[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4418 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4418

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to increase expenditures under 
 pilot programs evaluating the effectiveness of risk management tools 
for livestock producers, to clarify that the education and information 
 program includes livestock insurance programs and increase funds for 
     the education and information program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2010

  Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to increase expenditures under 
 pilot programs evaluating the effectiveness of risk management tools 
for livestock producers, to clarify that the education and information 
 program includes livestock insurance programs and increase funds for 
     the education and information program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Farmer Risk Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED LIVESTOCK FARMER RISK REDUCTION EFFORTS.

    (a) Livestock Pilot Programs.--Section 523(b)(10) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1523(b)(10)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
                through 2009.
                    ``(D) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each 
                subsequent fiscal year.''.
    (b) Education and Information Program.--Section 524(a) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``livestock 
        insurance,'' after ``crop insurance,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) for the education and information program 
                established under paragraph (2)--
                            ``(i) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2004 through 2009; and
                            ``(ii) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 
                        each subsequent fiscal year; and''.
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