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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2201
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 2014Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Coburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to
agricultural producers.
1.
Limitation on payment of
portion of premium by Corporation
Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(9)
Limitation
(A)
In
general
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
total amount of premium paid by the Corporation on behalf of a
person or legal
entity, directly or indirectly, with respect to all policies issued
to the
person or legal entity under this title for a crop year shall be
limited to a
maximum of $70,000.
(B)
Relationship to
other law
To the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation
shall carry out this paragraph in accordance with section 1001 of
the Food
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308).
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