[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 677 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 677

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to extend and improve the crop 
               insurance program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 9, 2013

  Mr. Roberts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to extend and improve the crop 
               insurance 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 ``Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION SHARING.

    Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Information.--
                    ``(A) Request.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Farm Service Agency shall, in a timely manner, provide 
                to an agent or an approved insurance provider 
                authorized by the producer any information (including 
                Farm Service Agency Form 578s (or any successor form), 
                maps, or any corrections to those forms or maps) that 
                may assist the agent or approved insurance provider in 
                insuring the producer under a policy or plan of 
                insurance under this subtitle.
                    ``(B) Privacy.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (C), an agent or approved insurance provider that 
                receives the information of a producer pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A) shall treat the information in 
                accordance with paragraph (1).
                    ``(C) Sharing.--Nothing in this section prohibits 
                the sharing of the information of a producer pursuant 
                to subparagraph (A) between the agent and the approved 
                insurance provider of the producer.''.

SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION.

    (a) Availability of Supplemental Coverage Option.--Section 508(c) 
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Yield and loss basis options.--A producer shall have 
        the option of purchasing additional coverage based on--
                    ``(A)(i) an individual yield and loss basis; or
                    ``(ii) an area yield and loss basis;
                    ``(B) an individual yield and loss basis, 
                supplemented with coverage based on an area yield and 
                loss basis to cover a part of the deductible under the 
                individual yield and loss policy, as authorized in 
                paragraph (4)(C); or
                    ``(C) a margin basis alone or in combination with--
                            ``(i) individual yield and loss coverage; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) area yield and loss coverage.''.
    (b) Level of Coverage.--Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) 
and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Level of coverage.--
                    ``(A) Dollar denomination and percentage of 
                yield.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the 
                level of coverage--
                            ``(i) shall be dollar denominated; and
                            ``(ii) may be purchased at any level not to 
                        exceed 85 percent of the individual yield or 95 
                        percent of the area yield (as determined by the 
                        Corporation).
                    ``(B) Information.--The Corporation shall provide 
                producers with information on catastrophic risk and 
                additional coverage in terms of dollar coverage (within 
                the allowable limits of coverage provided in this 
                paragraph).
                    ``(C) Supplemental coverage option.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding 
                        subparagraph (A), in the case of the 
                        supplemental coverage option described in 
                        paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation shall offer 
                        producers the opportunity to purchase coverage 
                        in combination with a policy or plan of 
                        insurance offered under this subtitle that 
                        would allow indemnities to be paid to a 
                        producer equal to part of the deductible under 
                        the policy or plan of insurance, if sufficient 
                        area data is available (as determined by the 
                        Corporation).
                            ``(ii) Trigger.--Coverage offered under 
                        this subparagraph shall be triggered only if 
                        the losses in the area exceed 10 percent of 
                        normal levels (as determined by the 
                        Corporation).
                            ``(iii) Coverage.--Subject to the trigger 
                        described in clause (ii) and the deductible 
                        imposed by clause (iv), coverage offered under 
                        this subparagraph shall cover the first loss 
                        incurred by the producer, not to exceed the 
                        difference between--
                                    ``(I) 100 percent; and
                                    ``(II) the coverage level selected 
                                by the producer for the underlying 
                                policy or plan of insurance.
                            ``(iv) Deductible.--Coverage offered under 
                        this subparagraph shall be subject to a 
                        deductible in an amount equal to 10 percent of 
                        the expected value of the crop of the producer 
                        covered by the underlying policy or plan of 
                        insurance, as determined by the Corporation.
                            ``(v) Calculation of premium.--
                        Notwithstanding subsection (d), the premium 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) be sufficient to cover 
                                anticipated losses and a reasonable 
                                reserve; and
                                    ``(II) include an amount for 
                                operating and administrative expenses 
                                established in accordance with 
                                subsection (k)(4)(F).''.
    (c) Payment of Portion of Premium by Corporation.--Section 
508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) In the case of the supplemental coverage 
                option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), the amount 
                shall be equal to the sum of--
                            ``(i) 70 percent of the additional premium 
                        associated with the coverage; and
                            ``(ii) the amount determined under 
                        subsection (c)(4)(C)(v)(II) for the coverage to 
                        cover operating and administrative expenses.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 508(k)(4)(F) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)(F)) is amended by inserting ``or 
authorized under subsection (c)(4)(C)'' after ``of this subparagraph''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall 
begin to provide additional coverage based on an individual yield and 
loss basis, supplemented with coverage based on an area yield and loss 
basis, not later than for the 2014 crop year.

SEC. 4. PERMANENT ENTERPRISE UNIT SUBSIDY.

    Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(e)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Corporation may pay a 
                portion of the premiums for plans or policies of 
                insurance for which the insurable unit is defined on a 
                whole farm or enterprise unit basis that is higher than 
                would otherwise be paid in accordance with paragraph 
                (2).''.

