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The term "actual production history yield" means the weighted average of the actual production history for each insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity, as calculated under subchapter I or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program, respectively.
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).
(C) in all other cases, the actual production history of the eligible producer on a farm.
(C) in all other cases, the production history of the eligible producer on the farm under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program.
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).
The term "disaster county" means a county included in the geographic area covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration.
(ii) any farm in which, during a calendar year the actual production on the farm is less than 50 percent of the normal production on the farm.
The term "eligible producer on a farm" means an individual or entity described in subparagraph (B) that, as determined by the Secretary, assumes the production and market risks associated with the agricultural production of crops or livestock.
(iv) a corporation, limited liability corporation, or other farm organizational structure organized under State law.
The term "farm" means, in relation to an eligible producer on a farm, the sum of all crop acreage in all counties that is planted or intended to be planted for harvest for sale or on-farm livestock feeding (including native grassland intended for haying) by the eligible producer.
In the case of aquaculture, the term "farm" means, in relation to an eligible producer on a farm, all fish being produced in all counties that are intended to be harvested for sale by the eligible producer.
In the case of honey, the term "farm" means, in relation to an eligible producer on a farm, all bees and beehives in all counties that are intended to be harvested for a honey crop for sale by the eligible producer.
The term "farm-raised fish" means any aquatic species that is propagated and reared in a controlled environment.
The term "insurable commodity" means an agricultural commodity (excluding livestock) for which the producer on a farm is eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under subchapter I.
(G) other livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
The term "noninsurable commodity" means a crop for which the eligible producers on a farm are eligible to obtain assistance under the noninsured crop assistance program.
The term "noninsured crop assistance program" means the program carried out under section 7333 of this title.
The term "normal production on the farm" means the sum of the expected revenue for all crops on the farm, as determined under subsection (b)(6)(A).
The term "qualifying natural disaster declaration" means a natural disaster declared by the Secretary for production losses under section 1961(a) of this title.
The term "Trust Fund" means the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund established under section 2497a of title 19.
The term "United States" when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States.
The Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to make crop disaster assistance payments to eligible producers on farms in disaster counties that have incurred crop production losses or crop quality losses, or both, during the crop year.
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.
(ii) the total farm revenue for a farm, as described in paragraph (4).
The disaster assistance program guarantee for a crop used to calculate the payments for a farm under subparagraph (A)(i) may not be greater than 90 percent of the sum of the expected revenue, as described in paragraph (5) for each of the crops on a farm, as determined by the Secretary.
(ii) is subsequently planted on the same land during the same crop year as the crop for which disaster assistance is provided under this subsection, except in areas in which double-cropping is a normal practice, as determined by the Secretary.
(bb) the counter-cyclical program payment yield for each crop.
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of an insurable commodity for which a plan of insurance provides for an adjustment in the guarantee, such as in the case of prevented planting, the adjusted insurance guarantee shall be the basis for determining the disaster assistance program guarantee for the insurable commodity.
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of a noninsurable commodity for which the noninsured crop assistance program provides for an adjustment in the level of assistance, such as in the case of unharvested crops, the adjusted assistance level shall be the basis for determining the disaster assistance program guarantee for the noninsurable commodity.
The Secretary shall establish equitable treatment for non-yield based policies and plans of insurance, such as the Adjusted Gross Revenue Lite insurance program.
(viii) the value of any other natural disaster assistance payments provided by the Federal Government to an eligible producer on a farm for each crop on a farm for the same loss for which the eligible producer is seeking assistance.
(iii) as the Secretary determines appropriate, to reflect regional variations in a manner consistent with the operation of the crop insurance program under subchapter I and the noninsured crop assistance program.
With respect to a crop for which an eligible producer on a farm receives assistance under the noninsured crop assistance program, the national average market price received during the marketing year shall be an amount not more than 100 percent of the price of the crop established under the noninsured crop assistance program.
(iii) 100 percent of the noninsured crop assistance program price for each of the crops on a 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).
(II) the quantity of the commodity produced on the farm, adjusted for quality losses.
