,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,tuberville 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,hagerty1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mrs4  
,britt7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act to      
require the ,federal ,crop ,insurance   
,corporation to conduct research and    
development on the inclusion of certain 
oilseed crops in double cropping        
policies1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,mid-,south ,oilseed ,double        
,cropping ,study ,act of #bjbc4  #b4    
,study on inclusion of certain oilseed  
crops under double cropping policies    
,section #ebb7;c7 of the ,federal ,crop 
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7;c77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7#bj7 ,double cropping of   
certain oilseed crops  7,a7 ,definition 

of covered oilseed crops ,in this       
paragraph1 the term covered oilseed     
crops means rapeseed and canola crops4  
7,b7 ,research and development ,the     
,corporation shall carry out research   
and development1 or offer to enter into 
#a or more contracts with #a or more    
qualified persons to carry out research 
and development1 with respect to the    
inclusion of covered oilseed crops under
 double cropping policies4  7,c7        
,requirements ,the research carried out 
pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 shall be  
conducted in consultation with          
stakeholders to evaluate-- 7i7 the      
economic and environmental benefits of  
incorporating covered oilseed crops into
 double cropping policies2 and  7ii7 the
 potential risks associated with        
incorporating covered oilseed crops into
 double cropping policies1 specifically 
with respect to winter-planted covered  
oilseed crops1 including risks to soil  
health1 biodiversity1 and the           
profitability of farming operations4    

7,d7 ,emphasis ,in awarding contracts   
under subparagraph 7,b71 the            
,corporation may place emphasis on      
persons and institutions that-- 7i7 have
 previous research experience with      
covered oilseed crops2 and  7ii7 have   
access to a facility with the capacity  
to do the applicable research4  7,e7    
,report ,not later than #ac months after
 the date of enactment of this          
paragraph1 the ,corporation 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   
that describes-- 7i7 the results of the 
research and development carried out    
under subparagraph 7,b72 and  7ii7 any  
recommendations with respect to those   
results4  4