SA 3784. Mr. HARKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3756 submitted by Mr. ROBERTS and intended to be proposed to the 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:

Beginning on page 1 of the amendment, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 3, line 25, and insert the following:
``(o) Crop Insurance Ineligibility Relating to Crop Production on Grassland.--
``(1) DEFINITION OF GRASSLAND.--
``(A) IN GENERAL.--In this subsection, the term `grassland' means rangeland and native grassland that is not listed as cropland on a map maintained by the Secretary at 1 or more local service centers.
``(B) EXCEPTION.--The term `grassland' does not include land described in subparagraph (A) if the producer verifies to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the land was in crop production prior to July 1, 2007.
``(2) INELIGIBILITY.--Grassland on which an agricultural commodity is planted for which a policy or plan of insurance is available under this title shall be permanently ineligible for benefits under this title.''.
(b) Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance.--Section 196(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY RELATING TO CROP PRODUCTION ON GRASSLAND.--
``(A) DEFINITION OF GRASSLAND.--
``(i) IN GENERAL.--In this paragraph, the term `grassland' means rangeland and native grassland that is not listed as cropland on a map maintained by the Secretary at 1 or more local service centers.
``(ii) EXCEPTION.--The term `grassland' does not include land described in clause (i) if the producer verifies to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the land was in crop production prior to July 1, 2007.
``(B) INELIGIBILITY.--Native sod acreage on which an agricultural commodity is planted for which a policy or plan of Federal crop insurance is available shall be permanently ineligible for benefits under this section.''.
(c) Increased Funding for Grassland Reserve Program.--In addition to amounts made available under this Act and amendments made by this Act, the Secretary shall use such additional amounts as are made available as a result of the amendments made by this section to carry out the grassland reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.).


(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Nov 16, 2007.)