,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,smith introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide emergency        
assistance for independent poultry      
growers1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,emergency assistance for independent   
poultry growers  7a7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,covered period ,the 
term covered period means the period    
beginning on ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and      
ending on the date on which 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-#ai1 is  
lifted4  7#b7 ,independent poultry      
grower ,the term independent poultry    
grower means a poultry grower 7as       

defined in section #b7;a7 of the        
,packers and ,stockyards ,act1 #aiba 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ahb77 that assumes the      
production and market risks associated  
with the agricultural production of     
poultry4  7#c7 ,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 #ahb74  7#d7        
,poultry ,the term poultry has the      
meaning given the term in section #b7;a7
 of the ,packers and ,stockyards ,act1  
#aiba 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ahb74  7#e7        
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7    
,calculation of loss  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary shall provide assistance
 under this section to an independent   
poultry grower that has experienced a   
loss of not less than #e percent in     
compensation for the production of      
poultry due to a reduction in the number
 of head of poultry purchased by a live 
poultry dealer from the independent     

poultry grower1 including expenses      
incurred from the cancellation or       
amendment of a poultry order or a live  
turkey marketing agreement1 during the  
covered period1 as compared to the      
historical average compensation for the 
production of poultry received by the   
independent poultry grower for-- 7,a7   
the previous #c years2 or  7,b7 such    
shorter period1 as determined by the    
,secretary1 in the case of an           
independent poultry grower that has been
 engaged in the production of poultry   
for less than #c years4  7#b7           
,adjustments ,in determining the amount 
of a loss under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,secretary may-- 7,a7 deduct any        
variable costs avoided by an independent
 poultry grower as a result of a        
reduction in the production of poultry2 
and  7,b7 adjust the historical average 
compensation described in that paragraph
 to account for instances of disease or 
other force majeure events4  7#c7       
,documentation ,the ,secretary may      

require an independent poultry grower to
 submit to the ,secretary such          
documentation as is necessary to        
demonstrate1 for the purpose of         
providing assistance under this section1
 ownership of poultry1 historical       
production levels1 and evidence of the  
cancellation or amendment of a poultry  
order or a live turkey marketing        
agreement4  7#d7 ,assistance ,the       
,secretary shall use existing ,federal  
,government formulas1 such as           
disease-loss values1 to determine an    
appropriate basis for assistance under  
this section4  7c7 ,payment rate ,the   
total amount of payments received by an 
independent poultry grower under this   
section shall be not less than #he      
percent1 and may not exceed #ajj        
percent1 of the losses of that          
independent poultry grower described in 
subsection 7b77#a74  7d7 ,regulations   
,not later than #de days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary shall issue regulations to   

carry out this section4  7e7 ,funding   
,there are appropriated1 out of any     
amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise  
appropriated1 such sums as are necessary
 to carry out this section4