Bill > S1539

This bill, the American Prairie Conservation Act, amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to make the native sod provisions applicable nationwide and modify those provisions. The key changes include: 1. Requiring producers who have tilled native sod acreage for crop production to certify that acreage using an acreage report form and maps, and submit any corrections to that information as soon as possible. 2. Mandating the Secretary of Agriculture to submit annual reports to Congress from 2024 to 2028 on the tilled native sod acreage that has been certified in each county and state. These changes aim to improve the monitoring and reporting of native sod conversion for crop production, which can have environmental impacts, across the United States.