[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4904 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4904 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow producers to file a one-time program contract for certain programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2018 Mr. LaHood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to allow producers to file a one-time program contract for certain programs, 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 ``Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. ONE-TIME FILING FOR ARC AND PLC. (a) One-Time Filing.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall allow producers that enroll in the agricultural risk coverage or price loss coverage during the first enrollment period announced by the Farm Service Agency after the next Act authorizing agricultural programs for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2018 to file a one-time program contract for enrollment in such programs for the duration of such authorizing Act. (b) Updated Program Contract Required.--In the case of a change in a farming operation for which a producer on a farm has filed a program contract described in subsection (a), the producer shall file an updated program contract with the Secretary of Agriculture not later than one year after such change occurs. (c) Notice of Other Annual Reporting.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to each producer that enrolls pursuant to subsection (a), a notice that includes the annual and other periodic reporting requirements applicable to such producer, as determined by the Secretary. (d) Regulations Revised.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall-- (1) issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section; and (2) revise section 1412.41 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, in accordance with this section. <all>