,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aehi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,wel* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gibson7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to exp& ! non9sur$ crop assi/ance    
program e/abli%$ by ! ,f$]al            
,agriculture ,improvem5t & ,re=m ,act ( 
#aiif to provide cov]ages = eligible    
crops "u ! program equival5t to         
additional cov]age available "u ! ,f$]al
 ,crop ,insurance ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,small ,f>m  
,insurance ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,non9sur$ 
crop assi/ance program ,section #aif ( !
 ,f$]al ,agriculture ,improvem5t & ,re=m
 ,act ( #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gccc71 z   
am5d$ by section #aajac7;b77 is fur!r   
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7  
by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+
 new p>agraph3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7     
,cov]ages ,9 ! case ( an eligible crop  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y ( 
,agriculture %all op]ate a non9sur$ crop

 disa/] assi/ance program to provide    
cov]ages bas$ on individual yields 7o!r 
?an = value-loss crops7 equival5t to--  
7i7 cata/rophic risk protection         
available "u section #ejh7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4    
#aejh7;b772 or  7ii7 additional cov]age 
available "u subsections 7c7 & 7h7 (    
section #ejh ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#aejh7 t does n exce$ #fe p]c5t4  7,b7  
,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out
 ?is section ?r\gh ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy
 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,ag5cy74  
2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a7--  7i7 9 
clause 7i71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon 
at ! end2  7ii7 by r$esignat+ clause    
7ii7 z clause 7iii72 &  7iii7 by ins]t+ 
aft] clause 7i7 ! foll[+ new clause3    
7ii7 = :i* additional cov]age "u        
subsections 7c7 & 7h7 ( section #ejh ( t
 ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7 is n         
available2 &  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7d71 
by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ,subject 
to subsection 7l71 ! ,secret>y2 &  7#c7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           

subsection3  7l7 ,paym5t equival5t to   
additional cov]age  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y %all make available to a      
produc] eligible = non9sur$ assi/ance "u
 ?is section a paym5t equival5t to an   
indemnity = additional cov]age "u       
subsections 7c7 & 7h7 ( section #ejh ( !
 ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7 t does n exce$ #fe     
p]c5t ( ! e/abli%$ yield = ! eligible   
crop on ! f>m1 comput$ by multiply+--   
7,a7 ! quantity t is n great] ?an #fe   
p]c5t ( ! e/abli%$ yield = ! crop1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 specifi$ 9      
increm5ts ( #e p]c5t2  7,b7 #ajj p]c5t (
 ! av]age m>ket price = ! crop1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,c7 a paym5t
 rate = ! type ( crop1 z det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y1 t reflects--  7i7 9 ! case ( 
a crop t is produc$ ) a significant &   
v>iable h>ve/+ exp5se1 ! decreas+ co/   
incurr$ 9 ! production cycle = ! crop t 
is1 z applicable--  7,i7 h>ve/$2  7,,ii7
 plant$ b n h>ve/$2 or  7,,iii7 prev5t$ 
f be+ plant$ because ( dr\ght1 flood1 or

 o!r natural disa/]1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( a crop t 
is produc$ )\t a significant & v>iable  
h>ve/+ exp5se1 su* rate z %all be       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,premium  
,to be eligible to receive a paym5t "u  
?is subsection1 a produc] %all pay--    
7,a7 ! s]vice fee requir$ by subsection 
7k72 &  7,b7 a premium = ! applicable   
crop ye> t is equal to ! product obta9$ 
by multiply+--  7i7 ! numb] ( acres     
devot$ to ! eligible crop2  7ii7 !      
e/abli%$ yield = ! eligible crop1 z     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y "u subsection    
7e72  7iii7 ! cov]age level elect$ by ! 
produc]2  7iv7 ! av]age m>ket price1 z  
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7v7 4#jebe4  
7#c7 ,limit$ res\rce1 beg9n+1 & socially
 disadvantag$ f>m]s ,! additional       
cov]age made available "u ?is subsection
 %all be available to limit$ res\rce1   
beg9n+1 & socially disadvantag$         
produc]s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 9   
ex*ange = a premium t is #ej p]c5t ( !  
premium det]m9$ = a produc] "u p>agraph 

7#b74  7#d7 ,premium ,paym5t &          
,application ,deadl9e  7,a7 ,premium    
paym5t ,a produc] elect+ additional     
cov]age "u ?is subsection %all pay !    
premium am\nt ow$ = ! additional cov]age
 by ,septemb] #cj ( ! crop ye> = :i* !  
additional cov]age is pur*as$4  7,b7    
,application ,deadl9e ,! late/ date on  
:i* additional cov]age "u ?is subsection
 may be elect$ %all be ! application    
clos+ date describ$ 9 subsection        
7b77#a74  7#e7 ,effective date          
,additional cov]age "u ?is subsection   
%all be available beg9n+ ) ! #bjad crop4
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