[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5104 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5104
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce Federal spending on
crop insurance, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19, 2024
Mrs. Shaheen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce Federal spending on
crop insurance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Assisting Family Farmers through
Insurance Reform Measures Act of 2024'' or the ``AFFIRM Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM SUBSIDIES DISCLOSURE IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST.
Section 502(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1502(c)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(A) Disclosure in the public interest.--
Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other provision of
law, except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
Secretary shall on an annual basis make available to
the public--
``(i)(I) the name of each individual or
entity that obtained a federally subsidized
crop insurance, livestock, or forage policy or
plan of insurance during the previous
reinsurance year;
``(II) the amount of premium subsidy
received by the individual or entity from the
Corporation; and
``(III) the amount of any Federal portion
of indemnities paid in the event of a loss for
that reinsurance year for each policy
associated with that individual or entity; and
``(ii) for each private insurance provider,
a description by the name of the private
insurance provider of--
``(I) the underwriting gains earned
through participation in the federally
subsidized crop insurance program; and
``(II) the amount paid under this
subtitle for--
``(aa) administrative and
operating expenses;
``(bb) any Federal portion
of indemnities and reinsurance;
and
``(cc) any other purpose.
``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not disclose
under subparagraph (A) information relating to
individuals and entities covered by a catastrophic risk
protection plan offered under section 508(b).''.
SEC. 3. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME AND PER PERSON LIMITATIONS ON SHARE OF
INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID BY CORPORATION.
Section 508(e)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(e)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``For the purpose'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) Payment authority.--Subject to subparagraphs
(B) and (C), for the purpose''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Adjusted gross income limitation.--The
Corporation shall not pay a part of the premium for
additional coverage for any person or legal entity that
has an average adjusted gross income (as defined in
section 1001D(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308-3a(a))) that is greater than $250,000.
``(C) Per person limitation.--The Corporation shall
not pay more than $40,000 for any reinsurance year to
any person or legal entity for premiums under this
section.''.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON PREMIUM SUBSIDY FOR HARVEST PRICE POLICIES.
Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(9) Prohibition on premium subsidy for harvest price
policies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
beginning with the 2024 reinsurance year, the Corporation shall
not pay any amount of premium subsidy in the case of a policy
or plan of insurance that is based on the actual market price
of an agricultural commodity on the date of harvest.''.
SEC. 5. CAP ON OVERALL RATE OF RETURN FOR CROP INSURANCE PROVIDERS.
Section 508(k)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(k)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and
all that follows through ``The'' and inserting the following:
``(3) Risk.--
``(A) Share of risk.--The''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Limitation on average rate of return.--The
target average rate of return for reinsured companies
for the 2024 reinsurance year and each subsequent
reinsurance year shall be 8.9 percent of retained
premiums.''.
SEC. 6. CAP ON REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES
OF CROP INSURANCE PROVIDERS.
Section 508(k)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(k)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(G) Additional cap on reimbursements.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (A) through (F), the total amount
of reimbursements for administrative and
operating costs for the 2024 reinsurance year
for all types of policies and plans of
insurance shall not exceed $900,000,000.
``(ii) Adjustment.--For the 2025
reinsurance year and each subsequent
reinsurance year, the dollar amount in effect
pursuant to clause (i) shall be increased by
the inflation factor established for the
administrative and operating costs limitation
in the 2011 Standard Reinsurance Agreement.''.
SEC. 7. RENEGOTIATION OF STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT.
Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1508(k)(8)) is amended by striking subparagraph (F).
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