S.Amdt. 3145

SA 3145. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him 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:

After section 1706, insert the following:

SEC. 1707. STORAGE FACILITY LOANS FOR ORGANIC CROPS.

Section 1614(b)(3) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8789(b)(3)) is amended by inserting
``(taking into account the applicable contract, organic,
local, or other price of the commodity being stored under the
loan)'' after ``loan''.
After section 11108, insert the following:

SEC. 11109. PRICE ELECTIONS FOR ORGANIC CROPS.

Section 508(c)(6)(D)(ii) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(6)(D)(ii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (VI); and
(3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following:

``(IV) whether a maximum contract price under a contract or
contract price addendum--

``(aa) improperly limits the ability of an organic producer
to manage risk; and
``(bb) should be raised or eliminated;

``(V) for each State, data on the total number of crop
insurance policies or plans of insurance purchased for
certified organic or transitional land that shall--

``(aa) be organized by type of policy or plan of insurance
and type of crop; and
``(bb) include information on loss ratios, coverage levels,
and any other relevant factor, as determined by the
Corporation; and''.
In paragraph (7) (as redesignated by section 11122(2)) of
section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1522(c)), in subparagraph (E) (as added by section 11122(3)),
strike clause (ii)(II) and insert the following:

``(II) allowing a waiver to expand operations, especially
for--

``(aa) small and beginning farmers; and
``(bb) operations that have recently obtained access to a
premium market, such as the organic market;
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