,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjac ,mr4 
,thompson of ,california 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,fortenberry7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food ,security   
,act of #aihe to ensure basic           
conservation measures are implemented by
 farmers who receive ,federal crop      
insurance premium assistance4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,crop ,insurance ,accountability    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,highly erodible    
land and wetland conservation for crop  
insurance  7a7 ,highly erodible land    
program ineligibility  7#a7 ,in general 
,section #abaa7;a77#a7 of the ,food     
,security ,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#chaa7;a77#a77 is amended--  7,a7 in    
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking or at the
 end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by    
adding or at the end2 and  7,c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7,e7  

any portion of the premium paid by the  
,federal ,crop ,insurance ,corporation  
for a policy or plan of insurance under 
the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq471 on the        
condition that if a person is determined
 to have committed a violation under    
this subsection during a crop year1     
ineligibility under this subparagraph   
shall--  7i7 only apply to reinsurance  
years subsequent to the date of final   
determination of a violation1 including 
all administrative appeals2 and  7ii7   
not apply to the existing reinsurance   
year or any reinsurance year prior to   
the date of final determination4  4     
7#b7 ,exemptions ,section #abab7;a77#b7 
of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chab7;a77#b77 is        
amended--  7,a7 in the first sentence1  
by striking 7#b7 ,if1 and inserting the 
following3  7#b7 ,eligibility based on  
compliance with conservation plan  7,a7 
,in general ,if1  2  7,b7 in the second 
sentence1 by striking ,in carrying and  

inserting the following3  7,b7          
,minimization of documentation ,in      
carrying  2 and  7,c7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7,c7 ,crop insurance
  7i7 ,in general ,notwithstanding      
section #abaa7;a7--  7,i7 in the case of
 a person that is subject to section    
#abaa for the first time after ,may #a1 
#bjac1 due to the amendment made by     
section #b7;a7 of the ,crop ,insurance  
,accountability ,act of #bjac1 any      
person who produces an agricultural     
commodity on the land that is the basis 
of the payments described in section    
#abaa7;a77#a77;,e7 shall have #e        
reinsurance years after the date on     
which such payments become subject to   
section #abaa to develop and comply with
 an approved conservation plan so as to 
maintain eligibility for such payments2 
and  7,,ii7 in the case of a person that
 the ,secretary determines would have   
been in violation of section #abaa7;a7  
if the person had continued             
participation in the programs requiring 

compliance at any time after the date of
 enactment of the ,food1 ,conservation1 
and ,energy ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#hgja et seq47 and is currently in      
violation of section #abaa7;a71 the     
person shall have #b reinsurance years  
after the date on which the payments    
described in section #abaa7;a77#a77;,e7 
become subject to section #abaa to      
develop and comply with an approved     
conservation plan1 as determined by the 
,secretary1 so as to maintain           
eligibility for such payments4  7ii7    
,certification  7,i7 ,in general        
,beginning with the first full          
reinsurance year immediately following  
the date of enactment of this           
subparagraph1 all persons seeking       
eligibility for the payment of a portion
 of the premium paid by the ,federal    
,crop ,insurance ,corporation for a     
policy or plan of insurance under the   
,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq47 shall provide  
certification of compliance with section

 #abaa7;a71 as determined by the        
,secretary4  7,,ii7 ,timely evaluation  
,the ,secretary shall evaluate the      
certification in a timely manner and--  
7aa7 a person who has properly complied 
with certification shall be held        
harmless with regard to eligibility     
during the period of evaluation2 and    
7bb7 if the ,secretary fails to evaluate
 the certification in a timely manner   
and the person is subsequently found to 
be in violation of section #abaa7;a71   
ineligibility shall not apply to the    
person for that violation4  7,,iii7     
,equitable contribution  7aa7 ,in       
general ,if a person fails to provide   
certification of compliance to the      
,secretary as required and is           
subsequently found in violation of      
section #abaa7;a71 the ,secretary shall 
determine the amount of an equitable    
contribution to conservation in         
accordance with section #abda7;e7 by the
 person for the violation4  7bb7        
,limitation ,the contribution shall not 

exceed the total of the portion of the  
premium paid by the ,federal ,crop      
,insurance ,corporation for a policy or 
plan of insurance for all years the     
person is determined to have been in    
violation subsequent to the date on     
which certification was first required  
under this clause4  4  7b7 ,wetland     
conservation program ineligibility      
,section #abba of the ,food ,security   
,act of #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chba7 is  
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by   
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,crop insurance  7,a7 ,in general       
,except as provided in this paragraph1 a
 person subject to a final              
determination1 including all            
administrative appeals1 of a violation  
of subsection 7c7 shall have #a         
reinsurance year to initiate a          
conservation plan to remedy the         
violation1 as determined by the         
,secretary1 before becoming ineligible  
under that subsection in the following  
reinsurance year to receive any payment 

