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 12 2 STA T . 21 53PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 1 8, 2008 (A)bystrik i ng‘ ‘ $30 0 ’ ’ a n d ins e rting ‘‘$ 75 0’’ and ( B ) by striking ‘‘$ 9 00’’ and inserting ‘‘$ 1,8 75’’ .SEC.120 2 9 . D E T E RMINA TI O NO F CERTAIN S W EET P OTATO PROD U C - TION. S e c ti o n 9001(d) o f t h e U .S. T roo pR eadiness, V eterans’ C are, K atrina Reco v ery, and I ra q Acco u ntabi l ity Appropriations Act, 2 007 ( P ublic L a w 110 – 28; 121 Stat. 211) is a m ended — (1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following

‘‘(8) S WE E TPO T A TOE S .— ‘‘(A) D ATA.—In the case of sweet potatoes, any data obtained under a pilot program carried out by the Risk M anagement Agency shall not be considered for the pur - pose of determining the quantity of production under the crop disaster assistance program established under this section. ‘‘(B) EX TE N S I ONO FD EAD L INE.—If this paragraph is not implemented before the sign-up deadline for the crop disaster assistance program established under this section, the Secretary shall e x tend the deadline for producers of sweet potatoes to permit sign-up for the program in accord- ance with this paragraph.’’. SEC. 120 3 0. DEC L ININ GY IELD REPORT. N ot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the H ouse of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and F orestry of the Senate a report containing details about activities and administrative options of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Risk Management Agency that address issues relating to— (1) declining yields on the actual production histories of producers; and (2) declining and variable yields for perennial crops, including pecans. SEC. 12031. DEFINITION OF B ASIC UNIT. The Secretary shall not modify the definition of ‘‘basic unit’’ in accordance with the proposed regulations entitled ‘‘Common Crop Insurance Regulations’’ (72 Fed. Reg. 28895; relating to common crop insurance regulations) or any successor regulation. SEC. 12032. CROP INSURANCE MEDIATION. Section 275 of the Department of Agriculture Reorgani z ation Act of 199 4 (7 U.S.C. 6 995) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘If an officer’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) IN G ENE R AL.—If an officer’’; (2) by striking ‘‘ W ith respect to’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(b) FAR M SER V I C EA G ENC Y .—With respect to’’; (3) by striking ‘‘If a mediation’’; and inserting the following: ‘‘(c) MEDIATION.—If a mediation’’; and (4) in subsection (c) (as so designated)— (A) by striking ‘‘participant shall be offered’’ and inserting ‘‘participant shall— ‘‘(1) be offered’’; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘; and

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