,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aj1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida 7= 
himself1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4
 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,florida1
 ,mr4 ,/eube1 ,mr4 ,patronis1 ,mr4      
,mills1 ,mr4 ,f9e1 ,ms4 ,wilson (       
,florida1 ,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 ,mrs4 ,cammack1 
,mr4 ,subramanyam1 & ,mr4 ,bu*anan7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance    
,act to direct ! ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance
 ,corporation to conduct rese>* &       
developm5t on fro/ or cold wea!r        
insurance1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,temp]ature ,ev5t ,mitigation ,policy   
,act or ! ,,temp ,act4  #b4 ,rese>* &   
developm5t on fro/ or cold wea!r        
insurance ,section #ebb7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al  
,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#aebb7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#bj7 ,fro/ or cold wea!r      

insurance  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,corporation
 %all c>ry out rese>* & developm5t1 or  
(f] to ent] into #a or m contracts ) #a 
or m qualifi$ p]sons to c>ry out rese>* 
& developm5t1 reg>d+ an index-bas$      
policy to insure crops 7includ+         
tomatoes1 pepp]s1 sug>cane1 /rawb]ries1 
melons1 citrus1 pea*es1 blueb]ries1 &   
any o!r crop7 on a nationally-available 
basis aga9/ losses due to a fro/ or cold
 wea!r ev5t4  7,b7 ,rese>* & developm5t 
,rese>* & developm5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 %all-- 7i7 evaluate ! effectiv5ess (   
risk managem5t tools1 su* z ! use ( an  
index1 ) respect to l[ frequ5cy &       
cata/rophic loss wea!r ev5ts2 &  7ii7   
result 9 a policy t provides protection 
= at lea/ #a ( ! foll[+3 7,i7           
,production loss4  7,,ii7 ,rev5ue loss4 
7,c7 ,report ,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 ( !  

,s5ate a report t describes-- 7i7 !     
results ( ! rese>* & developm5t c>ri$   
out "u ?is p>agraph2 &  7ii7 any        
recomm5dations ) respect to ^? results4 
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