SA 3609. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3500 proposed by Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Grassley) to the bill H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 272, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
SEC. 19__. ENTERPRISE AND WHOLE FARM UNITS.
Section 508(e) of Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) ENTERPRISE AND WHOLE FARM UNITS.--
``(A) IN GENERAL.--The Corporation may carry out a pilot program under which the Corporation pays a portion of the premiums for plans or policies of insurance for which the insurable unit is defined on a whole farm or enterprise unit basis that is higher than would otherwise be paid in accordance with paragraph (2) for policyholders that convert from a plan or policy of insurance for which the insurable unit is defined on optional or basic unit
basis.
``(B) ELIGIBILITY.--To be eligible to participate in a pilot program established under this paragraph, a policyholder shall--
``(i) have purchased additional coverage for the 2005 crop on an optional or basic unit basis for at least 90 percent of the acreage to be covered by enterprise or whole farm unit policy for the current crop; and
``(ii) purchase the enterprise or whole farm unit policy at not less than the highest coverage level that was purchased for the acreage for the 2005 crop.
``(C) AMOUNT.--
``(i) IN GENERAL.--The amount of the premium per acre paid by the Corporation to a policyholder for a policy with an enterprise and whole farm unit under this paragraph shall be, the maximum extent practicable, equal to the average dollar amount of subsidy per acre paid by the Corporation under paragraph (2) for a basic or optional unit.
``(ii) LIMITATION.--The amount of the premium paid by the Corporation under this paragraph may not exceed the total premium for the enterprise or whole farm unit policy.
``(D) CONVERSION OF PILOT TO A PERMANENT PROGRAM.--Not earlier than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation may convert the pilot program described in this paragraph to a permanent program if the Corporation has--
``(i) carried out the pilot program;
``(ii) analyzed the results of the pilot program; and
``(iii) submitted to Congress a report describing the results of the analysis.''.


(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Nov 13, 2007.)