SEC. 5. ENTERPRISE UNITS FOR IRRIGATED AND NONIRRIGATED CROPS.

    Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Nonirrigated crops.--Beginning with the 2014 
                crop year, the Corporation shall make available 
                separate enterprise units for irrigated and 
                nonirrigated acreages of crops in counties.''.

SEC. 6. DATA COLLECTION.

    Section 508(g)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Sources of yield data.--To determine yields 
                under this paragraph, the Corporation--
                            ``(i) shall use data collected by the Risk 
                        Management Agency or the National Agricultural 
                        Statistics Service, or both; or
                            ``(ii) if sufficient county data is not 
                        available, may use other data considered 
                        appropriate by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENT IN ACTUAL PRODUCTION HISTORY TO ESTABLISH INSURABLE 
              YIELDS.

    Section 508(g)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(g)(4)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``for 
        the 2013 crop year or any prior crop year, or 70 percent of the 
        applicable transitional yield for the 2014 or any subsequent 
        crop year,'' after ``transitional yield''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``60 percent of the 
        applicable transitional yield'' and inserting ``the applicable 
        percentage of the transitional yield described in this 
        subparagraph''.

SEC. 8. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF POLICIES.

    Section 508(h)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(h)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
        (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
            (2) by striking ``(1) In general.--In addition'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Submission and review of policies.--
                    ``(A) Submissions.--In addition''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Review.--The Corporation shall review any 
                policy developed under section 522(c) or any pilot 
                program developed under section 523 and submit the 
                policy or program to the Board under this subsection if 
                the Corporation, at the sole discretion of the 
                Corporation, finds that the policy or program--
                            ``(i) will likely result in a viable and 
                        marketable policy consistent with this 
                        subsection;
                            ``(ii) would provide crop insurance 
                        coverage in a significantly improved form; and
                            ``(iii) adequately protects the interests 
                        of producers.''.

SEC. 9. BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

    Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Review and approval by the board.--A policy, plan of 
        insurance, or other material submitted to the Board under this 
        subsection shall be reviewed by the Board and shall be approved 
        by the Board for reinsurance and for sale by approved insurance 
        providers to producers at actuarially appropriate rates and 
        under appropriate terms and conditions if the Board, in the 
        sole discretion of the Board, determines that--
                    ``(A) the interests of producers are adequately 
                protected;
                    ``(B) the rates of premium and price election 
                methodology are actuarially appropriate;
                    ``(C) the terms and conditions for the proposed 
                policy or plan of insurance are appropriate and would 
                not unfairly discriminate among producers;
                    ``(D) the proposed policy or plan of insurance 
                will, at the sole discretion of the Board--
                            ``(i) likely result in a viable and 
                        marketable policy that can reasonably attain 
                        levels of participation similar to other like 
                        policies or plans of insurance;
                            ``(ii) provide crop insurance coverage in a 
                        significantly improved form or in a manner that 
                        addresses a recognized flaw or problem in an 
                        existing policy; or
                            ``(iii) provide a new kind of coverage for 
                        a commodity that previously had no available 
                        crop insurance, or has demonstrated a low level 
                        of participation under existing coverage;
                    ``(E) the proposed policy or plan of insurance 
                will, at the sole discretion of the Board, not have a 
                significant adverse impact on the crop insurance 
                delivery system; and
                    ``(F) the proposed policy or plan of insurance 
                meets such other requirements as are determined 
                appropriate by the Board.''.

SEC. 10. BUDGET LIMITATIONS ON RENEGOTIATION OF THE STANDARD 
              REINSURANCE AGREEMENT.

    Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(k)(8)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Budget.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Board shall ensure 
                        that any Standard Reinsurance Agreement 
                        negotiated under subparagraph (A)(ii), as 
                        compared to the previous Standard Reinsurance 
                        Agreement--
                                    ``(I) to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, shall be budget neutral; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) in no event, may 
                                significantly depart from budget 
                                neutrality.
                            ``(ii) Use of savings.--To the extent that 
                        any budget savings is realized in the 
                        renegotiation of a Standard Reinsurance 
                        Agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii), and the 
                        savings are determined not to be a significant 
                        departure from budget neutrality under clause 
                        (i), the savings shall be used for programs 
                        administered or managed by the Risk Management 
                        Agency.''.

SEC. 11. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.

    (a) Availability of Stacked Income Protection Plan.--The Federal 
Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 508A (7 U.S.C. 
1508a) the following:

``SEC. 508B. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND 
              COTTON.

