,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dehj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bj1 #bjba,mr4  
,ruiz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott (  
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,specialty ,crops 
,competitiv5ess ,act ( #bjjd to provide 
recov]y paym5ts to seasonal & p]i%able  
crop gr[]s :o exp]i5c$ l[ prices caus$  
by imports1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,am]ican ,seasonal & ,p]i%able ,crop    
,support ,act4  #b4 ,seasonal & p]i%able
 insurance programs ,! ,specialty ,crops
 ,competitiv5ess ,act ( #bjjd 7,public  
,law #ajh-dfe7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  ,v ,seasonal & ,p]i%able    
,insurance ,programs  #eja4 ,seasonal & 
p]i%able crop loss program  7a7         
,seasonal & p]i%able crop loss  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,beg9n+ ) m>ket+ ye> #bjbb1 )     
respect to a produc] ( a seasonal &     
p]i%able crop 9 geographic region       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y   

%all make crop loss paym5ts 9 accordance
 ) ?is section = a m>ket+ ye> if !      
,secret>y det]m9es t-- 7,a7 ! effective 
price = ! seasonal & p]i%able crop = su*
 m>ket+ ye> is less ?an ! ref]5ce price 
= su* crop2 &  7,b7 ! crop loss describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is caus$ by imports 
( ! seasonal & p]i%able crop4  7#b7     
,geographic cov]age ,a geographic region
 describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a geographic
 region = :i* at lea/ #ej p]c5t ( !     
produc]s t produce at lea/ "o seasonal &
 p]i%able crops make a "o-"t election to
 p>ticipate 9 ! seasonal p]i%able crop  
loss paym5t program "u ?is section )    
respect to a m>ket+ ye>4  7#c7 ,election
 ,= ea* m>ket+ ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all    
all[ produc]s ( seasonal & p]i%able     
crops to make a "o-"t election to       
p>ticipate 9 ! seasonal & p]i%able crop 
loss program "u ?is section ) respect to
 su* m>ket+ ye>4  7b7 ,effective price  
,! effective price = a seasonal &       
p]i%able crop = a m>ket+ ye> %all be !  
national av]age m>ket price = ! seasonal

 & p]i%able crop4  7c7 ,paym5t rate ,a  
paym5t "u subsection 7a7 %all be equal  
to ! diff]5ce betwe5-- 7#a7 ! ref]5ce   
price = ! cov]$ seasonal & p]i%able     
crop2 &  7#b7 ! effective price det]m9$ 
"u subsection 7b7 = ! seasonal &        
p]i%able crop4  7d7 ,paym5t am\nt ,if   
seasonal p]i%able crop loss program     
paym5ts are requir$ to be provid$ "u ?is
 section = ! la/ seasonal m>ket+ ye> = a
 cov]$ seasonal & p]i%able crop1 ! am\nt
 ( ! seasonal p]i%able crop loss program
 paym5t to be paid to ! produc]s on a   
f>m = ! seasonal m>ket+ ye> %all be     
equal to ! product obta9$ by multiply+--
 7#a7 ! paym5t rate = ! cov]$ seasonal &
 p]i%able crop "u subsection 7c72 &     
7#b7 ! previ\s ?ree-ye> av]age          
production = ! seasonal & p]i%able crop4
  7e7 ,eligibility ,no produc] may be   
eligible = a paym5t "u ?is section      
unless su* produc]-- 7#a7 has an av]age 
adju/$ gross income ( less ?an #ijj1jjj 
= ! #c tax ye>s prec$+ ! mo/ rec5t tax  
ye>2 &  7#b7 d]ives at lea/ #ge p]c5t ( 

_! adju/$ gross income f f>m+1 ran*+1 or
 =e/ry4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,m>ket+ season ,! t]m m>ket+      
season means1 ) respect to a seasonal & 
p]i%able crop1 ! season-- 7,a7 9 :i* su*
 crop is normally m>ket$2 &  7,b7 t     
concludes on ! date t is n lat] ?an f\r 
weeks aft] ! la/ day on :i* su* crops   
are h>ve/$ dur+ a m>ket+ ye>4  7#b7     
,m>ket+ ye> ,! t]m m>ket+ ye> means1 )  
respect to a seasonal & p]i%able crop1 !
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ! seasonal &    
p]i%able crop is fir/ h>ve/$ & end+ on !
 la/ day on :i* su* crop is m>ket$4     
7#c7 ,ref]5ce price ,! t]m ref]5ce price
 means regional av]age m>ket price      
receiv$ by produc]s dur+ ! m>ket+ season
 = a seasonal & p]i%able crop = ! p]iod 
( ! mo/ rec5t ?ree m>ket+ ye>s4  7#d7   
,seasonal & p]i%able crop ,! t]m        
seasonal & p]i%able crop means a crop t 
is-- 7,a7 a fre% or *ill$ specialty     
crop2  7,b7 m>ket$ 9 raw =m =           
consumption )\t fur!r process+2 &  7,c7 
normally m>ket$ n lat] ?an #d weeks aft]

 h>ve/+4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
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