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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1816
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require research and
development regarding a policy to insure the production of mushrooms.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 6, 2023
Mr. FETTERMAN (for himself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require re-
search and development regarding a policy to insure the
production of mushrooms.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Mushroom
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Farmers Act’’.
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SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
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Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
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U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(20) MUSHROOMS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall
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carry out research and development, or offer to
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enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more
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qualified persons to carry out research and de-
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velopment, regarding a policy to insure the pro-
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duction of mushrooms or revenue derived from
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the production of mushrooms.
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‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year
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after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
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the Corporation shall submit to the Committee
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on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
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and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
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and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
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scribes—
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‘‘(i) the results of the research and
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development carried out under subpara-
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graph (A); and
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‘‘(ii) any recommendations with re-
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spect to those results.’’.
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