1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Whole Farm Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Noninsured crop assistance program Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Inclusion of beginning farmers The term eligible crop shall include each commercial crop or other agricultural commodity (except livestock) produced by a beginning farmer that is ineligible for a whole farm diversified risk management insurance plan under section 522(c)(19) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(19) ) due to lack of production or revenue history. ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking In and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (D), in ; (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) Additional beginning farmer provisions (1) Eligibility Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the following additional coverage shall be made available to any beginning farmer for up to the greater of the following: (A) Four years. (B) The number of years of revenue history required for the farmer to qualify for the whole farm diversified risk management insurance plan under section 522(c)(19) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(19) ). (2) Coverage Additional coverage shall be available to beginning farmers under this subsection up to 75 percent, as elected by the farmer and specified in 5-percent increments. . 3. Whole farm diversified management insurance plan Section 522(c)(19) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Administrative and operating expenses Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Corporation may allow approved insurance providers to use an alternate compensation structure for the administration of plans under this paragraph— (i) that compensates agents based solely on the amount of time necessary to write and administer such plans