118 S1816 IS: Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act U.S. Senate 2023-06-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1816IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 6, 2023Mr. Fetterman (for himself and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require research and development regarding a policy to insure the production of mushrooms.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act.

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Research and development authority

Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(20)

Mushrooms

(A)

In general

The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy to insure the production of mushrooms or revenue derived from the production of mushrooms.(B)

Report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes—(i)the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and(ii)any recommendations with respect to those results..