of any portion of the premium paid by   
the ,federal ,crop ,insurance           
,corporation for a policy or plan of    
insurance under the ,federal ,crop      
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et  
seq474  7,b7 ,applicability ,in the case
 of a person that is subject to this    
subsection or subsection 7d7 for the    
first time due to the amendment made by 
section #b7;b7 of the ,crop ,insurance  
,accountability ,act of #bjac1 the      
person shall have #b reinsurance years  
after the date of final determination1  
including all administrative appeals1 to
 take such steps as the ,secretary      
determines appropriate to remedy or     
mitigate the violation in accordance    
with subsection 7c74  7,c7 ,good faith  
,if the ,secretary determines that a    
person subject to a final determination1
 including all administrative appeals1  
of a violation of subsection 7c7 acted  
in good faith and without intent to     
violate this section as described in    
section #abbb7;h71 the ,secretary shall 

give the person #a reinsurance year to  
begin mitigation1 restoration1 or such  
other steps as are determined necessary 
by the ,secretary4  7,d7 ,tenant relief 
7i7 ,in general ,if a tenant is         
determined to be ineligible for payments
 and other benefits under this section1 
the ,secretary may limit the            
ineligibility only to the farm that is  
the basis for the ineligibility         
determination if the tenant has         
established1 to the satisfaction of the 
,secretary that--  7,i7 the tenant has  
made a good faith effort to meet the    
requirements of this section1 including 
enlisting the assistance of the         
,secretary to obtain a reasonable       
conservation plan for restoration or    
mitigation for the farm2  7,,ii7 the    
landlord on the farm refuses to comply  
with the plan on the farm2 and  7,,iii7 
the ,secretary determines that the lack 
of compliance is not a part of a scheme 
or device to avoid the compliance4  7ii7
 ,report ,the ,secretary shall provide  

an annual report to the ,committee on   
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate concerning the           
ineligibility determinations limited    
during the previous #ab-month period    
under this subparagraph4  7,e7          
,certification  7i7 ,in general         
,beginning with the first full          
reinsurance year immediately following  
the date of enactment of this paragraph1
 all persons seeking eligibility for the
 payment of a portion of the premium    
paid by the ,federal ,crop ,insurance   
,corporation for a policy or plan of    
insurance under the ,federal ,crop      
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et  
seq47 shall provide certification of    
compliance with this section as         
determined by the ,secretary4  7ii7     
,timely evaluation ,the ,secretary shall
 evaluate the certification in a timely 
manner and--  7,i7 a person who has     
properly complied with certification    

shall be held harmless with regard to   
eligibility during the period of        
evaluation2 and  7,,ii7 if the          
,secretary fails to evaluate the        
certification in a timely manner and the
 person is subsequently found to be in  
violation of subsection 7c71            
ineligibility shall not apply to the    
person for that violation4  7iii7       
,equitable contribution  7,i7 ,in       
general ,if a person fails to provide   
certification of compliance to the      
,secretary as required and is           
subsequently found in violation of      
subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall    
determine the amount of an equitable    
contribution to conservation in         
accordance with section #abda7;e7 by the
 person for the violation4  7,,ii7      
,limitation ,the contribution shall not 
exceed the total of the portion of the  
premium paid by the ,federal ,crop      
,insurance ,corporation for a policy or 
plan of insurance for all years the     
person is determined to have been in    

violation subsequent to the date on     
which certification was first required  
under this subparagraph4  2  7#b7 by    
redesignating subsections 7c71 7d71 and 
7e7 as subsections 7d71 7e71 and 7f71   
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,ineligibility for crop insurance      
premium assistance  7#a7 ,in general ,if
 a person is determined to have         
committed a violation under subsection  
7a7 or 7d7 during a crop year1 the      
person shall be ineligible to receive   
any payment of any portion of the       
premium paid by the ,federal ,crop      
,insurance ,corporation for a policy or 
plan of insurance under the ,federal    
,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#aeja et seq474  7#b7 ,applicability    
,ineligibility under this subsection    
shall--  7,a7 only apply to reinsurance 
years subsequent to the date of final   
determination of a violation1 including 
all administrative appeals2 and  7,b7   
not apply to--  7i7 the existing        

