[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1580 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1580

To extend the final planting date for grain sorghum under Federal crop 
  insurance policies because of extreme weather conditions that have 
    adversely affected field conditions for planting, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2015

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the final planting date for grain sorghum under Federal crop 
  insurance policies because of extreme weather conditions that have 
    adversely affected field conditions for planting, 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 ``Farmer Flexibility Act''.

SEC. 2. WEATHER-RELATED EXTENSION OF FINAL PLANTING DATE FOR GRAIN 
              SORGHUM UNDER FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE POLICIES.

    (a) Extension.--In recognition of the extreme weather conditions 
that have adversely affected field conditions for planting grain 
sorghum, the final planting date established by the Risk Management 
Agency for any Federal crop insurance policy covering grain sorghum 
with a current final planting date of April 5, 2015, is hereby extended 
to April 26, 2015.
    (b) Inclusion in Contracts.--The extension of the final planting 
date provided by subsection (a) applies to all contracts for a Federal 
crop insurance policy covering grain sorghum with a current final 
planting date of April 5, 2015, whether entered into before, on, or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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