,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,noem 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,t]ry7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,crop ,insurance    
,act to ext5d c]ta9 supplem5tal         
agricultural disa/] assi/ance programs  
to cov] fiscal ye>s #bjab ?r\gh #bjah1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,live/ock ,disa/]  
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion ( c]ta9
 supplem5tal agricultural disa/]        
assi/ance programs ) new fund+ me*anism 
,section #eca ( ! ,f$]al ,crop          
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca7 is 
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #eca4          
,supplem5tal agricultural disa/]        
assi/ance  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3  7#a7 ,eligible produc] on a   
f>m  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m eligible      
produc] on a f>m means an individual or 
entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 t1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 assumes !       

production & m>ket risks associat$ ) !  
agricultural production ( crops or      
live/ock4  7,b7 ,description ,an        
individual or entity ref]r$ to 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 is--  7i7 a citiz5 ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7 a resid5t ali52    
7iii7 a p>tn]%ip ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 or  7iv7 a corporation1 limit$  
liability corporation1 or o!r f>m       
organizational /ructure organiz$ "u     
,/ate law4  7#b7 ,f>m  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
t]m f>m means1 9 relation to an eligible
 produc] on a f>m1 ! crop acreage 9 all 
c\nties t is plant$ or int5d$ to be     
plant$ = h>ve/ = sale or on-f>m live/ock
 fe$+ 7includ+ native grassl& int5d$ =  
hay+7 by ! eligible produc]4  7,b7      
,aquaculture ,9 ! case ( aquaculture1 ! 
t]m f>m means1 9 relation to an eligible
 produc] on a f>m1 all fi% be+ produc$ 9
 all c\nties t are int5d$ to be h>ve/$ =
 sale by ! eligible produc]4  7,c7      
,honey ,9 ! case ( honey1 ! t]m f>m     
means1 9 relation to an eligible produc]
 on a f>m1 all bees & beehives 9 all    

c\nties t are int5d$ to be h>ve/$ = a   
honey crop = sale by ! eligible produc]4
  7#c7 ,f>m-rais$ fi% ,! t]m f>m-rais$  
fi% means any aquatic species t is      
propagat$ & re>$ 9 a controll$          
environm5t4  7#d7 ,live/ock ,! t]m      
live/ock includes--  7,a7 cattle        
7includ+ dairy cattle72  7,b7 bison2    
7,c7 p\ltry2  7,d7 %eep2  7,e7 sw9e2    
7,f7 horses2 &  7,g7 o!r live/ock1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7 ,live/ock  
indemnity paym5ts  7#a7 ,paym5ts ,= !   
p]iod specifi$ 9 subsection 7f71 !      
,secret>y %all use su* sums z are       
necess>y ( ! funds ( ! ,commodity ,cr$it
 ,corporation to make live/ock indemnity
 paym5ts to eligible produc]s on f>ms t 
h incurr$ live/ock dea? losses 9 excess 
( ! normal mortality1 z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y1 due to--  7,a7 attacks by    
animals re9troduc$ into ! wild by !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or protect$ by ,f$]al  
law1 includ+ wolves & avian pr$ators2 or
  7,b7 adv]se wea!r1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y1 dur+ ! cal5d> ye>1 includ+   

losses due to hurricanes1 floods1       
blizz>ds1 disease1 wildfires1 extreme   
heat1 & extreme cold4  7#b7 ,paym5t     
rates ,indemnity paym5ts to an eligible 
produc] on a f>m "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
be made at a rate ( #ge p]c5t ( ! m>ket 
value ( ! applicable live/ock on ! day  
be=e ! date ( dea? ( ! live/ock1 z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,special  
rule = paym5ts made due to disease ,!   
,secret>y %all ensure t paym5ts made to 
an eligible produc] "u p>agraph 7#a7 are
 n made = ! same live/ock losses = :i*  
comp5sation is provid$ pursuant to      
section #ajdjg7;d7 ( ! ,animal ,heal?   
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4          
#hcjf7;d774  7c7 ,live/ock =age disa/]  
program  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
subsection3  7,a7 ,cov]$ live/ock  7i7  
,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 clause     
7ii71 ! t]m cov]$ live/ock means        
live/ock ( an eligible live/ock produc] 
t1 dur+ ! #fj days prior to ! beg9n+    
date ( a qualify+ dr\ght or fire        
condition1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 !  

