Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018”.
Crop Insurance Fairness Act of 2018
A BILL
To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to require that the Secretary of Agriculture to require a notice period with respect to certain modifications of assigned yields under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program.
Sec. 2 Assigned yield notifications
Section 196(e) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(e)) is amended—
in paragraph (3), by striking “If” and inserting “Subject to paragraph (7), if”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(7) Modification of method of determining assigned yield—If the Secretary modifies the method of determining assigned yield under paragraph (3), such method may not apply to the determination of assigned yield with respect to a producer under such paragraph unless—
“(A) the Secretary—
“(i) provides public notice of such modified method; and
“(ii) such modified method applies to a crop year not earlier than the first crop year that is at least 1 crop year after the notice described in clause (i) is made; or
“(B) such modified method will increase the payment amount such producer receives under this section.”