                preceding appointment shall be eligible for appointment 
                to, or service on, the Commission.
                    (B) Incompatible office.--No member of the 
                Commission appointed under subsection (b) may be a 
                Member of the House of Representatives or Senator.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled 
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (d) Compensation.--Members shall each be entitled to receive the 
daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay in effect for 
Level III of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel 
time) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties 
vested in the Commission.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum.
    (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call a majority of 
its members.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Duties.--The Commission is authorized--
            (1) to receive, monitor, and oversee financial disclosure 
        and other reports filed by Members of the House and officers 
        and employees of the House under the Ethics in Government Act 
        of 1978, and reports filed by registered lobbyists under the 
        Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995;
            (2) to investigate any alleged violation, by a Member, 
        officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, of any 
        rule or other standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of 
        such Member, officer, or employee under House rules in the 
        performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
        responsibilities;
            (3) to present a case of probable ethics violations to the 
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (4) to make recommendations to the Committee on Standards 
        of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives that it 
        report to the appropriate Federal or State authorities any 
        substantial evidence of a violation by a Member, officer, or 
        employee of the House of Representatives of any law applicable 
        to the performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
        responsibilities, which may have been disclosed in an 
        investigation by the Office;
            (5) to provide information and informal guidance to 
        Members, officers and employees of the House of Representatives 
        regarding any rules and other standards of conduct applicable 
        to such individuals in their official capacities, and develop 
        and carry out periodic educational briefings for Members, 
        officers, and employees of the House of Representatives on 
        those laws, rules, regulations, or other standards; and
            (6) to give consideration to the request of any Member, 
        officer, or employee of the House of Representatives for a 
        formal advisory opinion or other formal ruling, subject to the 
        review of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the 
        House of Representatives, as applicable, with respect to the 
        general propriety of any current or proposed conduct of such 
        Member, officer, or employee and, with appropriate deletions to 
        assure the privacy of the individual concerned, to publish such 
        opinion for the guidance of other Members, officers, and 
        employees of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Evidence.--The Commission may for the purpose of 
carrying out this Act--
            (1) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and 
        places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, administer 
        such oaths; and
            (2) subject to subsection (b), require, by subpoena or 
        otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
        the production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission may 
        determine advisable.
    (b) Subpoenas.--A subpoena may be issued only with a majority of 
the Commission.
    (c) Obtaining Information.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
head of any agency or instrumentality of the Government shall furnish 
information deemed necessary by the Commission to enable it to carry 
out its duties.
    (d) Referrals to the Department of Justice.--Whenever the 
Commission has reason to believe that a violation of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 may have occurred, that matter may be referred 
to the Department of Justice for it to investigate.
    (e) General Audits.--The Commission shall have the authority to 
conduct general audits of filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995.

SEC. 5. INVESTIGATIONS AND INTERACTION WITH THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON 
              STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

    (a) Notification.--Whenever the Commission determines that there 
are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation--
            (1) the Commission shall notify the Committee on Standards 
        of Official Conduct of this determination;
            (2) the applicable committee may overrule the determination 
        of the Commission if, within 10 legislative days--
                    (A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote 
                of two-thirds of the full committee votes to overrule 
                the determination of the Commission;
                    (B) the committee issues a public report detailing 
                its reasoning for overruling the Commission;
                    (C) the vote of each member of the committee on 
                such roll-call vote is included in the report;
                    (D) dissenting members are allowed to issue their 
                own report detailing their reasons for disagreeing with 
                the majority vote; and
                    (E) if the committee votes to overrule the 
                determination of the Commission pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B), the Commission may publish and make 
                available to the general public a report detailing the 
                reasons that the Commission concluded there were 
                sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation.
    (b) Conducting Investigations.--(1) If the Commission determines 
that there are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation and his 
determination is not overruled under subsection (a)(5), the Commission 
shall conduct an investigation to determine if probable cause exists 
that a violation occurred.
    (2) As part of an investigation, the Commission may--
            (A) administer oaths;
            (B) issue subpoenas;
            (C) compel the attendance of witnesses and the production 
        of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony; and
            (D) take the deposition of witnesses.
    (3) If a person disobeys or refuses to comply with a subpoena, or 
if a witness refuses to testify to a matter, he may be held in contempt 
of Congress.
    (c) Presentation of Case to House Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct.--(1) If the Commission determines, upon conclusion of 
an investigation, that probable cause exists that an ethics violation 
has occurred, the Commission shall notify the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct of the House of Representatives of this determination.
    (2) The committee may overrule the determination of the Commission 
if, within 10 legislative days--
            (A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote of two-
        thirds of the full committee votes to overrule the 
        determination of the Commission;
            (B) the committee issues a public report detailing its 
        reasoning for overruling the Commission;
            (C) the vote of each member of the committee on such roll-
        call vote is included in the report; and
            (D) dissenting members are allowed to issue their own 
        report detailing their reasons for disagreeing with the 
        majority vote.
    (3) If the committee votes to overrule the determination of the 
Commission pursuant to paragraph (2), the Commission may publish and 
make available to the general public a report detailing the reasons 
that he concluded there were sufficient grounds to present such case to 
the committee.
    (4)(A) If the Commission determines there is probable cause that an 
ethics violation has occurred and the Commission's determination is not 
overruled, the Commission shall present the case and evidence to the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives to hear and make a determination pursuant to its rules.
    (B) The committee shall vote upon whether the individual who is the 
subject of the investigation has violated any rules or other standards 
of conduct applicable to that individual in his official capacity. Such 
votes shall be a roll-call vote of the full committee, a quorum being 
present. The committee shall issue a public report which shall include 
the vote of each member of the committee on such roll-call vote. 
Dissenting members may issue their own report detailing their own 
reasons for disagreeing with the majority vote.
    (d) Sanctions.--Whenever the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct of the House of Representatives finds that an ethics violation 
has occurred the Commission shall recommend appropriate sanctions to 
the committee and whether a matter should be referred to the Department 
of Justice for investigation.