    ``(a) Availability.--Beginning not later than the 2014 crop of 
upland cotton, if practicable, the Corporation shall make available to 
producers of maximum eligible acres of upland cotton an additional 
policy (to be known as the `Stacked Income Protection Plan'), which 
shall provide coverage consistent with the Group Risk Income Protection 
Plan (and the associated Harvest Revenue Option Endorsement) offered by 
the Corporation for the 2012 crop year.
    ``(b) Required Terms.--The Corporation may modify the Stacked 
Income Protection Plan on a program-wide basis, except that the Stacked 
Income Protection Plan shall comply with the following requirements:
            ``(1)(A) Provide coverage for revenue loss of not more than 
        30 percent of expected county revenue, specified in increments 
        of 5 percent.
            ``(B) The deductible is the minimum percent of revenue loss 
        at which indemnities are triggered under the plan, not to be 
        less than 10 percent of the expected county revenue.
            ``(C) Once the deductible is met, any losses in excess of 
        the deductible will be paid up to the coverage selected by the 
        producer.
            ``(2) Be offered to producers of upland cotton in all 
        counties with upland cotton production--
                    ``(A) at a county-wide level to the fullest extent 
                practicable; or
                    ``(B) in counties that lack sufficient data, on the 
                basis of such larger geographical area as the 
                Corporation determines to provide sufficient data for 
                purposes of providing the coverage.
            ``(3) Be purchased in addition to any other individual or 
        area coverage in effect on the producer's acreage or as a 
        stand-alone policy, except that if a producer has an individual 
        or area coverage for the same acreage, the maximum coverage 
        available under the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not 
        exceed the deductible for the individual or area coverage.
            ``(4) Establish coverage based on--
                    ``(A) an expected price that is the expected price 
                established under existing Group Risk Income Protection 
                or area-wide policy offered by the Corporation for the 
                applicable county (or area) and crop year; and
                    ``(B) an expected county yield that is the higher 
                of--
                            ``(i) the expected county yield established 
                        for the existing area-wide plans offered by the 
                        Corporation for the applicable county (or area) 
                        and crop year (or, in geographic areas where 
                        area-wide plans are not offered, an expected 
                        yield determined in a manner consistent with 
                        those of area-wide plans); or
                            ``(ii)(I) the average of the applicable 
                        yield data for the county (or area) for the 
                        most recent 5 years, excluding the highest and 
                        lowest observations, from the Risk Management 
                        Agency or the National Agricultural Statistics, 
                        or both; or
                            ``(II) if sufficient county data is not 
                        available, such other data considered 
                        appropriate by the Secretary.
            ``(5) Use a multiplier factor to establish maximum 
        protection per acre (referred to as a `protection factor') of 
        not more than 120 percent.
            ``(6)(A) Pay an indemnity based on the amount that the 
        expected county revenue exceeds the actual county revenue, as 
        applied to the individual coverage of the producer.
            ``(B) Indemnities under the Stacked Income Protection Plan 
        shall not include or overlap the amount of the deductible 
        selected under paragraph (1).
            ``(7) To the maximum extent practicable, in all counties 
        for which data are available, establish separate coverage for 
        irrigated and nonirrigated practices.
            ``(8) Notwithstanding section 508(d), include a premium 
        that--
                    ``(A) is sufficient to cover anticipated losses and 
                a reasonable reserve; and
                    ``(B) includes an amount for operating and 
                administrative expenses established in accordance with 
                section 508(k)(4)(F).
    ``(c) Relation to Other Coverages.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Stacked Income Protection Plan is in addition to all other 
        coverages available to producers of upland cotton.
            ``(2) Limitation.--Acreage of upland cotton insured under 
        the supplemental coverage option described in section 
        508(c)(4)(C) shall not be eligible for the Stacked Income 
        Protection Plan.
    ``(d) Payment of Portion of Premium by Corporation.--Subject to 
section 508(e)(4), the amount of premium paid by the Corporation for 
all qualifying coverage levels of the Stacked Income Protection Plan 
shall be--
            ``(1) 80 percent of the amount of the premium established 
        under subsection (b)(8)(A) for the coverage level selected; and
            ``(2) the amount determined under subsection (b)(8)(B) to 
        cover administrative and operating expenses.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 508(k)(4)(F) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)(F)) (as amended by section 3(d)) is 
amended by inserting ``or under section 508B'' after ``subsection 
(c)(4)(C)''.

SEC. 12. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS.

    Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515(c)) 
is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Beginning with'' 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Frequency.--Beginning with''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Corrections.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall establish 
                procedures that allow an agent and approved insurance 
                provider within a reasonable amount of time following 
                the applicable sales closing date to correct 
                information regarding the entity name, social security 
                number, tax identification number, or such other 
                eligibility information as determined by the 
                Corporation that is provided by a producer for the 
                purpose of obtaining coverage under any policy or plan 
                of insurance made available under this subtitle to 
                ensure that the eligibility information is consistent 
                with the information reported by the producer to the 
                Farm Service Agency.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--In accordance with the 
                procedures of the Corporation, procedures under 
                subparagraph (A) may include any subsequent correction 
                to the eligibility information described in that 
                subparagraph made by the Farm Service Agency if the 
                corrections do not allow the producer--
                            ``(i) to obtain a disproportionate benefit 
                        under the crop insurance program or any related 
                        program of the Department of Agriculture;
                            ``(ii) to avoid ineligibility requirements 
                        for insurance; or
                            ``(iii) to avoid an obligation or 
                        requirement under any Federal or State law.''.