eligible live/ock produc]--  7,i7 own$2 
7,,ii7 leas$2  7,,iii7 pur*as$2  7,,iv7 
ent]$ into a contract to pur*ase2  7,v7 
is a contract gr[]2 or  7,,vi7 sold or  
o!rwise dispos$ ( due to qualify+ dr\ght
 conditions dur+--  7aa7 ! curr5t       
production ye>2 or  7bb7 subject to     
p>agraph 7#c77;,b77ii71 #a or bo? ( ! #b
 production ye>s imm$iately prec$+ !    
curr5t production ye>4  7ii7 ,exclusion 
,! t]m cov]$ live/ock does n include    
live/ock t 7 or w\ld h be5 9 a fe$lot1  
on ! beg9n+ date ( ! qualify+ dr\ght or 
fire condition1 z a "p ( ! normal       
bus9ess op]ation ( ! eligible live/ock  
produc]1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7,b7
 ,dr\ght monitor ,! t]m dr\ght monitor  
means a sy/em = classify+ dr\ght sev]ity
 accord+ to a range ( abnormally dry to 
exceptional dr\ght1 z def9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7,c7 ,eligible live/ock     
produc]  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m eligible   
live/ock produc] means an eligible      
produc] on a f>m t--  7,i7 is an own]1  
ca% or %>e lessee1 or contract gr[] (   

cov]$ live/ock t provides ! pa/urel& or 
graz+ l&1 includ+ ca%-leas$ pa/urel& or 
graz+ l&1 = ! live/ock2  7,,ii7 provides
 ! pa/urel& or graz+ l& = cov]$         
live/ock1 includ+ ca%-leas$ pa/urel& or 
graz+ l& t is physically locat$ 9 a     
c\nty affect$ by dr\ght2  7,,iii7       
c]tifies graz+ loss2 &  7,,iv7 meets all
 o!r eligibility requirem5ts e/abli%$ "u
 ?is subsection4  7ii7 ,exclusion ,! t]m
 eligible live/ock produc] does n       
include an own]1 ca% or %>e lessee1 or  
contract gr[] ( live/ock t r5ts or      
leases pa/urel& or graz+ l& own$ by     
ano!r p]son on a rate-(-ga9 basis4  7,d7
 ,normal c>ry+ capacity ,! t]m normal   
c>ry+ capacity1 ) respect to ea* type ( 
graz+ l& or pa/urel& 9 a c\nty1 means ! 
normal c>ry+ capacity1 z det]m9$ "u     
p>agraph 7#c77;,d77i71 t w\ld be expect$
 f ! graz+ l& or pa/urel& = live/ock    
dur+ ! normal graz+ p]iod1 9 ! abs5ce ( 
a dr\ght or fire t dim9i%es ! production
 ( ! graz+ l& or pa/urel&4  7,e7 ,normal
 graz+ p]iod ,! t]m normal graz+ p]iod1 

) respect to a c\nty1 means ! normal    
graz+ p]iod dur+ ! cal5d> ye> = ! c\nty1
 z det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,d77i74    
7#b7 ,program ,= ! p]iod specifi$ 9     
subsection 7f71 ! ,secret>y %all use su*
 sums z are necess>y ( ! funds ( !      
,commodity ,cr$it ,corporation to       
provide comp5sation = losses to eligible
 live/ock produc]s due to graz+ losses =
 cov]$ live/ock due to--  7,a7 a dr\ght 
condition1 z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72  
or  7,b7 fire1 z describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#d74  7#c7 ,assi/ance = losses due to  
dr\ght conditions  7,a7 ,eligible losses
  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible live/ock    
produc] may receive assi/ance "u ?is    
subsection only = graz+ losses = cov]$  
live/ock t occur on l& t--  7,i7 is     
native or improv$ pa/urel& ) p]man5t    
vegetative cov]2 or  7,,ii7 is plant$ to
 a crop plant$ specifically = ! purpose 
( provid+ graz+ = cov]$ live/ock4  7ii7 
,exclusions ,an eligible live/ock       
produc] may n receive assi/ance "u ?is  
subsection = graz+ losses t occur on l& 

