,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,smith7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish
 a payment program for unexpected loss  
of markets and revenues to timber       
harvesting and timber hauling businesses
 due to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,loggers 
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,payment program for 
timber harvesting and timber hauling    
businesses  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term
 eligible entity means any timber       
harvesting business or timber hauling   
business that harvested or hauled       
unrefined timber products in calendar   
year #bjai4  7#b7 ,gross revenue ,the   
term gross revenue means the gross      
revenue generated by an eligible entity 

from timber harvesting or timber hauling
 services within the normal range of    
operation of the eligible entity1 as    
determined by the ,secretary4  7#c7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7    
,payments ,the ,secretary shall make    
payments in accordance with this section
 to eligible entities that1 as a result 
of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 experienced
 a loss of not less than #aj percent in 
gross revenue during the period         
beginning on ,january #a1 #bjbj1 and    
ending on ,july #ca1 #bjbj1 as compared 
to the gross revenue of the eligible    
entity during the same period in #bjai4 
7c7 ,amount of payment ,the amount of a 
payment made to an eligible entity under
 subsection 7b7 shall be equal to #aj   
percent of the gross revenue of the     
eligible entity during the period       
beginning on ,january #a1 #bjai1 and    
ending on ,july #ca1 #bjai4  7d7        
,allowable use ,the ,secretary shall    
only make a payment under subsection 7b7

 to an eligible entity that certifies to
 the ,secretary that the payment will be
 used only for operating expenses4  7e7 
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate a report       
describing the payments made under this 
section1 including-- 7#a7 the identity  
of each recipient of a payment2 and     
7#b7 the amount of each payment provided
 to each recipient described in         
paragraph 7#a74  7f7 ,regulations  7#a7 
,in general ,except as otherwise        
provided in this section1 not later than
 #cj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary shall        
prescribe such regulations as are       
necessary to carry out this section4    
7#b7 ,procedure ,the promulgation of    
regulations under1 and administration   
of1 this section shall be made without  

regard to-- 7,a7 the notice and comment 
provisions of section #eec of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7 chapter
 #ce of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code
 7commonly known as the ,paperwork      
,reduction ,act74  7g7 ,funding ,there  
are appropriated1 out of any amounts in 
the ,treasury not otherwise             
appropriated1 such sums as are necessary
 to make payments to eligible entities  
under this section4