,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bi1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,thune introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,agricultural  
,act of #bjad to improve the            
supplemental agricultural disaster      
assistance programs1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,supplemental            
agricultural disaster assistance  7a7   
,in general ,section #aeja of the       
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7b77#a7--  7,a7 in the matter
 preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by        
striking #bjab and inserting #bjai2     
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
or at the end2  7,c7 in subparagraph    
7,b71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 or2 and  7,d7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7,c7 disease 
in livestock that has been exacerbated  

by adverse weather described in         
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 subject to the  
condition that a licensed veterinarian  
shall verify that the adverse weather   
created conditions contributing to the  
livestock death2 and  7ii7 without      
regard to any management practice1      
vaccination protocol1 or lack of        
vaccination by the producer relating to 
the disease4  2  7#b7 in subsection     
7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the    
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking #bjab and inserting #bjai2 and 
7,b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,d77ii77,i7--   
7i7 by striking at least #h consecutive 
and inserting the following3 8not less  
than--  7aa7 #d consecutive weeks during
 the normal grazing period for the      
county1 as determined by the ,secretary1
 shall be eligible to receive assistance
 under this paragraph in an amount equal
 to #a monthly payment using the monthly
 payment rate determined under          
subparagraph 7,b72 or  7bb7 #h          
consecutive  2 and  7ii7 in item 7bb7   

7as so designated71 by striking #a      
monthly payment and inserting #b monthly
 payments2 and  7#c7 in subsection      
7d77#a71 by striking #bjab and inserting
 #bjai4  7b7 ,effective date ,the       
amendments made by this section take    
effect on ,october #a1 #bjah4  #b4      
,eligibility of national grasslands for 
grazing leases and permits ,section     
#djb7;a7 of the ,federal ,land ,policy  
and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #ageb7;a77 is amended by      
striking lands within ,national ,forests
 and inserting ,national ,forest ,system
 7as defined in section #aa7;a7 of the  
,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable       
,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a77 land4