,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4  
,hagedorn introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,appropriations1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on the ,budget1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide supplemental     
appropriations to provide direct        
assistance for domestic pork producers  
and during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,u4,s4   
,pork ,producer ,assistance ,act of     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,it is imperative   
that domestic pork producers receive    
financial assistance that adequately    
reflects the damages done to the pork   
industry due to the ,,covid-#ai         
pandemic4  7#b7 ,while the coronavirus  

food assistance program carried out by  
the ,secretary of ,agriculture provides 
relief to livestock producers1 the pork 
industry has faced unprecedented        
challenges due to packing plants being  
forced to reduce processing capacity4   
7#c7 ,to prevent further damage to the  
pork industry1 further funding          
assistance that includes direct funding 
for the pork industry is necessary4  #c4
 ,additional funding for ,office of the 
,secretary account ,for an additional   
amount for the ,office of the           
,secretary1 #e1jjj1jjj1jjj to remain    
available until expended to provide     
support payments to pork producers with 
losses of market-ready hogs due to the  
,,covid-#ai pandemic3 ,provided1 ,that  
such amount is designated by ,congress  
as being for an emergency requirement   
pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7
 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency
 ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe3       
,provided further1 ,that such amounts   
shall be made available only if the     

,president subsequently so designates   
such amount3 ,provided further3 ,that   
such a payment may be made to a pork    
producer 7regardless of the adjusted    
gross income of such producer7 in any   
amount so long as such amount is not    
greater than the total losses of such   
pork producer of market-ready hogs due  
to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4