,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ai1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,nolan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act to e/abli% 
a cons]vation practice-bas$ pilot       
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,crop   
,insurance ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjah4  
#b4 ,am5dm5ts to ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance
 ,act  7a7 ,def9ition ( beg9n+ f>m] or  
ran*] ,section #ejb7;b77#c7 ( ! ,f$]al  
,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#aejb7;b77#c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+
 t5ant12 &  7#b7 by /rik+ #e crop ye>s &
 ins]t+ #aj crop ye>s4  7b7 ,managem5t (
 corporation ,section #eje7;a77#b7 ( !  
,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #aeje7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,h7 ,"o p]son 
:o-- 7i7 %all s]ve z a nonvot+ ex (ficio
 memb]2 &  7ii7 is-- 7,i7 ! ,*ief ( !   
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice2

 or  7,,ii7 an exp]t on ! relation%ip   
betwe5 cons]vation activities1 f>m      
production1 & risk4  4  7c7 ,collection 
& %>+ ( in=mation ,section #ejf7;h7 ( ! 
,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #aejf7;h77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 1 risks relat$ 
to natural res\rces1 aft] losses2 &     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by /rik+   
purpose ( e/abli%+ & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
purposes (-- 7,a7 e/abli%+  2  7,b7 by  
/rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7 und]/&+ ! 
impact ( soil type1 soil quality1 &     
cons]vation practices on risk rat+4  4  
7d7 ,cov] crop t]m9ation ,section #ejh (
 ! ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #aejh7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a77#c7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph
 7,a71 by /rik+ clause 7iii7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7iii7 ! failure ( ! produc] to 
foll[ good f>m+ practices1 includ+--    
7,i7 sci5tifically s\nd1 su/a9able1 &   
organic f>m+ practices2 &  7,,ii7       
acceptable cons]vation activities1      

includ+ ^? approv$ by ! ,natural        
,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice4  2 &    
7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7iv7 ,safe h>bor  7,i7   
,def9ition ( cov] crop t]m9ation ,9 ?is 
clause1 ! t]m cov] crop t]m9ation means 
a practice t hi/orically & "u reasonable
 circum/ances results 9 t]m9ation ( !   
t>get$ cov] crop4  7,,ii7 ,cons]vation  
activity ,a good f>m+ practice includes 
a cons]vation activity1 su* z cov] crop 
managem5t1 cov] crop t]m9ation1 & an    
agronomic managem5t activity1 t is      
recogniz$ by--  7aa7 ! ,natural         
,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice2 or  7bb7
 an agricultural exp]t op]at+ 9 ! area 9
 :i* ! cons]vation activity is occurr+4 
2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7j71 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,ombudsp]son ,!    
,secret>y %all e/abli% an ombudsp]son 9 
! ,corporation :o %all--  7,a7 assi/    
produc]s ) und]/&+-- 7i7 ! process (    
appeal+ claim d5ials2 &  7ii7 ! rights (
 produc]s 9 d5i$ or arbitrat$ claims2   
7,b7 obta9 rule cl>ifications2 &  7,c7  

p]=m o!r duties z det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y4  4  7e7 ,rese>* & developm5t 
,section #ebb7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,crop      
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7;c77
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#ai7--    
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 1 ) a 
liability limitation ( #a1ejj1jjj12 &   
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,e7 ,pap]work r$uction ,!
 ,corporation %all conduct activities or
 ent] into contracts to c>ry out rese>* 
& developm5t to develop a pap]work      
r$uction policy t--  7i7 is only        
available to op]ations ) less ?an       
#a1jjj1jjj 9 rev5ue2 &  7ii7 /reaml9es !
 pur*ase & approval process to ! maximum
 ext5t possible :ile ma9ta9+ actu>ial   
s\ndness4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#be7 ,report on beg9n+ f>m]   
b>ri]s ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,corporation 
%all submit to ! ,committee on          
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate1 a      

report t includes--  7,a7 an assessm5t (
 ! b>ri]s = beg9n+ f>m]s 9 access+ crop 
insurance1 includ+ insurance "u p>agraph
 7#ai72 &  7,b7 recomm5dations to       
address ^? b>ri]s4  7#bf7 ,report on    
expansion ( rev5ue policy availability  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 & annually     
!reaft]1 ! ,corporation1 9 consultation 
) ! ,risk ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all submit
 to ! ,committee on ,agriculture ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( 
! ,s5ate1 a report t includes--  7,a7 ) 
respect to ! ye> prec$+ su* report1 !   
#aj mo/ widely gr[n crops by acreage t--
 7i7 h yield policies2 &  7ii7 d n h    
rev5ue policies2 &  7,b7 ! feasibility (
 develop+ a rev5ue policy = ea* "o ( !  
crops describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  4   
7f7 ,cons]vation practice-,bas$ pilot   
program ,section #ebc ( ! ,f$]al ,crop  
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aebc7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7j7 ,cons]vation           

practice-,bas$ pilot program  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,corporation %all c>ry out a   
pilot program to provide premium        
subsidies ( up to #aj p]c5tage po9ts to 
eligible produc]s4  7#b7 ,limitation on 
numb] ( ,/ates ,! ,corporation %all c>ry
 out premium subsidies "u ?is subsection
 9 n m ?an #f ,/ates ) a high           
,/ate-av]age loss ratio1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y4  7#c7 ,expiration ,! pilot   
program %all expire on a date t is n    
be=e #e ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is subsection4  7#d7 ,report ,!        
,corporation %all publi% a report       
evaluat+ ! p>ticipat+ produc]s yield    
records & ! success ( ! pilot 9 enc\rag+
 cons]vation--  7,a7 #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection2  7,b7 #c 
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection2 &  7,c7 #e ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  7#e7    
,eligible produc] def9$ ,9 ?is          
subsection1 ! t]m eligilbe produc] means
 a produc]--  7,a7 ( a f>m 9 a high loss
 c\nty2 &  7,b7 t commits to practice   

cons]vation tillage1 cov] crops1 or     
res\rce-cons]v+ crop rotations on su*   
f>m = at lea/ #e ye>s4  4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts
 to ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe  7a7   
,cons]vation plans ,section #abac ( !   
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #chab;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7g7 ,spot *ecks ,! ,secret>y %all1 us+  
funds ( ! ,commodity ,cr$it             
,corporation1 conduct annual spot *ecks 
( at lea/ #e p]c5t ( applicable f>ms 9  
ea* ,/ate to ensure compliance ) ?is    
subtitle4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7d7-- 
7,a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#d7 z      
p>agraph 7#f72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+ new p>agraphs3   
7#d7 ,ephem]al gully modifications  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( produc] on a f>m )
 an exi/+ cons]vation plan on ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 if a          
compliance review id5tifies an ephem]al 
gully t requires treatm5t & 0 n includ$ 
9 ! plan = su* f>m1 su* plan %all be    
modifi$ to include adequate ephem]al    

gully control & /abilization4  7,b7     
,revision ,9 ! case ( a plan revis$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! produc] on ! f>m    
%all implem5t su* plan n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! revision ( su* plan4   
7,c7 ,prohibition ,a produc] may n all[ 
an ephem]al gully to advance to ! po9t (
 becom+ a classic gully 9 an attempt to 
avoid treatm5t4  7#e7 ,yield transf] ,! 
,corporation %all n all[ a produc]'s    
actual production records f "o p>cel (  
l& to be us$ to e/abli% actual          
production hi/ory on a sep>ate p>cel (  
l&4  4