,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,b5net 7= himself & ,mr4 ,udall (      
,colorado7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide assi/ance = wat]%$s 
adv]sely affect$ by qualify+ natural    
disa/]s4  #a4 ,agricultural assi/ance   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,disa/] c\nty ,! t]m disa/] c\nty       
means--  7,a7 a c\nty includ$ 9 !       
geographical area cov]$ by a qualify+   
natural disa/] decl>ation2 &  7,b7 ea*  
c\nty contigu\s to a c\nty describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a71 :5 appropriate z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,qualify+ 
natural disa/] decl>ation ,! t]m        
qualify+ natural disa/] decl>ation means
 a major disa/] or em]g5cy designat$ by 
! ,presid5t "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq474     
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 

,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7b7          
,assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,out ( any    
funds 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise           
appropriat$1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  
%all transf] to ! acc\nt us$ to c>ry out
 ! em]g5cy wat]%$ protection program    
e/abli%$ "u section #djc ( !            
,agricultural ,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 #fa1icj1beg1 :i* !     
,secret>y %all use to provide f9ancial &
 te*nical assi/ance 9 disa/] c\nties to 
project sponsors to address impair$     
wat]%$s "u t program4  7#b7 ,receipt &  
acceptance ,! acc\nt describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 %all be entitl$ to receive1 %all  
accept1 & %all be us$ to c>ry out ?is   
section ! funds transf]r$ "u p>agraph   
7#a71 )\t fur!r appropriation4