119-s2395

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2395 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2395

 To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Federal Crop 
 Insurance Corporation to conduct research and development on the 
inclusion of certain oilseed crops in double cropping policies, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 23, 2025

Mr. Tuberville 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 require the Federal Crop 
 Insurance Corporation to conduct research and development on the 
inclusion of certain oilseed crops in double cropping policies, 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 ``Mid-South Oilseed Double Cropping 
Study Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON INCLUSION OF CERTAIN OILSEED CROPS UNDER DOUBLE AND 
 ROTATIONAL CROPPING POLICIES.

 

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) Double cropping and rotational cropping of certain 
 oilseed crops.--
 ``
        (A) Definition of covered oilseed crops.--In this 
 paragraph, the term `covered oilseed crops' means 
 rapeseed and canola crops that--
 ``
            (i) require a period of cold temperature

    (vernalization) before the crops will produce 
 flowers and seeds; and
 ``
            (ii) are planted and harvested on land 
 that would otherwise be idle in a rotation 
 pattern.
 ``
        (B) Research and development.--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, with 
 respect to the inclusion of covered oilseed crops under 
 double cropping and rotational cropping policies.
 ``
            (C) Requirements.--The research and development 
 carried out pursuant to subparagraph
        (B) shall be 
 conducted in consultation with stakeholders to 
 evaluate--
 ``
            (i) the factors impacting availability 
 and cost of crop insurance when incorporating 
 covered oilseed crops into double cropping and 
 rotational cropping policies; and
 ``
            (ii) the potential risk management 
 benefits associated with incorporating covered 
 oilseed crops into double cropping and 
 rotational cropping policies, including risk 
 management benefits to soil health, 
 biodiversity, and the profitability of farming 
 operations.
 ``
            (D) Emphasis.--In awarding contracts under 
 subparagraph
        (B) , the Corporation may place emphasis on 
 qualified persons and institutions that--
 ``
            (i) have previous research experience 
 with covered oilseed crops; and
 ``
            (ii) have access to a facility with the 
 capacity to carry out the applicable research.
 ``
        (E) Report.--Not later than 13 months after the 
 date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation 
 shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, 
 Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee 
 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report 
 that describes--
 ``
            (i) the results of the research and 
 development carried out under subparagraph
        (B) ; 
 and
 ``
            (ii) any recommendations with respect to 
 those results.''.
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