The Secretary shall make livestock indemnity payments to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock death losses in excess of the normal mortality due to adverse weather, as determined by the Secretary, during the calendar year, including losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, disease, wildfires, extreme heat, and extreme cold.
Indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of 75 percent of the market value of the applicable livestock on the day before the date of death of the livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
(bb) subject to paragraph (3)(B)(ii), 1 or both of the 2 production years immediately preceding the current production year.
The term "covered livestock" does not include livestock that were or would have been in a feedlot, on the beginning date of the qualifying drought or fire condition, as a part of the normal business operation of the eligible livestock producer, as determined by the Secretary.
The term "drought monitor" means a system for classifying drought severity according to a range of abnormally dry to exceptional drought, as defined by the Secretary.
(IV) meets all other eligibility requirements established under this subsection.
The term "eligible livestock producer" does not include an owner, cash or share lessee, or contract grower of livestock that rents or leases pastureland or grazing land owned by another person on a rate-of-gain basis.
The term "normal carrying capacity", with respect to each type of grazing land or pastureland in a county, means the normal carrying capacity, as determined under paragraph (3)(D)(i), that would be expected from the grazing land or pastureland for livestock during the normal grazing period, in the absence of a drought or fire that diminishes the production of the grazing land or pastureland.
The term "normal grazing period", with respect to a county, means the normal grazing period during the calendar year for the county, as determined under paragraph (3)(D)(i).
(B) fire, as described in paragraph (4).
(ii) is planted to a crop planted specifically for the purpose of providing grazing for covered livestock.
(II) the monthly feed cost calculated by using the normal carrying capacity of the eligible grazing land of the eligible livestock producer.
In the case of an eligible livestock producer that sold or otherwise disposed of covered livestock due to drought conditions in 1 or both of the 2 production years immediately preceding the current production year, as determined by the Secretary, the payment rate shall be 80 percent of the payment rate otherwise calculated in accordance with clause (i).
(III) a payment rate that is equal to the corn price per pound, as determined under clause (iii).
(II) in the case of any other type of weight of livestock, an amount determined by the Secretary that represents the average number of pounds of corn per day necessary to feed the livestock.
The Secretary shall determine the normal carrying capacity and normal grazing period for each type of grazing land or pastureland in the county served by the applicable committee.
No change to the normal carrying capacity or normal grazing period established for a county under subclause (I) shall be made unless the change is requested by the appropriate State and county Farm Service Agency committees.
An eligible livestock producer that owns or leases grazing land or pastureland that is physically located in a county that is rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as having a D2 (severe drought) intensity in any area of the county for at least 8 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph in an amount equal to 1 monthly payment using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B).
(bb) if the county is rated as having a D3 (extreme drought) intensity in any area of the county for at least 4 weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, or is rated as having a D4 (exceptional drought) intensity in any area of the county at any time during the normal grazing period, in an amount equal to 3 monthly payments using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B).
(ii) the eligible livestock producer is prohibited by the Federal agency from grazing the normal permitted livestock on the managed rangeland due to a fire.
The payment rate for assistance under this paragraph shall be equal to 50 percent of the monthly feed cost for the total number of livestock covered by the Federal lease of the eligible livestock producer, as determined under paragraph (3)(C).
(II) ending on the last day of the Federal lease of the eligible livestock producer.
An eligible livestock producer may only receive assistance under this paragraph for losses that occur on not more than 180 days per year.
(ii) filed the required paperwork, and paid the administrative fee by the applicable State filing deadline, for the noninsured crop assistance program for the grazing land incurring the losses for which assistance is being requested.
(ii) provide disaster assistance under this subsection at a level that the Secretary determines to be equitable and appropriate.
In the case of an eligible livestock producer that suffered losses on grazing land during the 2008 calendar year but does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall waive subparagraph (A) if the eligible livestock producer pays a fee in an amount equal to the applicable noninsured crop assistance program fee or catastrophic risk protection plan fee required under subparagraph (A) to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subchapter.
The Secretary may provide equitable relief to an eligible livestock producer that is otherwise ineligible or unintentionally fails to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) for the grazing land incurring the loss on a case-by-case basis, as determined by the Secretary.
