,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ba1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,alford introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to extend the wildfire and     
hurricane indemnity program to cover    
certain crop losses in calendar year    
#bjbc1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the #bjbc ,,whip ,reauthorization ,act4 
#b4 ,disaster indemnity program  7a7 ,in
 general ,except as otherwise provided  
in this section1 with respect to the    
coverage period1 the ,secretary shall   
carry out--  7#a7 a disaster indemnity  
program in the same manner as the ,,whip
 program is carried out under subpart ,o
 of part #gfj of title #g1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
the date of the enactment of this       
section72  7#b7 an on-farm storage loss 
program in the same manner as the       
program carried out under subpart ,p of 

part #gfj of title #g1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this section72 and  
7#c7 a milk loss program in the same    
manner as the program carried out under 
subpart ,q of part #gfj of title #g1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of the enactment of  
this section74  7b7 ,covered losses ,in 
carrying out the programs under this    
section1 the ,secretary shall make      
payments to producers in accordance with
 subsection 7c7 for qualified losses of 
covered crops1 including milk1 that     
occurred during the coverage period4    
7c7 ,payments  7#a7 ,in general         
,payments to producers for qualified    
losses of covered crops1 including milk1
 under the programs under this section  
shall be administered1 except as        
provided in paragraph 7#b71 in the same 
manner as payments under the relevant   
programs in subsection 7a74  7#b7       
,exceptions  7,a7 ,direct payments      
required ,the ,secretary shall make     

payments under the programs under       
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of      
subsection 7a7 as direct payments to    
producers or processors1 at the election
 of the processor4  7,b7 ,special rule  
for unharvested acres ,the ,secretary   
shall make payments under this section  
with respect to qualified losses of     
unharvested acres of a covered crop in  
the same manner as payments are made    
with respect to eligible crop losses    
under the noninsured crop assistance    
program under section #aif of the       
,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and  
,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#gccc74  7,c7 ,payment limitations  7i7 
,in general ,except as provided in      
clauses 7ii71 7iii71 7iv71 and 7v71 the 
,secretary shall impose payment         
limitations consistent with section     
#gfj4aejg of title #g1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this section74  7ii7
 ,exception for specialty crops or high 
value crops ,in the case of specialty   

crops or high value crops1 as determined
 by the ,secretary1 the ,secretary shall
 impose payment limitations consistent  
with section #gfj4aejg7;a77#b7 of title 
#g1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as  
in effect on ,january #a1 #bjai74  7iii7
 ,tax year basis ,in applying the       
payment limitations under this          
subparagraph1 the ,secretary shall      
determine a person or legal entity's    
average adjusted gross income and       
average adjusted gross farm income based
 on the #bjai1 #bjbj1 and #bjba tax     
years4  7iv7 ,annual renewal ,with      
respect to the payment limitations      
described under this subparagraph1 the  
,secretary shall apply separate payment 
limits for each of the years under the  
covered period4  7v7 ,entity rules ,with
 respect to payments to a corporation1  
limited liability company1 limited      
partnership1 trust1 or estate under this
 section1 the ,secretary shall--  7,i7  
determine average adjusted gross income 
and average adjusted gross farm income  

in accordance with clause 7iii72 and    
7,,ii7 apply rules in the same manner as
 subsections 7d7 and 7e7 of section #i4g
 of title #g1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations4  7,d7 ,net indemnities ,in
 calculating payments under the programs
 under paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7  
of subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall 
net out crop insurance indemnities1 less
 any insurance premiums paid by the     
producer4  7,e7 ,payments to sugar and  
dairy processors  7i7 ,in general ,at   
the election of a processor eligible for
 a loan under section #aef of the       
,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and  
,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#gbgb7 or a cooperative processor of    
dairy1 in lieu of payments to producers 
provided under a program described in   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
make payments to a processor to be paid 
to producer members1 as determined by   
such processors under the same terms and
 conditions as payments made to         
processors pursuant to section #gia7;c7 

of title ,,vii of division ,b of the    
,further ,consolidated ,appropriations  
,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-id74     
7ii7 ,non-election ,notwithstanding     
section #gfj4aejc7;j7 of title #g of the
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 in the 
event that a processor described in     
clause 7i7 does not elect to receive    
payments under such clause1 the         
,secretary shall make direct payments to
 producers under a program described in 
subsection 7a74  7,f7 ,block grants ,the
 ,secretary may provide payments in the 
form of block grants to ,states and     
processors described in subparagraph    
7,e74  7d7 ,authorization of            
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #h1ejj1jjj1jjj4  
7#b7 ,administration ,the ,secretary may
 use not more than #a percent of the    
funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph
 7#a7 to carry out the following3  7,a7 
,streamlining the application process4  
7,b7 ,utilizing information technology  

to enable the electronic transfer of    
data used in such application process   
between the ,risk ,management ,agency   
and the ,farm ,service ,agency4  7,c7   
,activities that with respect to county 
office employees1 reduce the workload of
 such employees in carrying out this    
section4  7,d7 ,to the maximum extent   
practicable1 providing the necessary    
information to1 and assisting crop      
insurance agents with1 providing        
application information on behalf of    
insured producers4  7e7 ,exemption      
,notwithstanding the ,federal ,funding  
,accountability and ,transparency ,act  
of #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bhb2 #ca    
,u4,s4,c4 #faja note71 the requirements 
of parts #be and #agj of title #b1 ,code
 of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor 
regulations71 shall not apply with      
respect to assistance received under    
this section4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3  7#a7 ,coverage period ,in    
this section1 the term coverage period  
means1 with respect to a covered crop1  

including milk1 and a qualifying        
disaster event described in paragraph   
7#f77;,a77i71 calendar years #bjbc and  
#bjbd4  7#b7 ,covered crop ,the term    
covered crop means a crop1 tree1 bush1  
or vine described in section #gfj4aejc  
of title #g1 ,code of ,federal          
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of the enactment of this section71      
including wine grapes1 which shall      
include all insured acreage 7regardless 
of whether such acreage is the initial  
acreage or not74  7#c7 ,milk loss       
program ,the term milk loss program     
means the milk loss program under       
subpart ,q of part #gfj of title #g1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in   
effect on the date of the enactment of  
this section74  7#d7 ,on-farm storage   
loss program ,the term on-farm storage  
loss program means the on-farm storage  
loss program under subpart ,p of part   
#gfj of title #g1 ,code of ,federal     
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of the enactment of this section7  7#e7 

,state ,in this section1 the term ,state
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #aaaa7bj7 of the ,agricultural  
,act of #bjad4  7#f7 ,qualified loss    
,the term qualified loss--  7,a7 with   
respect to a covered crop not described 
in subparagraph 7,b71 the loss of such  
crop during the coverage period-- 7i7   
due to a qualifying disaster event      
described in the definition of          
qualifying disaster event in section    
#gfj4ahjb of title #g1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this section72  7ii7
 due to high winds1 derechos1 excessive 
heat1 or freeze 7including a polar      
vortex72  7iii7 due to a drought in--   
7,i7 a county the ,secretary designated 
for drought2 or  7,,ii7 a county        
contiguous to a county described in     
subclause 7,i72 or  7iv7 due to other   
disruptions 7including power outages or 
curtailments7 that are associated with  
the effects of a qualified disaster     
event under this section2 and  7,b7 with

 respect to smoke tainted wine grapes1  
the loss 7including a quality loss7 of  
such crop during the coverage period due
 to wildfire1 as determined by the      
,secretary4  7#g7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture4  7#h7 ,whip program ,the  
term ,,whip program means the ,,whip    
program under subpart ,o of part #gfj of
 title #g1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of the enactment of this section74