SEC. 6. PROCEDURAL RULES.

    (a) Majority Approval.--No report or recommendation relating to the 
official conduct of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives shall be made by the Commission, and no investigation 
of such conduct shall be undertaken by the Commission, unless approved 
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Commission.
    (b) Investigations.--Except in the case of an investigation 
undertaken by the Commission on its own initiative, the Commission may 
undertake an investigation relating to the official conduct of an 
individual Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
only--
            (1) upon receipt of a complaint, in writing and under oath, 
        made by or submitted to a Member of the House of 
        Representatives and transmitted to the Commission by such 
        Member, or
            (2) upon receipt of a complaint from the chairman of the 
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
        Representatives, in writing and under oath, made by that 
        committee.
    (c) Prohibition of Certain Investigations.--No investigation shall 
be undertaken by the Commission of any alleged violation of a law, 
rule, regulation, or standard of conduct not in effect at the time of 
the alleged violation.
    (d) Disclosure.--No information or testimony received, or the 
contents of a complaint or the fact of its filing, shall be publicly 
disclosed by any member of the Commission or staff of the Commission 
unless specifically authorized in each instance by a vote of the 
Commission.

SEC. 7. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such staff 
as the Commission considers necessary to perform its duties. The 
Commission shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker and minority 
leader and shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay 
payable for Level III of the Executive Schedule.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE TO CHANGE THE DUTIES OF 
              THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

    (a) House Rules Amendments.--Clause 3 of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (a), strike subparagraphs (1), (2), and 
        (3), and redesignate subparagraphs (4), (5), and (6), as 
        subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
            (2)(A) Paragraph (b)(1) is amended by striking ``(A)'', by 
        striking ``a resolution, report, recommendation, or'' and 
        inserting ``an'', and by striking ``, or, except as provided in 
        subparagraph (2), undertake an investigation'', and by striking 
        subdivision (B).
            (B) Paragraph (b) is further amended by striking 
        subparagraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and by redesignating 
        subparagraphs (6) and (7) as subparagraphs (2) and (3), 
        respectively.
            (3) Strike paragraphs (j) (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), and 
        (q).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 803 of the Ethics Reform Act of 
1989 (2 U.S.C. 29d) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).

SEC. 9. ACTION ON COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Printing of Reports in Congressional Record.--Upon receipt by 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives of any report of the Commission, the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives shall have the report printed in the 
Congressional Record.
    (b) House Consideration of Independent Ethics Commission 
Recommendations.--Within 14 calendar days after a report referred to in 
subsection (a) is printed in the Congressional Record, that portion of 
the report recommending action by the House of Representatives 
respecting any alleged violation, by a Member, officer, or employee of 
the House of Representatives, of any law, rule, regulation, or other 
standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, officer, 
or employee in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
responsibilities shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the 
Speaker of the House, for himself and the minority leader of the House 
in the form of a resolution. This resolution shall constitute a 
question of privilege under rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. Any Member favoring the resolution may call it up as a 
question of privilege but only on the third day after the calendar date 
upon which such Member announces to the House his intention to do so.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect upon the date of its enactment, except 
that sections 3, 4, and 8 shall not take effect immediately prior to 
noon January 3, 2009.
[A]: Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prairie Protection Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. 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), by striking ``for benefits under--
        '' and all that follows through the period at the end and 
        inserting ``for--
                            ``(i) a portion of crop insurance premium 
                        subsidies under this subtitle in accordance 
                        with paragraph (3);
                            ``(ii) benefits under section 196 of the 
                        Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 
                        of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and
                            ``(iii) payments described in subsection 
                        (b) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 
                        1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308).''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--During the first 4 crop years of 
                planting on native sod acreage by a producer described 
                in paragraph (2)--
                            ``(i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 
                        percent of the applicable transitional yield; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the crop insurance premium subsidy 
                        provided for the producer under this subtitle 
                        shall be 50 percentage points less than the 
                        premium subsidy that would otherwise apply.
                    ``(B) Yield substitution.--During the period native 
                sod acreage is covered by this subsection, a producer 
                may not substitute yields for the native sod 
                acreage.''.
    (b) Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance.--Section 196(a)(4) of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
7333(a)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ``, or the 
        producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been 
        tilled,'' after ``tilled'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(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 
                                subsection (b) of section 1001 of the 
                                Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
                                1308).''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(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 applicable 
                                transitional yield; 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 
                                percentage 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 substitute yields 
                        for the native sod acreage.''.
    (c) Cropland Report.--
            (1) Baseline.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 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 cropland 
        acreage in each county and State, and the change in cropland 
        acreage from the preceding year in each county and State, 
        beginning with calendar year 2000 and including that 
        information for the most recent year for which that information 
        is available.
            (2) Annual updates.--Not later than January 1, 2014, and 
        each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2018, the 
        Secretary of Agriculture 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--
                    (A) the cropland acreage in each county and State 
                as of the date of submission of the report;
                    (B) the change in cropland acreage from the 
                preceding year in each county and State; and
                    (C) the number of acres of native sod that have 
                been converted to cropland or to any other use in the 
                preceding year in each county and State.
[A]:
Prairie Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce crop insurance assistance and noninsured crop disaster assistance for crops grown on native sod acreage converted to cropland for the first four years.