SEC. 13. IMPLEMENTATION.

    Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Systems maintenance and upgrades.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall maintain and 
                upgrade the information management systems of the 
                Corporation used in the administration and enforcement 
                of this subtitle.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In maintaining and 
                        upgrading the systems, the Secretary shall 
                        ensure that new hardware and software are 
                        compatible with the hardware and software used 
                        by other agencies of the Department to maximize 
                        data sharing and promote the purposes of this 
                        section.
                            ``(ii) Acreage report streamlining 
                        initiative project.--As soon as practicable, 
                        the Secretary shall develop and implement an 
                        acreage report streamlining initiative project 
                        to allow producers to report acreage and other 
                        information directly to the Department.''; and
            (2) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Information technology.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection 
                (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from amounts made 
                available from the insurance fund established under 
                section 516(c), not more than--
                            ``(i)(I) for fiscal year 2014, $25,000,000; 
                        and
                                    ``(II) for each of fiscal years 
                                2015 through 2018, $10,000,000; or
                            ``(ii) if the Acreage Crop Reporting 
                        Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project is 
                        substantially completed by September 30, 2014, 
                        not more than $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2015 through 2018.
                    ``(B) Notification.--Not later than July 1, 2014, 
                the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture 
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on 
                the status of the substantial completion of the Acreage 
                Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) 
                project.''.

SEC. 14. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Contracting'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``may enter into contracts to carry out 
        research and development to'' and inserting ``may conduct 
        activities or enter into contracts to carry out research and 
        development to maintain or improve existing policies or develop 
        new policies to'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``conduct research 
        and development or'' after ``The Corporation may'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``after expert review in 
        accordance with section 505(e) and procedures of the Board'' 
        after ``approved by the Board''; and
            (5) in paragraph (6), by striking ``a pasture, range, and 
        forage program'' and inserting ``policies that increase 
        participation by producers of underserved agricultural 
        commodities, including sweet sorghum, sorghum for biomass, 
        specialty crops, sugarcane, and dedicated energy crops''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A) Authority.--'' and inserting 
                ``(A) Conducting and contracting for research and 
                development.--'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``conduct 
                research and development and'' after ``the Corporation 
                may use to''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``conduct 
                research and development and'' after ``for the fiscal 
                year to'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``to provide either reimbursement payments or 
        contract payments''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (4).

SEC. 15. BIOMASS AND SWEET SORGHUM ENERGY CROP INSURANCE POLICIES.

    Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
1522(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(18) Biomass and sweet sorghum energy crop insurance 
        policies.--
                    ``(A) Authority.--The Corporation shall offer to 
                enter into 1 or more contracts with qualified entities 
                to carry out research and development regarding--
                            ``(i) a policy to insure biomass sorghum 
                        that is grown expressly for the purpose of 
                        producing a feedstock for renewable biofuel, 
                        renewable electricity, or biobased products; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) a policy to insure sweet sorghum 
                        that is grown for a purpose described in clause 
                        (i).
                    ``(B) Research and development.--Research and 
                development with respect to each of the policies 
                required in subparagraph (A) shall evaluate the 
                effectiveness of risk management tools for the 
                production of biomass sorghum or sweet sorghum, 
                including policies and plans of insurance that--
                            ``(i) are based on market prices and 
                        yields;
                            ``(ii) to the extent that insufficient data 
                        exist to develop a policy based on market 
                        prices and yields, are based on the use of 
                        weather indices, including, at a minimum, 
                        excessive or inadequate rainfall, to protect 
                        the interests of crop producers; and
                            ``(iii) provide protection for production 
                        or revenue losses, or both.''.

SEC. 16. PILOT PROGRAMS.

    Section 523(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1523(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, at the sole 
        discretion of the Corporation,'' after ``may''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (5).

SEC. 17. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    Section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (7); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively.

SEC. 18. REPEAL OF DIRECT PAYMENTS.

    (a) Repeal.--Sections 1103 and 1303 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713, 8753) are repealed.
    (b) Continued Application for 2013 Crop Year.--Sections 1103 and 
1303 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713, 
8753), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall continue to apply through the 2013 crop year with respect to 
all covered commodities (as defined in section 1001 of that Act (7 
U.S.C. 8702)) (except pulse crops) and peanuts on a farm.
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