reinsurance year2 or  7ii7 any          
reinsurance year prior to the date of   
final determination4  7#c7 ,date of     
conversion ,notwithstanding subsection  
7d71 ineligibility for crop insurance   
premium assistance shall apply as       
follows3  7,a7 ,in the case of wetland  
that the ,secretary determines was      
converted after the date of enactment of
 the ,food1 ,conservation1 and ,energy  
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgja et    
seq47 but on or before ,may #a1 #bjac1  
and continues to be in violation1 the   
person shall have #b reinsurance years  
after the date on which this subsection 
applies1 to begin the mitigation        
process1 as determined by the           
,secretary4  7,b7 ,in the case of       
wetland that the ,secretary determines  
was converted after ,may #a1 #bjac--    
7i7 subject to clause 7ii71 the person  
shall be ineligible to receive crop     
insurance premium subsidies in          
subsequent reinsurance years unless     
section #abbb7;b7 applies2 and  7ii7 for

 any violation that the ,secretary      
determines impacts less than #e acres of
 the entire farm1 the person may pay a  
contribution in accordance with section 
#abda7;e7 in an amount equal to #aej    
percent of the cost of mitigation1 as   
determined by the ,secretary1 for       
wetland restoration in lieu of          
ineligibility to receive crop insurance 
premium assistance4  7,c7 ,in the case  
of a wetland that the ,secretary        
determines was converted prior to the   
date of enactment of the ,food1         
,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hgja et seq471          
ineligibility under this subsection     
shall not apply4  7,d7 ,in the case of  
an agricultural commodity for which an  
individual policy or plan of insurance  
is available for the first time to the  
person after the date of enactment of   
the ,crop ,insurance ,accountability    
,act of #bjac--  7i7 ineligibility shall
 apply only to conversions that take    
place after the date on which the policy

 or plan of insurance first becomes     
available to the person2 and  7ii7 the  
person shall take such steps as the     
,secretary determines appropriate to    
mitigate any prior conversion in a      
timely manner but not to exceed #b      
calendar years4  7#d7 ,certification    
7,a7 ,in general ,in enforcing          
eligibility under this subsection1 the  
,secretary shall use existing processes 
and procedures for certifying           
compliance4  7,b7 ,responsibility ,the  
,secretary1 acting through the agencies 
of the ,department of ,agriculture1     
shall be solely responsible for         
determining whether a producer is       
eligible to receive crop insurance      
premium subsidies in accordance with    
this subsection4  7,c7 ,limitation ,the 
,secretary shall ensure that no agent1  
approved insurance provider1 or employee
 or contractor of an agency or approved 
insurance provider1 bears responsibility
 or liability for the eligibility of an 
insured producer under this subsection1 

other than in cases of                  
misrepresentation1 fraud1 or a scheme or
 device to avoid compliance4  4  #c4    
,technical assistance ,section #abda7;b7
 of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chda7;b77 is amended to 
read as follows3  7b7 ,technical        
assistance  7#a7 ,in general ,effective 
for fiscal year #bjje and each          
subsequent fiscal year1 ,commodity      
,credit ,corporation funds made         
available for each of the programs      
specified in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#g7 of subsection 7a7--  7,a7 shall be 
available for the provision of technical
 assistance for the programs for which  
funds are made available1 as necessary  
to implement the programs effectively2  
and  7,b7 shall not be available for the
 provision of technical assistance for  
conservation programs specified in      
subsection 7a7 other than the program   
for which the funds were made available4
  7#b7 ,priority  7,a7 ,in general ,in  
the delivery of technical assistance    

under the ,soil ,conservation and       
,domestic ,allotment ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #eij;a et seq471 the ,secretary shall  
give priority to producers who request  
technical assistance from the ,secretary
 in order to comply for the first time  
with the requirements of subtitle ,b and
 subtitle ,c of this title as a result  
of the amendments made by section #b of 
the ,crop ,insurance ,accountability    
,act of #bjac4  7,b7 ,report ,not later 
than #bgj days after the date of        
enactment of the ,crop ,insurance       
,accountability ,act of #bjac1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate a report       
regarding the extent to which the       
conservation compliance requirements    
contained in the amendments made by     
section #b of the ,crop ,insurance      
,accountability ,act of #bjac apply to  
and impact specialty crop growers1      

including national analysis and surveys 
to determine the extent of specialty    
crop acreage on highly erodible land and
 wetlands4  4