S.Amdt. 2527

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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