[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 112 (Saturday, June 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4002]
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  SA 2527. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill 
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. 
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike sections 10306 through 10307 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1____. 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. 1____. 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 (other than subsection (c)(6)), 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) 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
       ``(ii) 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 subsection 
     (b) or (c) of section 1001.
       ``(C) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph shall limit--
       ``(i) a person or legal entity otherwise eligible to 
     receive a payment described in subsection (b) or (c) of 
     section 1001 from being considered actively engaged in 
     farming using personal labor pursuant to paragraph 
     (2)(A)(i)(II); or
       ``(ii) the determination, pursuant to subsection (c)(6), 
     that a spouse (or estate of a deceased spouse) has met the 
     requirements of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II), if the other spouse 
     meets the requirements (including the requirements under this 
     paragraph) to be considered actively engaged in farming using 
     active personal management.''.
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