,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bd1 #bjag ,ms4
 ,heitkamp 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,ern/7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,act ( 
#bjad to r$uce c\nty yield disp>ities = 
agriculture risk cov]age4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,,arc-,,co ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,c\nty
 yield disp>ities  7a7 ,actual crop     
rev5ues ,section #aaag7;b7 ( !          
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijag7;b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a77;,a71 by ins]t+ 7includ+ any       
adju/m5ts "u p>agraph 7#c77 aft]        
,secret>y2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#c7 ,c\nty yield disp>ities   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( c\nty cov]age1
 ! ,secret>y may adju/ c\nty yields "u  
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 to r$uce disp>ities  
betwe5 neighbor+ & ne>by c\nties )      
simil> soils & climate t _c be expla9$  

by a localiz$ wea!r ev5t4  7,b7         
,aggregate e/imat$ paym5t ,! ,secret>y  
%all ensure t all adju/m5ts made "u ?is 
p>agraph are balanc$ s ! aggregate am\nt
 ( paym5ts made "u ?is section z a      
result ( ! adju/m5ts = a crop ye> d n   
increase4  7,c7 ,options  7i7 ,9 g5]al  
,if ! ,secret>y makes adju/m5ts "u ?is  
p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all make !       
adju/m5ts 9 accordance ) clause 7ii7 or 
7iii74  7ii7 ,v>iations )9 a ,/ate  7,i7
 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 
! ,secret>y %all all[ ,/ate committees (
 ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy to review &      
recomm5d adju/m5ts to ! initial yield   
e/imates be=e ! adju/m5ts become f9al to
 r$uce unexpla9$ v>iation betwe5        
neighbor+ or ne>by c\nties ) simil>     
soils & climate4  7,,ii7 ,review &      
approval ,! ,secret>y %all review &     
approve or reject adju/m5ts recomm5d$ "u
 subclause 7,i7 be=e ! adju/m5ts become 
f9al4  7iii7 ,v>iations along ,/ate     
b\nd>ies  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to     
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,secret>y %all all[ 

,/ate committees ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy
 or ! national (fice ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice   
,ag5cy1 9 consultation ) affect$ ,/ate  
committees1 to review & recomm5d        
adju/m5ts to ! initial yield e/imates   
be=e ! adju/m5ts become f9al to r$uce   
unexpla9$ v>iation betwe5 c\nties 9     
neighbor+ ,/ates4  7,,ii7 ,review &     
approval ,! ,secret>y %all review &     
approve or reject adju/m5ts recomm5d$ "u
 subclause 7,i7 be=e ! adju/m5ts become 
f9al4  4  7b7 ,additional duties ( !    
,secret>y ,section #aaag7;g7 ( !        
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijag7;g77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#c71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon at !  
end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,b71 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t a        
semicolon2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#e7 9 ! case ( c\nty cov]age1 
prioritize ! use ( yields f s\rces t    
provide ! greate/ geographic cov]age (  
c\nty-level data f ! same s\rce2 &  7#f7
 9 ! case ( c\nty cov]age-- 7,a7 use !  
yield1 b5*m>k rev5ue & paym5t rate bas$ 

on ! c\nty ( ! physical location ( !    
f>m2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( a f>m t crosses 
c\nty b\nd>ies-- 7i7 split ! base acres 
on a pro rata basis bas$ on ! relative  
quantity ( cropl& 9 ea* c\nty2 &  7ii7  
calculate any paym5ts on t same pro rata
 basis4  4