,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ag1  
#bjah,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 make available to      
,native ,americans who own horses for   
noncommercial use livestock indemnity   
payments and payments under the         
livestock forage disaster program1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,native  
,american ,livestock ,assistance ,act of
 #bjah4  #b4 ,supplemental agricultural 
disaster assistance ,section #aeja7;a7  
of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a77;,a7--  7,a7 by       
striking means an individual and        
inserting the following3 8means--  7i7  
an individual  2  7,b7 in clause 7i7 7as
 so designated71 by striking the period 

at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7ii7 in the case of a payment under   
subsection 7b7 or 7c71 a member of an   
,indian tribe 7as defined in section #d 
of the ,indian ,self-,determination and 
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd771 as certified to the  
,secretary by the ,chairperson of that  
,indian tribe 7or a designee74  2 and   
7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,f71 by         
inserting 7including1 in the case of a  
payment under subsection 7b7 or 7c71    
horses owned by an eligible producer on 
a farm described in paragraph           
7#a77;,a77ii7 that are not used for     
commercial agricultural purposes7 before
 2 and4  #c4 ,pasture1 rangeland1 and   
forage policy of insurance ,section     
#ebc7;i77#d77;,b7 of the ,federal ,crop 
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4           
#aebc7;i77#d77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 striking ,the premium subsidy and      
inserting the following3  7i7 ,in       
general ,subject to clause 7ii71 the    

premium subsidy  2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7ii7         
,pasture1 rangeland1 and forage policy  
for members of ,indian tribes ,with     
respect to a policy or plan of insurance
 established under this subsection for  
producers of livestock commodities the  
source of feedstock of which is pasture1
 rangeland1 and forage1 the premium     
subsidy for a member of an ,indian tribe
 7as defined in section #d of the       
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd771 as certified to the  
,secretary by the ,chairperson of that  
,indian tribe 7or a designee71 shall    
be--  7,i7 #ij percent for the first    
purchase of that policy or plan of      
insurance by that member of an ,indian  
tribe2 and  7,,ii7 determined under     
clause 7i7 for any subsequent purchase  
of that policy or plan of insurance by  
that member of an ,indian tribe4  4