,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #daef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4    
,inh(e 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mr4     
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & ,mr4 ,burr7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture to provide relief f h>d%ip 
due to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic to          
agricultural produc]s1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,respond+ to ,epidemic ,losses &    
,inve/+ 9 ! ,economic ,future =         
,produc]s ,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,relief =  
,produc]s ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,em]g5cy   
assi/ance = live/ock & p\ltry losses    
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,cov]$ live/ock or p\ltry ,! t]m cov]$  
live/ock or p\ltry means live/ock or    
p\ltry t is-- 7,a7 us$ only = bre$+     
purposes2  7,b7 fatt5+2 or  7,c7        
m>ket-ready4  7#b7 ,cov]$ produc] ,! t]m
 cov]$ produc] means a p]son or legal   

entity t assumes ! production & m>ket   
risks associat$ ) ! agricultural        
production ( live/ock & p\ltry 7z ^?    
t]ms are def9$ 9 section #b7;a7 ( !     
,pack]s & ,/ocky>ds ,act1 #aiba 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahb774  7#c7 ,,covid-#ai     
public heal? em]g5cy ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai 
public heal? em]g5cy means ! public     
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u section #cai
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1
 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai4  7#d7        
,int5tional depopulation ,! t]m         
int5tional depopulation means-- 7,a7 !  
de/ruction ( cov]$ live/ock or p\ltry2 &
  7,b7 ! transf] ( cov]$ live/ock or    
p\ltry )\t comp5sation to a noncomm]cial
 int]e/4  7#e7 ,live p\ltry deal] ,! t]m
 live p\ltry deal] has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 section #b7;a7 ( ! ,pack]s &      
,/ocky>ds ,act1 #aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#ahb7;a774  7#f7 ,pack] ,! t]m pack] has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bja ( !  
,pack]s & ,/ocky>ds ,act1 #aiba 7#g     

,u4,s4,c4 #aia74  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture4  7b7 ,paym5ts = cov]$     
produc]s ,! ,secret>y %all make paym5ts 
to cov]$ produc]s to (fset ! actual loss
 ( income relat$ to ! int5tional        
depopulation ( cov]$ live/ock & p\ltry  
due to insuffici5t regional access to   
meat or p\ltry process+ relat$ to !     
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy1 z     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,paym5t    
rate = cov]$ produc]s  7#a7 ,paym5ts =  
fir/ #cj-;day p]iod ,= a p]iod ( #cj    
days beg9n+1 ) respect to a cov]$       
produc]1 on ! initial date ( !          
int5tional depopulation describ$ 9      
subsection 7b7 ( ! cov]$ live/ock or    
p\ltry ( ! cov]$ produc]1 ! ,secret>y   
%all reimburse ! cov]$ produc] = #he    
p]c5t ( ! value ( actual losses z       
det]m9$ "u subsection 7d74  7#b7        
,subsequ5t #cj-;day p]iods ,= ea*       
#cj-;day p]iod subsequ5t to ! #cj-;day  
p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !       
,secret>y %all r$uce ! value ( ! actual 

losses det]m9$ "u subsection 7d7 )      
respect to a cov]$ produc] by #aj p]c5t4
  7#c7 ,maximum aggregate paym5t ,9 no  
case %all ! am\nt ( paym5ts receiv$ by a
 produc] "u ?is section exce$ #ajj p]c5t
 ( ! actual loss ( t produc]4  7d7      
,valuation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 calculat+ !
 am\nt ( actual losses = purposes ( !   
paym5t rates "u subsection 7c71 !       
,secret>y %all use ! av]age fair m>ket  
value1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 9       
collaboration ) ! ,*ief ,economi/ ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture & !            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+  
,s]vice1 = cov]$ live/ock or p\ltry1 z  
applicable1 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ ,m>* #a1
 #bjbj1 & end+ on ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is section4  7#b7 ,limitation ,9 no    
case %all a paym5t made "u subsection   
7b7 exce$ ! av]age m>ket value ( cov]$  
live/ock or p\ltry on ! date ( !        
depopulation describ$ 9 t subsection4   
7e7 ,exclud$ animals ,! ,secret>y may n 
make paym5ts "u ?is section = actual    
losses associat$ ) live/ock own$ by a   

pack] or p\ltry own$ by a live p\ltry   
deal]4  7f7 ,fund+ ,!re are appropriat$1
 out ( any am\nts 9 ! ,treasury n       
o!rwise appropriat$1 su* sums z are     
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  #c4  
,animal disease prev5tion & prep>$ness  
7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is section is
 to (fset ! impact ( ! ,,covid-#ai      
public heal? em]g5cy 7z def9$ 9 section 
#b7;a77 by support+ prev5tion &         
prep>$ness activities conduct$ pursuant 
to section #ajdji;,a ( ! ,animal ,heal? 
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a74
  7b7 ,appropriations ,out ( any am\nts 
9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 !re
 is appropriat$ to c>ry out section     
#ajdji;,a ( ! ,animal ,heal? ,protection
 ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a7            
#cjj1jjj1jjj1 to rema9 available until  
exp5d$4  7c7 ,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is section
 sup]s$es exi/+ activities c>ri$ out "u 
section #ajdji;,a ( ! ,animal ,heal?    
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a74
  #d4 ,em]g5cy au?ority = ! ,commodity  
,cr$it ,corporation ,section #e ( !     

,commodity ,cr$it ,corporation ,*>t]    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gad;c7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7h7 z     
subsection 7j72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7g7 ! foll[+3  7h7 ,remove & 
dispose (1 or aid 9 ! removal or        
disposition (1 surplus live/ock & p\ltry
 due to significant supply *a9          
int]ruption dur+ an em]g5cy p]iod4  7i7 
,aid agricultural process+ plants to    
ensure supply *a9 cont9uity dur+ an     
em]g5cy p]iod4  4