On the recordMarch 12, 2020
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3479 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 ``Cover Crop Flexibility Act of 2020''. SEC. 2. COVER CROPS PLANTED DUE TO PREVENTED PLANTING. (a) In General.--Section 508A of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (c)-- (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)-- (i) by striking ``collect an indemnity'' and inserting the following: ``collect-- ``(I) an indemnity''; (ii) in subclause (I) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``(II) an indemnity payment that is equal to the prevented planting guarantee for the acreage for the first crop, if the second crop-- ``(aa) is an approved cover crop that-- ``(AA) will be planted for use as animal feed or bedding that is hayed, grazed (rotationally, adaptively, or at equal to or less than the carrying capacity), or chopped outside of the primary nesting season; or ``(BB) will not be harvested, such as a crop with an intended use of being left standing or cover; and ``(bb) cannot be harvested for grain or other uses unrelated to livestock forage or conservation, as determined by the Corporation.''; and (B) in paragrap…