In the case of an eligible livestock producer that suffered losses on grazing land during the 2008 calendar year, the Secretary shall take special consideration to provide equitable relief in cases in which the eligible livestock producer failed to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) due to the enactment of this subchapter after the closing date of sales periods for crop insurance under subchapter I and the noninsured crop assistance program.
An eligible livestock producer may elect to receive assistance for grazing or pasture feed losses due to drought conditions under paragraph (3) or fire under paragraph (4), but not both for the same loss, as determined by the Secretary.
An eligible livestock producer that receives assistance under this subsection may not also receive assistance for losses to crops on the same land with the same intended use under subsection (b).
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
The Secretary shall provide emergency relief to eligible producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish to aid in the reduction of losses due to disease, adverse weather, or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the Secretary, that are not covered under subsection (b), (c), or (d).
Funds made available under this subsection shall be used to reduce losses caused by feed or water shortages, disease, or other factors as determined by the Secretary.
Any funds made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
The term "eligible orchardist" means a person that produces annual crops from trees for commercial purposes.
The term "natural disaster" means plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or other occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.
The term "nursery tree grower" means a person who produces nursery, ornamental, fruit, nut, or Christmas trees for commercial sale, as determined by the Secretary.
The term "tree" includes a tree, bush, and vine.
An eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower shall qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A) only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).
(B) reimbursement of 50 percent of the cost of pruning, removal, and other costs incurred by an eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower to salvage existing trees or, in the case of tree mortality, to prepare the land to replant trees as a result of damage or tree mortality due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess of 15 percent damage or mortality (adjusted for normal tree damage and mortality).
In this paragraph, the terms "legal entity" and "person" have the meaning given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a) 3 (as amended by section 1603 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008).
The total amount of payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) under this subsection may not exceed $100,000 for any crop year, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings.
The total quantity of acres planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a person or legal entity shall be entitled to receive payments under this subsection may not exceed 500 acres.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
(B) in the case of each noninsurable commodity of the eligible producers on the farm, did not file the required paperwork, and pay the administrative fee by the applicable State filing deadline, for the noninsured crop assistance program.
To be considered to have obtained insurance under paragraph (1)(A), an eligible producer on a farm shall have obtained a policy or plan of insurance with not less than 50 percent yield coverage at 55 percent of the insurable price for each crop planted or intended to be planted for harvest on a whole farm.
(B) provide disaster assistance under this section at a level that the Secretary determines to be equitable and appropriate.
In the case of an eligible producer that suffered losses in an insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity during the 2008 crop year but does not meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall waive paragraph (1) if the eligible producer 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 subchapter.
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 October 13, 2008.
The Secretary may provide equitable relief to eligible producers on a farm that are otherwise ineligible or unintentionally fail to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) for 1 or more crops on a farm on a case-by-case basis, as determined by the Secretary.
In the case of eligible producers on a farm that suffered losses in an insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity during the 2008 crop year, the Secretary shall take special consideration to provide equitable relief in cases in which the eligible producers failed to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) due to the enactment of this subchapter after the closing date of sales periods for crop insurance under subchapter I and the noninsured crop assistance program.
(ii) in the case of a crop for which the administrative fee required for the purchase of noninsured crop disaster assistance coverage exceeds 10 percent of the value of that coverage.
The Secretary shall not consider the value of any crop exempted under subparagraph (A) in calculating the supplemental revenue assistance program guarantee under subsection (b)(3) and the total farm revenue under subsection (b)(4).
(II) in the case of each noninsurable commodity of the eligible producers on the farm, agree to file the required paperwork, and pay the administrative fee by the applicable State filing deadline, for the noninsured crop assistance program for the next year for which a policy is available.
(ii) in the case of each noninsurable commodity of the eligible producers on the farm, had filed the required paperwork, and paid the administrative fee by the applicable State filing deadline, for the noninsured crop assistance program for the 2008 crop year, except that in determining the level of coverage, the Secretary shall use 70 percent of the applicable yield.
