To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a Good Steward Cover Crop program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a Good Steward Cover Crop program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4D019841DD80436B94B2BB579E09918B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act of 2023 or the COVER Act of 2023.
- Section HD88AE256C5284DE88000B17947E57F19: 2. Good Steward Cover Crop program The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 508D (7 U.S.C. 1508d) the following: 508E.Good Steward...
- Section H341693C5B2ED41FEB750B8C4191924A6: 508E. Good Steward Cover Crop program In this section: The term covered insurance program means a plan of insurance offered by the Corporation. The term...
- Section H8DF19ABF86F742F7885B5790A621BDF2: 3. Soil health pilot program Section 523 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1523) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j)Soil health pilot...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a Good Steward Cover Crop program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a Good Steward Cover Crop program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
cereal or other grass, legume, brassica, nonlegume broadleaf, or any combination thereof that is planted for conservation purposes in accordance with— guidance of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
cereal or other grass, legume, brassica, nonlegume broadleaf, or any combination thereof that is planted for conservation purposes in accordance with— guidance of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
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