,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,coh5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 
,c>son1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,norton1 &  
,ms4 ,titus7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad & !          
,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t  
,act to require produc]s to e/abli%     
disa/] prep>$ness plans to be eligible =
 c]ta9 disa/] assi/ance programs1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy & ,disa/]     
,prep>$ness = ,f>m ,animals ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,am]ican f>ms cont9ue to exp]i5ce       
deva/at+ impacts f extreme wea!r ev5ts t
 h result$ 9 ! dea? ( millions (        
live/ock & p\ltry 9 rec5t ye>s4  7#b7   
,dur+ #bjbj & #bjba1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
exp]i5c$ a record-break+ hurricane      
season1 record-break+ heat waves & !    
hotte/ mon? on record1 a record-break+  

wildfire season1 & record-break+ dr\ghts
 across ! c\nty4  7#c7 ,extreme wea!r   
ev5ts cont9ue to become m frequ5t &     
sev]e1 putt+ ! c\ntry's agriculture     
op]ations & live/ock h]ds at increas$   
risk4  7#d7 ,to help produc]s recov] f  
wea!r-relat$ losses1 num]\s ,f$]al      
disa/] assi/ance programs h be5 e/abli%$
 t provide significant fund+ to         
comp5sate produc]s ea* ye>1 b d n       
require em]g5cy plann+4  7#e7 ,lead+    
agricultural & animal heal? entities1   
includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 !   
,am]ican ,vet]9>y ,m$ical ,association1 
& ! ,_w ,organisation = ,animal ,heal?1 
z well z ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t   
,ag5cy1 all recognize ! importance (    
em]g5cy plann+ & recomm5d ! developm5t (
 disa/] prep>$ness plans on f>ms to help
 mitigate ! impacts ( extreme wea!r4    
7#f7 ,z we cont9ue to adapt to a rapidly
 *ang+ climate1 em]g5cy plann+          
requirem5ts are necess>y to help ensure 
f>m]s are prep>$1 f9ancial losses are   
r$uc$1 & f>m animals are protect$4  #c4 

,disa/] prep>$ness plans requir$ "u     
c]ta9 disa/] assi/ance programs  7a7    
,live/ock indemnity paym5ts ,section    
#aeja7;b7 ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;b77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by ins]t+    
7o!r ?an a disa/] prep>$ness plan "u    
p>agraph 7#e77 aft] managem5t practice2 
&  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7
 ,special rule = paym5ts due to adv]se  
wea!r  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible       
produc] may only receive a paym5t "u ?is
 subsection = a loss describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a77;,b7 if-- 7i7 on a date be=e !    
#ahj-;day p]iod prec$+ su* loss1 !      
eligible produc] submitt$ to !          
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy1 an initial disa/] 
prep>$ness plan2  7ii7 9 ! case ( a     
disa/] prep>$ness plan t 0 submitt$ to !
 ,secret>y on a date be=e ! #b-ye> p]iod
 prec$+ su* loss1 ! produc] submitt$ a  
r5ewal ( su* plan dur+ su* #b-ye> p]iod2
 &  7iii7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] su*  
loss is incurr$1 ! eligible produc]     

provides to ! ,secret>y a description ( 
h[ ! mo/ rec5tly submitt$ disa/]        
prep>$ness plan 0 implem5t$ on ! f>m to 
attempt to prev5t su* loss4  7,b7       
,elem5ts ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71
 a disa/] prep>$ness plan %all include--
 7i7 an adv]se wea!r plan = ea* pot5tial
 adv]se wea!r ev5t 7bas$ on ! region !  
applicable f>m is locat$ & size ( ! f>m7
 = ea* species ( live/ock on ! f>m2 &   
7ii7 su* o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y may
 require4  7,c7 ,publication ,!         
,secret>y %all make ! plans receiv$ by !
 ,secret>y "u subp>agraph 7,a77i7       
available to ,/ate or local ag5cies ^u  
reque/4  4  7b7 ,consolidat$ ,f>m &     
,rural ,developm5t ,act ,section #ccc ( 
! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t
 ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end ( p>agraph     
7#f72  7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( 
p>agraph 7#g7 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7 9 ! case (
 an em]g5cy loan to replace live/ock lo/
 due to a natural disa/] or major disa/]

 or em]g5cy designat$ by ! ,presid5t "u 
! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &   
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaba et seq471 require ! applicant to  
develop a disa/] prep>$ness plan t      
includes an adv]se wea!r plan = ea*     
pot5tial adv]se wea!r ev5t 7bas$ on !   
region ! applicable f>m is locat$ & size
 ( ! f>m7 = ea* species ( live/ock on ! 
f>m4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,?is       
section1 & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is       
section1 %all take effect on ! date t is
 #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4