,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aehi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #af1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mr4       
,gibson7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to expand the 
noninsured crop assistance program      
established by the ,federal ,agriculture
 ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 
to provide coverages for eligible crops 
under the program equivalent to         
additional coverage available under the 
,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,small ,farm ,insurance ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,noninsured crop assistance 
program ,section #aif of the ,federal   
,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform   
,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gccc71 as  
amended by section #aajac7;b77 is       
further amended--  7#a7 in subsection   
7a7--  7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7  
and inserting the following new         
paragraph3  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7      

,coverages ,in the case of an eligible  
crop described in paragraph 7#b71 the   
,secretary of ,agriculture shall operate
 a noninsured crop disaster assistance  
program to provide coverages based on   
individual yields 7other than for       
value-loss crops7 equivalent to--  7i7  
catastrophic risk protection available  
under section #ejh7;b7 of the ,federal  
,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#aejh7;b772 or  7ii7 additional coverage
 available under subsections 7c7 and 7h7
 of section #ejh of that ,act 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7 that does not exceed   
#fe percent4  7,b7 ,administration ,the 
,secretary shall carry out this section 
through the ,farm ,service ,agency      
7referred to in this section as the     
,agency74  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph     
7#b77;,a7--  7i7 in clause 7i71 by      
striking and after the semicolon at the 
end2  7ii7 by redesignating clause 7ii7 
as clause 7iii72 and  7iii7 by inserting
 after clause 7i7 the following new     
clause3  7ii7 for which additional      

coverage under subsections 7c7 and 7h7  
of section #ejh of that ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7 is not available2 and  
2  7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking  
,the ,secretary and inserting ,subject  
to subsection 7l71 the ,secretary2 and  
7#c7 by adding at the end the following 
new subsection3  7l7 ,payment equivalent
 to additional coverage  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary shall make      
available to a producer eligible for    
noninsured assistance under this section
 a payment equivalent to an indemnity   
for additional coverage under           
subsections 7c7 and 7h7 of section #ejh 
of the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7 that does not      
exceed #fe percent of the established   
yield for the eligible crop on the farm1
 computed by multiplying--  7,a7 the    
quantity that is not greater than #fe   
percent of the established yield for the
 crop1 as determined by the ,secretary1 
specified in increments of #e percent2  
7,b7 #ajj percent of the average market 

price for the crop1 as determined by the
 ,secretary2 and  7,c7 a payment rate   
for the type of crop1 as determined by  
the ,secretary1 that reflects--  7i7 in 
the case of a crop that is produced with
 a significant and variable harvesting  
expense1 the decreasing cost incurred in
 the production cycle for the crop that 
is1 as applicable--  7,i7 harvested2    
7,,ii7 planted but not harvested2 or    
7,,iii7 prevented from being planted    
because of drought1 flood1 or other     
natural disaster1 as determined by the  
,secretary2 or  7ii7 in the case of a   
crop that is produced without a         
significant and variable harvesting     
expense1 such rate as shall be          
determined by the ,secretary4  7#b7     
,premium ,to be eligible to receive a   
payment under this subsection1 a        
producer shall pay--  7,a7 the service  
fee required by subsection 7k72 and     
7,b7 a premium for the applicable crop  
year that is equal to the product       
obtained by multiplying--  7i7 the      

number of acres devoted to the eligible 
crop2  7ii7 the established yield for   
the eligible crop1 as determined by the 
,secretary under subsection 7e72  7iii7 
the coverage level elected by the       
producer2  7iv7 the average market      
price1 as determined by the ,secretary2 
and  7v7 4#jebe4  7#c7 ,limited         
resource1 beginning1 and socially       
disadvantaged farmers ,the additional   
coverage made available under this      
subsection shall be available to limited
 resource1 beginning1 and socially      
disadvantaged producers1 as determined  
by the ,secretary1 in exchange for a    
premium that is #ej percent of the      
premium determined for a producer under 
paragraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,premium ,payment 
and ,application ,deadline  7,a7        
,premium payment ,a producer electing   
additional coverage under this          
subsection shall pay the premium amount 
owed for the additional coverage by     
,september #cj of the crop year for     
which the additional coverage is        

purchased4  7,b7 ,application ,deadline 
,the latest date on which additional    
coverage under this subsection may be   
elected shall be the application closing
 date described in subsection 7b77#a74  
7#e7 ,effective date ,additional        
coverage under this subsection shall be 
available beginning with the #bjad crop4
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