(II) in clause (ii) of that subparagraph, "125" is substituted for "120 percent".
For amounts made available under this paragraph, the Secretary may make such adjustments as are necessary to ensure that no producer receives a payment under this paragraph for an amount in excess of the assistance received by a similarly situated producer that had purchased the same or higher level of crop insurance prior to February 17, 2009.
The Secretary may provide such additional assistance as the Secretary considers appropriate to provide equitable treatment for eligible producers on a farm that suffered production losses in the 2008 crop year that result in multiyear production losses, as determined by the Secretary.
(II) are not eligible for the noninsured crop disaster assistance program established by section 7333 of this title.
In this subsection, the terms "legal entity" and "person" have the meaning given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a) 3 (as amended by section 1603 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008).
The total amount of disaster assistance payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) under this section (excluding payments received under subsection (f)) may not exceed $100,000 for any crop year.
Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) or any successor provision shall apply with respect to assistance provided under this section.
Subsections (e) and (f) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) or any successor provisions relating to direct attribution shall apply with respect to assistance provided under this section.
Sections 1001, 1001A, 1001B, and 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 [7 U.S.C. 1308, 1308–1, 1308–2, and 1308–3a] as in effect on September 30, 2007, shall continue to apply with respect to 2008 crops.
This section shall be effective only for losses that are incurred as the result of a disaster, adverse weather, or other environmental condition that occurs on or before September 30, 2011, or, in the case of subsections (c) through (f), September 30, 2013 4 as determined by the Secretary.
In implementing any other program which makes disaster assistance payments (except for indemnities made under subchapter I and section 7333 of this title), the Secretary shall prevent duplicative payments with respect to the same loss for which a person receives a payment under subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f).
Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any provision of subchapter I, subchapter I shall not apply to this subchapter.
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a specific reference in this subchapter to a provision of subchapter I.
Section 2279(e) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(18), was redesignated section 2279(a) of this title by section 12301(b)(3) of Pub. L. 115–334.
Sections 1103 and 1303 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A)(ii), were repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1101, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658 .
Sections 1104 and 1304 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A)(iii), were repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1102(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658 .
Section 1105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A)(iii), was repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1103(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658 .
The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A)(iv), is Pub. L. 110–246, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1651 . Subtitles B and C of the Act probably mean subtitles B and C of title I of the Act, which are classified generally to subchapters II (§8731 et seq.) and III (§8751 et seq.) of chapter 113 of this title. Section 1603 of the Act amended section 1308 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8701 of this title and Tables.
The date of enactment of this subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (d)(5)(C), (D)(ii) and (g)(4)(A), (5)(B), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008.
Section 2(a) of Pub. L. 110–398, which directed amendment of section 531 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, was executed to this section, which is section 531 of subtitle B of title V of act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Federal Crop Insurance Act is subtitle A of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30.
2014-Subsec. (d)(3)(A). Pub. L. 113–79 struck out cl. (i) designation and heading, redesignated subcls. (I) and (II) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, and struck out former cl. (ii). Text read as follows: "An eligible livestock producer may not receive assistance under this subsection for grazing losses that occur on land used for haying or grazing under the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.)."
2013-Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(1), struck out "under" first time appearing after "established" in introductory provisions, redesignated cls. (i) to (iii) as subpars. (A) to (C), respectively, and realigned margins.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(2)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall".
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(2)(B), added par. (3).
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(3)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d)(7). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(3)(B), added par. (7).
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 112–240, §701(a)(4)(A), struck out "use up to $50,000,000 per year from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall".
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(4)(B), added par. (4).
Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(5)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(5)(B), added par. (5).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(6), inserted "or, in the case of subsections (c) through (f), September 30, 2013" after "2011,".
2009-Subsec. (g)(7). Pub. L. 111–5, which directed amendment of section 531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by adding par. (7), was executed to this section, which is section 531 of subtitle B of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Federal Crop Insurance Act is subtitle A of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30.
Subsec. (g)(7)(F). Pub. L. 111–80, §745(a)(1), which directed amendment of section 531(g)(7)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by inserting "(including multiyear assistance)" after "assistance", was executed to introductory provisions of subsec. (g)(7)(F) of this section, which is section 531 of subtitle B of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Federal Crop Insurance Act is subtitle A of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30.
