[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3231. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Flake) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts 
(for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the 
reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the 
Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 63, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

     SEC. 1704. DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE 
                   PERSONAL MANAGEMENT.

       Section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
     1308(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Significant contribution of active personal 
     management.--The term `significant contribution of active 
     personal management' means active personal management 
     activities performed by a person with a direct or indirect 
     ownership interest in the farming operation on a regular, 
     continuous, and substantial basis to the farming operation, 
     and that meet at least one of the following to be considered 
     significant:
       ``(A) Are performed for at least 25 percent of the total 
     management hours required for the farming operation on an 
     annual basis.
       ``(B) Are performed for at least 500 hours annually for the 
     farming operation.''.

     SEC. 1705. ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN FARMING REQUIREMENT.

       Section 1001A(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
     1308-1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Actively engaged in farming requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, section 1001, and sections 1001B through 1001F, 
     and any regulations to implement those provisions or 
     sections, the Secretary shall consider not more than 1 person 
     or legal entity per farming operation to be actively engaged 
     in farming using active personal management.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The Secretary may only consider a 
     person or legal entity to be actively engaged in farming 
     using active personal management under subparagraph (A) if 
     the person or legal entity--
       ``(i) together with other persons or legal entities in the 
     farming operation qualifying as actively engaged in farming 
     under subsection (b)(2), does not collectively receive, 
     directly or indirectly, an amount equal to more than the 
     limitation under section 1001(b);
       ``(ii) does not use the active management contribution 
     allowed under this section to qualify as actively engaged in 
     farming in more than 1 farming operation; and
       ``(iii) manages a farming operation that does not 
     substantially share equipment, labor, or management with 
     persons or legal entities that, together with the person or 
     legal entity, collectively receive, directly or indirectly, 
     an amount equal to more than the limitation under section 
     1001(b).''.
       On page 366, line 6, strike ``$20,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$23,000,000''.
       On page 366, line 8, strike ``$23,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$35,000,000''.
       On page 366, line 10, strike ``$24,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$35,000,000''.
       On page 366, line 12, strike ``$25,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$35,000,000''.
       On page 366, line 14, strike ``$25,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$35,000,000''.
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