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title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,!      
,em]g5cy ,relief ,program               
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) subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 to produc]s ( 
live/ock1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 =   
losses incurr$ dur+ cal5d> ye> #bjbb due
 to dr\ght or wildfires4  7b7           
,adm9i/ration ( paym5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71      
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,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture--,agricultural 
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,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7,public ,law  
#aag-dc74  7#b7 ,exceptions  7,a7       
,qualifi$ losses dur+ cal5d> ye> #bjbb  
,paym5ts "u subsection 7a7 %all apply   
to-- 7i7 qualifi$ losses ( cov]$ crops  
occurr+ 9 cal5d> ye> #bjbb2 &  7ii7     
losses ( live/ock incurr$ dur+ cal5d>   
ye> #bjbb due to dr\ght or wildfires4   

7,b7 ,paym5t limitation ,) respect to   
paym5t limitations appli$ = losses      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all apply sep>ate paym5t limitations = 
losses occurr+ 9 cal5d> ye> #bjbb4  7c7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section su* sums z may be necess>y4 
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
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crops 7includ+ milk1 on-f>m /or$        
commodities1 crops prev5t$ f plant+ 9   
#bjbb1 & h>ve/$ adult]at$ w9e grapes71  
trees1 bu%es1 & v9es4  7#b7 ,qualifi$   
loss ,! t]m qualifi$ loss means a-- 7,a7
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dr\ght1 wildfire1 hurricane1 flood1     
d]e*o1 excessive heat1 w9t] /orm1 freeze
 7includ+ a pol> vortex71 smoke         
exposure1 or excessive moi/ure1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 quality 
loss ( a cov]$ crop1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
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