Subsec. (g)(7)(F)(i). Pub. L. 111–80, §745(a)(2), which directed amendment of cl. (i) of section 531(g)(7)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by inserting "or multiyear production losses" after "a production loss", was executed to subsec. (g)(7)(F)(i) of this section, which is section 531 of subtitle B of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Federal Crop Insurance Act is subtitle A of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30.
2008-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(F), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4).
Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(A), inserted "has" after "on a farm that".
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5).
Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(B), substituted "under-" for "section 7912 of this title, section 1102 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, or a successor section." and added cls. (i) to (iii).
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (7).
Subsec. (a)(5)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(C), substituted "the actual production on the farm is less than 50 percent of the normal production on the farm." for ", the total loss of production of the farm relating to weather is greater than 50 percent of the normal production of the farm, as determined by the Secretary."
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(G), added par. (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (8).
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (5) as (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (9).
Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(D)(i), inserted "for sale or on-farm livestock feeding (including native grassland intended for haying)" after "harvest".
Subsec. (a)(7)(C). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(D)(ii), inserted "for sale" after "crop".
Subsec. (a)(8) to (14). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated pars. (6) to (12) as (8) to (14), respectively. Former pars. (13) and (14) redesignated (16) and (17), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(H), added par. (15). Former par. (15) redesignated (18).
Subsec. (a)(16) to (21). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated pars. (13) to (18) as (16) to (21), respectively.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(A), substituted "Payments" for "In general" in par. heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted subpar. heading, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(B), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(ii)(III). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted "50 percent of" before "the higher of" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(ii)(III)(aa). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(C)(ii), struck out "guarantee" after "yield".
"(II) the estimated actual yield of the crop production; and".
Subsec. (b)(4)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(D)(ii), (iii), added cl. (iii).
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(i), struck out "the sum obtained by adding" after "equal" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(I), substituted "for each insurable commodity, the product" for "the product" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(5)(A)(i). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(II), substituted "greater" for "greatest".
Subsec. (b)(5)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(III), substituted "of the price election for the commodity used to calculate an indemnity for an applicable policy of insurance if an indemnity is triggered; and" for "of the insurance price guarantee; and".
Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(iii)(I), substituted "for each noninsurable crop, the product" for "the product" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(5)(B)(ii), (iii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(iii)(II)–(IV), added cl. (ii) and redesignated former cl. (ii) as (iii).
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(F), added par. (6).
Subsec. (d)(5)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(3), substituted "subsection" for "section".
Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(4), substituted "the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to provide" for "the Secretary shall provide".
Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(A)(i), substituted "(other than subsections (c) and (d))" for "(other than subsection (c))" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (g)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(A)(ii), inserted ", excluding grazing land" after "producers on the farm".
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(B), substituted "each crop planted" for "each crop grazed, planted,".
Subsec. (g)(4). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(C), (D), substituted "Waivers for certain crop years" for "Waiver for 2008 crop year" in par. heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted subpar. heading, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (g)(6). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(5), added par. (6).
Subsec. (h)(5). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(7), added par. (5).
Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, §702(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2369 , provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2012."
Pub. L. 110–329, div. B, title I, §10102, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3588 , provided that: "Section 1601(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246) [7 U.S.C. 8781(c)(2)] shall apply in implementing section 12033 of such Act [enacting this subchapter and amending sections 1501 to 1503, 1505 to 1510, 1514, 1515, 1517, 1518, and 1520 to 1523 of this title]."
Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, §12033(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1405 , and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title XII, §12033(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664 , 2167, provided that: "For purposes of the 2008 crop year, the Secretary [of Agriculture] shall carry out subsections (f)(4) and (h) of section 531 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act [7 U.S.C. 1531(f)(4), (h)] (as added by subsection (a)) in accordance with the terms and conditions of sections 1001 through 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 1308 et seq.), as in effect on September 30, 2007."
3 So in original. Probably should be followed by a second closing parenthesis.

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