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,s4 #cbad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbj,mr4 
,romney 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b5net7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,cr$it 
,act ( #aigh ) respect to preagreem5t   
co/s ( em]g5cy wat]%$ protection        
measures1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,mak+   
,access ,to ,cleanup ,happ5 ,act ( #bjbj
 or ! ,,mat* ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,em]g5cy
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,agricultural ,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,preagreem5t co/s    
7#a7 ,def9ition ( sponsor ,9 ?is        
subsection1 ! t]m sponsor means-- 7,a7 a
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,indian tribe 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 
7#b7 ,preagreem5t project co/s ,n lat]  

?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 
id5tify a li/ ( em]g5cy wat]%$          
protection measures ! co/ ( :i* may be  
incurr$ by a sponsor prior to ent]+ into
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section2 &  7,b7 develop a proc$ure1    
includ+ appropriate deadl9es1 to be     
implem5t$ at ! ,/ate level1 ?r\gh :i* a 
sponsor may reque/1 = a specifi$ natural
 disa/]1 additional em]g5cy wat]%$      
protection measures ! co/ ( :i* may be  
incurr$ by a sponsor prior to ent]+ into
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section4  7#c7 ,agreem5t contribution   
,if ! ,secret>y & a sponsor ent] into an
 agreem5t "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all consid] any applicable preagreem5t 
co/s incurr$ by ! sponsor = und]tak+    
em]g5cy wat]%$ protection measures      
id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 z meet+ "p ( !
 contribution ( ! sponsor t[>d ! co/ ( !
 project4  7#d7 ,assumption ( risk ,a   
sponsor t und]takes em]g5cy wat]%$      
protection measures prior to ent]+ into 

an agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y "u ?is section
 %all assume ! risk ( incurr+ any co/ ( 
und]tak+ ^? measures4  7#e7 ,effect     
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection requires !       
,secret>y to ent] into an agreem5t ) a  
sponsor4  4