[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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