us$ = hay+ or graz+ "u ! cons]vation    
res]ve program e/abli%$ "u sub*apt] ,b (
 *apt] #a ( subtitle ,d ( title ,,xii ( 
! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #chca et seq474  7,b7 ,mon?ly 
paym5t rate  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 ! paym5t rate =  
assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph = #a mon?     
%all1 9 ! case ( dr\ght1 be equal to #fj
 p]c5t ( ! less] (--  7,i7 ! mon?ly fe$ 
co/ = all cov]$ live/ock own$ or leas$  
by ! eligible live/ock produc]1 z       
det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,c72 or  7,,ii7 
! mon?ly fe$ co/ calculat$ by us+ !     
normal c>ry+ capacity ( ! eligible graz+
 l& ( ! eligible live/ock produc]4  7ii7
 ,p>tial comp5sation ,9 ! case ( an     
eligible live/ock produc] t sold or     
o!rwise dispos$ ( cov]$ live/ock due to 
dr\ght conditions 9 #a or bo? ( ! #b    
production ye>s imm$iately prec$+ !     
curr5t production ye>1 z det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y1 ! paym5t rate %all be #hj    
p]c5t ( ! paym5t rate o!rwise calculat$ 
9 accordance ) clause 7i74  7,c7 ,mon?ly

 fe$ co/  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! mon?ly fe$ co/
 %all equal ! product obta9$ by         
multiply+--  7,i7 #cj days2  7,,ii7 a   
paym5t quantity t is equal to ! fe$ gra9
 equival5t1 z det]m9$ "u clause 7ii72 & 
7,,iii7 a paym5t rate t is equal to !   
corn price p] p\nd1 z det]m9$ "u clause 
7iii74  7ii7 ,fe$ gra9 equival5t ,=     
purposes ( clause 7i77,,ii71 ! fe$ gra9 
equival5t %all equal--  7,i7 9 ! case ( 
an adult beef c[1 #ae4g p\nds ( corn p] 
day2 or  7,,ii7 9 ! case ( any o!r type 
( weight ( live/ock1 an am\nt det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y t repres5ts ! av]age numb] 
( p\nds ( corn p] day necess>y to fe$ ! 
live/ock4  7iii7 ,corn price p] p\nd ,= 
purposes ( clause 7i77,,iii71 ! corn    
price p] p\nd %all equal ! quoti5t      
obta9$ by divid+--  7,i7 ! high] (--    
7aa7 ! national av]age corn price p]    
bu%el = ! #ab-mon? p]iod imm$iately     
prec$+ ,m>* #a ( ! ye> = :i* ! disa/]   
assi/ance is calculat$2 or  7bb7 !      
national av]age corn price p] bu%el = ! 
#bd-mon? p]iod imm$iately prec$+ t ,m>* 

#a2 by  7,,ii7 #ef4  7,d7 ,normal graz+ 
p]iod & dr\ght monitor int5sity  7i7    
,,fsa c\nty committee det]m9ations  7,i7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e !   
normal c>ry+ capacity & normal graz+    
p]iod = ea* type ( graz+ l& or pa/urel& 
9 ! c\nty s]v$ by ! applicable          
committee4  7,,ii7 ,*anges ,no *ange to 
! normal c>ry+ capacity or normal graz+ 
p]iod e/abli%$ = a c\nty "u subclause   
7,i7 %all be made unless ! *ange is     
reque/$ by ! appropriate ,/ate & c\nty  
,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy committees4  7ii7   
,dr\ght int5sity  7,i7 ,d#b ,an eligible
 live/ock produc] t owns or leases graz+
 l& or pa/urel& t is physically locat$ 9
 a c\nty t is rat$ by ! ,u4,s4 ,dr\ght  
,monitor z hav+ a ,d#b 7sev]e dr\ght7   
int5sity 9 any area ( ! c\nty = at lea/ 
#h consecutive weeks dur+ ! normal graz+
 p]iod = ! c\nty1 z det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y1 %all be eligible to receive  
assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph 9 an am\nt    
equal to #a mon?ly paym5t us+ ! mon?ly  
paym5t rate det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,b74

  7,,ii7 ,d#c ,an eligible live/ock     
produc] t owns or leases graz+ l& or    
pa/urel& t is physically locat$ 9 a     
c\nty t is rat$ by ! ,u4,s4 ,dr\ght     
,monitor z hav+ at lea/ a ,d#c 7extreme 
dr\ght7 int5sity 9 any area ( ! c\nty at
 any "t dur+ ! normal graz+ p]iod = !   
c\nty1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 %all be
 eligible to receive assi/ance "u ?is   
p>agraph--  7aa7 9 an am\nt equal to #b 
mon?ly paym5ts us+ ! mon?ly paym5t rate 
det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,b72 or  7bb7 if
 ! c\nty is rat$ z hav+ a ,d#c 7extreme 
dr\ght7 int5sity 9 any area ( ! c\nty = 
at lea/ #d weeks dur+ ! normal graz+    
p]iod = ! c\nty1 or is rat$ z hav+ a    
,d#d 7exceptional dr\ght7 int5sity 9 any
 area ( ! c\nty at any "t dur+ ! normal 
graz+ p]iod1 9 an am\nt equal to #c     
mon?ly paym5ts us+ ! mon?ly paym5t rate 
det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,b74  7#d7      
,assi/ance = losses due to fire on      
public manag$ l&  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an     
eligible live/ock produc] may receive   
assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph only if--  7i7

