,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,cohen 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4         
,doggett1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,ms4 ,titus7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,agricultural ,act of #bjad and the     
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act to require producers  
to establish disaster preparedness plans
 to be eligible for certain disaster    
assistance programs1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,emergency and      
,disaster ,preparedness for ,farm       
,animals ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,american     
farms continue to experience devastating
 impacts from extreme weather events    
that have resulted in the death of      
millions of livestock and poultry in    
recent years4  7#b7 ,during #bjbj and   

#bjba1 the ,united ,states experienced a
 record-breaking hurricane season1      
record-breaking heat waves and the      
hottest month on record1 a              
record-breaking wildfire season1 and    
record-breaking droughts across the     
county4  7#c7 ,extreme weather events   
continue to become more frequent and    
severe1 putting the country's           
agriculture operations and livestock    
herds at increased risk4  7#d7 ,to help 
producers recover from weather-related  
losses1 numerous ,federal disaster      
assistance programs have been           
established that provide significant    
funding to compensate producers each    
year1 but do not require emergency      
planning4  7#e7 ,leading agricultural   
and animal health entities1 including   
the ,department of ,agriculture1 the    
,american ,veterinary ,medical          
,association1 and the ,world            
,organisation for ,animal ,health1 as   
well as the ,federal ,emergency         
,management ,agency1 all recognize the  

importance of emergency planning and    
recommend the development of disaster   
preparedness plans on farms to help     
mitigate the impacts of extreme weather4
  7#f7 ,as we continue to adapt to a    
rapidly changing climate1 emergency     
planning requirements are necessary to  
help ensure farmers are prepared1       
financial losses are reduced1 and farm  
animals are protected4  #c4 ,disaster   
preparedness plans required under       
certain disaster assistance programs    
7a7 ,livestock indemnity payments       
,section #aeja7;b7 of the ,agricultural 
,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;b77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph          
7#a77;,b71 by inserting 7other than a   
disaster preparedness plan under        
paragraph 7#e77 after management        
practice2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7#e7 ,special rule for 
payments due to adverse weather  7,a7   
,in general ,an eligible producer may   
only receive a payment under this       
subsection for a loss described in      

paragraph 7#a77;,b7 if-- 7i7 on a date  
before the #ahj-;day period preceding   
such loss1 the eligible producer        
submitted to the ,secretary1 acting     
through the ,administrator of the ,farm 
,service ,agency1 an initial disaster   
preparedness plan2  7ii7 in the case of 
a disaster preparedness plan that was   
submitted to the ,secretary on a date   
before the #b-year period preceding such
 loss1 the producer submitted a renewal 
of such plan during such #b-year period2
 and  7iii7 not later than #cj days     
after such loss is incurred1 the        
eligible producer provides to the       
,secretary a description of how the most
 recently submitted disaster            
preparedness plan was implemented on the
 farm to attempt to prevent such loss4  
7,b7 ,elements ,for purposes of         
subparagraph 7,a71 a disaster           
preparedness plan shall include-- 7i7 an
 adverse weather plan for each potential
 adverse weather event 7based on the    
region the applicable farm is located   

and size of the farm7 for each species  
of livestock on the farm2 and  7ii7 such
 other information as the ,secretary may
 require4  7,c7 ,publication ,the       
,secretary shall make the plans received
 by the ,secretary under subparagraph   
7,a77i7 available to ,state or local    
agencies upon request4  4  7b7          
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act ,section #ccc of the  
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7  
is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the
 end of paragraph 7#f72  7#b7 by        
striking the period at the end of       
paragraph 7#g7 and inserting 2 and2 and 
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#h7 in the case of an emergency loan 
to replace livestock lost due to a      
natural disaster or major disaster or   
emergency designated by the ,president  
under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford         
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et
 seq471 require the applicant to develop

 a disaster preparedness plan that      
includes an adverse weather plan for    
each potential adverse weather event    
7based on the region the applicable farm
 is located and size of the farm7 for   
each species of livestock on the farm4  
4  7c7 ,effective date ,this section1   
and the amendments made by this section1
 shall take effect on the date that is  
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4