,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #daef ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 and ,mr4 ,burr7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,agriculture to provide relief from hardship due to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic to agricultural producers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,responding to ,epidemic ,losses and ,investing in the ,economic ,future for ,producers ,act of #bjbj or the ,,relief for ,producers ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,emergency assistance for livestock and poultry losses 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered livestock or poultry ,the term covered livestock or poultry means livestock or poultry that is-- 7,a7 used only for breeding purposes2 7,b7 fattening2 or 7,c7 market-ready4 7#b7 ,covered producer ,the term covered producer means a person or legal entity that assumes the production and market risks associated with the agricultural production of livestock and poultry 7as those terms are defined in section #b7;a7 of the ,packers and ,stockyards ,act1 #aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ahb774 7#c7 ,,covid-#ai public health emergency ,the term ,,covid-#ai public health emergency means the public health emergency declared by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,january #ca1 #bjbj1 with respect to ,,covid-#ai4 7#d7 ,intentional depopulation ,the term intentional depopulation means-- 7,a7 the destruction of covered livestock or poultry2 and 7,b7 the transfer of covered livestock or poultry without compensation to a noncommercial interest4 7#e7 ,live poultry dealer ,the term live poultry dealer has the meaning given the term in section #b7;a7 of the ,packers and ,stockyards ,act1 #aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ahb7;a774 7#f7 ,packer ,the term packer has the meaning given the term in section #bja of the ,packers and ,stockyards ,act1 #aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aia74 7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7b7 ,payments for covered producers ,the ,secretary shall make payments to covered producers to offset the actual loss of income related to the intentional depopulation of covered livestock and poultry due to insufficient regional access to meat or poultry processing related to the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,payment rate for covered producers 7#a7 ,payments for first #cj-;day period ,for a period of #cj days beginning1 with respect to a covered producer1 on the initial date of the intentional depopulation described in subsection 7b7 of the covered livestock or poultry of the covered producer1 the ,secretary shall reimburse the covered producer for #he percent of the value of actual losses as determined under subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,subsequent #cj-;day periods ,for each #cj-;day period subsequent to the #cj-;day period described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall reduce the value of the actual losses determined under subsection 7d7 with respect to a covered producer by #aj percent4 7#c7 ,maximum aggregate payment ,in no case shall the amount of payments received by a producer under this section exceed #ajj percent of the actual loss of that producer4 7d7 ,valuation 7#a7 ,in general ,in calculating the amount of actual losses for purposes of the payment rates under subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall use the average fair market value1 as determined by the ,secretary in collaboration with the ,chief ,economist of the ,department of ,agriculture and the ,administrator of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,service1 for covered livestock or poultry1 as applicable1 during the period beginning ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and ending on the date of enactment of this section4 7#b7 ,limitation ,in no case shall a payment made under subsection 7b7 exceed the average market value of covered livestock or poultry on the date of the depopulation described in that subsection4 7e7 ,excluded animals ,the ,secretary may not make payments under this section for actual losses associated with livestock owned by a packer or poultry owned by a live poultry dealer4 7f7 ,funding ,there are appropriated1 out of any amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 such sums as are necessary to carry out this section4 #c4 ,animal disease prevention and preparedness 7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this section is to offset the impact of the ,,covid-#ai public health emergency 7as defined in section #b7;a77 by supporting prevention and preparedness activities conducted pursuant to section #ajdji;,a of the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a74 7b7 ,appropriations ,out of any amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 there is appropriated to carry out section #ajdji;,a of the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a7 #cjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 7c7 ,effect ,nothing in this section supersedes existing activities carried out under section #ajdji;,a of the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a74 #d4 ,emergency authority for the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation ,section #e of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation ,charter ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gad;c7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7h7 as subsection 7j72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7g7 the following3 7h7 ,remove and dispose of1 or aid in the removal or disposition of1 surplus livestock and poultry due to significant supply chain interruption during an emergency period4 7i7 ,aid agricultural processing plants to ensure supply chain continuity during an emergency period4 4