 ! graz+ losses occur on rangel& t is   
manag$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy2 &  7ii7 !     
eligible live/ock produc] is prohibit$  
by ! ,f$]al ag5cy f graz+ ! normal      
p]mitt$ live/ock on ! manag$ rangel& due
 to a fire4  7,b7 ,paym5t rate ,! paym5t
 rate = assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph %all  
be equal to #ej p]c5t ( ! mon?ly fe$ co/
 = ! total numb] ( live/ock cov]$ by !  
,f$]al lease ( ! eligible live/ock      
produc]1 z det]m9$ "u p>agraph          
7#c77;,c74  7,c7 ,paym5t duration  7i7  
,9 g5]al ,subject to clause 7ii71 an    
eligible live/ock produc] %all be       
eligible to receive assi/ance "u ?is    
p>agraph = ! p]iod--  7,i7 beg9n+ on !  
date on :i* ! ,f$]al ag5cy excludes !   
eligible live/ock produc] f us+ ! manag$
 rangel& = graz+2 &  7,,ii7 end+ on !   
la/ day ( ! ,f$]al lease ( ! eligible   
live/ock produc]4  7ii7 ,limitation ,an 
eligible live/ock produc] may only      
receive assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph =     
losses t occur on n m ?an #ahj days p]  
ye>4  7#e7 ,no duplicative paym5ts  7,a7

 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible live/ock produc] 
may elect to receive assi/ance = graz+  
or pa/ure fe$ losses due to dr\ght      
conditions "u p>agraph 7#c7 or fire "u  
p>agraph 7#d71 b n bo? = ! same loss1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7,b7           
,relation%ip to o!r assi/ance ,an       
eligible live/ock produc] t receives    
assi/ance "u ?is subsection may n also  
receive assi/ance = losses to crops on !
 same l& ) ! same int5d$ use4  7d7      
,em]g5cy assi/ance = live/ock1 honey    
bees1 & f>m-,rais$ fi%  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,=
 ea* fiscal ye> ( ! p]iod specifi$ 9    
subsection 7f71 ! ,secret>y %all use n m
 ?an #bj1jjj1jjj ( ! funds ( !          
,commodity ,cr$it ,corporation to       
provide em]g5cy relief to eligible      
produc]s ( live/ock1 honey bees1 &      
f>m-rais$ fi% to aid 9 ! r$uction (     
losses due to disease1 adv]se wea!r1 or 
o!r conditions1 su* z blizz>ds &        
wildfires1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 t  
are n cov]$ "u subsection 7b7 or 7c74   
7#b7 ,use ( funds ,funds made available 

"u ?is subsection %all be us$ to r$uce  
losses caus$ by fe$ or wat] %ortages1   
disease1 or o!r factors z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y4  7#c7 ,availability ( funds  
,any funds made available "u ?is        
subsection %all rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  7e7 ,paym5t limitations  7#a7  
,def9itions ( legal entity & p]son ,9   
?is subsection1 ! t]ms legal entity &   
p]son h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section  
#ajja7;a7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act (    
#aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7;a7 7z am5d$  
by section #afjc ( ! ,food1             
,cons]vation1 & ,en]gy ,act ( #bjjh774  
7#b7 ,am\nt ,! total am\nt ( disa/]     
assi/ance paym5ts receiv$1 directly or  
indirectly1 by a p]son or legal entity  
7exclud+ a jo9t v5ture or g5]al         
p>tn]%ip7 "u ?is section may n exce$    
#ajj1jjj = any crop ye>4  7#c7 ,direct  
attribution ,subsections 7e7 & 7f7 (    
section #ajja ( ! ,food ,security ,act (
 #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7 or any      
successor provisions relat+ to direct   
attribution %all apply ) respect to     

assi/ance provid$ "u ?is section4  7f7  
,effective p]iod2 retroactive           
effectiv5ess ,?is section %all take     
effect z ( ,octob] #a1 #bjaa1 & apply to
 losses describ$ 9 subsections 7b71 7c71
 & 7d7 t are incurr$ dur+ !             
sev5-fiscal-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on t date &
 end+ on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjah4  4