S.Amdt. 3231

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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