H.R. 2117

119 HR 2117 IH: Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-14
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2117  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 14, 2025   Mr. Feenstra  (for himself and  Ms. Craig ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to promote crop insurance support for beginning farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act  .
2.
Crop insurance support for beginning farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers
(a)
Definition of beginning farmer or rancher
Section 502(b)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(3) ) is amended by striking  5 crop years  and inserting  10 crop years .
(b)
Definition of veteran farmers and ranchers
Section 502(b)(14)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(14)(B) ) is amended—
(1)
in clause (ii), by striking  5 years  and inserting  10 crop years ; and
(2)
in clause (iii), by striking  5-year  and inserting  10-year .
(c)
Increase in assistance
Section 508(e)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(8) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  Notwithstanding  and inserting the following:
(A)
In general
Notwithstanding
 ;
(2)
by striking  is 10 percentage points greater than  and inserting  is the number of percentage points specified in subparagraph (B) greater than ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(B)
Percentage points adjustments
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the percentage points specified in this subparagraph are as follows:
(i)
For each of the first and second reinsurance years that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 15 percentage points, respectively.
(ii)
For the third reinsurance year that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 13 percentage points, respectively.
(iii)
For the fourth reinsurance year that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 11 percentage points, respectively.
(iv)
For each of the fifth through tenth reinsurance years that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 10 percentage points, respectively.
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(d)
Conforming amendment
Section 522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(7) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (F).