,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eiib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ai1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia 7= himself & ,mr4    
,mann7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill  ,octob] 
#be1 #bjbc,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on    
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act to modify  
eligibility = prev5t$ plant+ insurance  
"u c]ta9 dr\ght conditions1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,f>m]s f ,dr\ght 
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,eligibility =       
prev5t$ plant+ insurance "u c]ta9 dr\ght
 conditions ,section #ejh;,a7c7 ( !     
,f$]al ,crop ,insurance ,act 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #aejh;a7c77 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 #a-;9-#e rule =
 c]ta9 dr\ght conditions  7,a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,cov]$ 
c\nty ,! t]m cov]$ c\nty means a c\nty t
 exp]i5c$1 9 ea* ( #c consecutive ye>s1 
extreme dr\ght 7,d#c or worse int5sity71
 z measur$ by1 & indicat$ 9 a report (1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght ,monitor1 9 any 

area ( ! c\nty at any "t dur+ ! normal  
plant+ p]iod4  7ii7 ,cov]$ rule ,! t]m  
cov]$ rule means ! eligibility          
requirem5t = prev5t$ plant+ insurance1  
describ$ 9 section #ag7;f77#h7 ( ! mo/  
rec5t v]sion ( ! ,common ,crop          
,insurance ,policy ,basic ,provisions1  
"u :i* plant+ ( a crop mu/ h occurr$    
once 9 ! #d mo/ rec5t crop ye>s prec$+ !
 curr5t crop ye> 7commonly ref]r$ to z !
 #a 9 #d rule74  7,b7 #a-;9-#e rule ,!  
cov]$ rule %all be modifi$ = a cov]$    
c\nty to require ! plant+ ( a crop once 
9 ! #e mo/ rec5t crop ye>s prec$+ !     
curr5t crop ye>4  4