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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1613 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1613
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the research and
development of a policy to insure the production of mushrooms.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Ms. Houlahan (for herself and Mr. Meuser) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the research and
development of a policy to insure the production of mushrooms.
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 ``Protecting Mushroom Farmers Act''.
SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON MUSHROOMS.
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(20) Mushrooms.--
``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall carry out
research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or
more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to
carry out research and development, regarding a policy
to insure--
``(i) the production of mushroom growing
media; and
``(ii) the production of mushrooms.
``(B) Availability of policy.--Notwithstanding the
second sentence of section 508(a)(1), and section
508(a)(2), the Corporation shall make a policy
described in subparagraph (A) available if the
requirements of section 508(h) are met.
``(C) Research and development described.--Research
and development described in subparagraph (A) shall
evaluate the effectiveness of policies described in
that subparagraph, including policies that--
``(i) are based on the risk of--
``(I) pests, including mushroom
phorid flies and sciarid flies;
``(II) fungal pathogens; and
``(III) viral pathogens;
``(ii) consider other causes of loss
applicable to mushroom compost and mushroom
production, such as--
``(I) a loss of electricity due to
weather; and
``(II) loss of growing media due to
excessive 5-year, 10-year, or 20-year
rainfall events;
``(iii) consider appropriate best practices
to minimize the risk of loss;
``(iv) consider whether to provide coverage
for mushrooms under 1 policy or to provide
coverage for various phases of production;
``(v) have streamlined reporting and
paperwork requirements that take into account
short propagation schedules, variable crop
years, and the variety of mushrooms that may be
produced in a single facility; and
``(vi) provide protection for revenue
losses.
``(D) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a
report that describes--
``(i) the results of the research and
development carried out under subparagraph (A);
and
``(ii) any recommendations with respect to
those results.''.
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