,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ba1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,agricultural ,act of #bjad to improve 
a program that provides livestock       
disaster assistance1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,livestock ,disaster
 ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,supplemental       
agricultural disaster assistance  7a7   
,definition of livestock ,section       
#aeja7;a77#d77;,a7 of the ,agricultural 
,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#ijha7;a77#d77;,a77 is amended by       
inserting and unweaned cattle after     
dairy cattle4  7b7 ,definition of       
eligible livestock producer ,section    
#aeja7;c77#a77;,c77i77,i7 of the        
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;c77#a77;,c77i77,i77 is 

amended by inserting 1 including through
 a lease or rental agreement under which
 payment is based1 in whole or in part1 
on the number of units of livestock per 
a specified period of time before the   
semicolon at the end4  7c7 ,livestock   
forage disaster program ,section        
#aeja7;c77#c7 of the ,agricultural ,act 
of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;c77#c77 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph         
7,c77iii77,i7-- 7,a7 in item 7aa71 by   
striking or at the end2  7,b7 in item   
7bb71 by striking by at the end and     
inserting or2 and  7,c7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7cc7 the national  
average corn price per bushel for the   
#c-month period immediately preceding   
that ,march #a2 by  2 and  7#b7 in      
subparagraph 7,d77ii77,,ii7-- 7,a7 in   
item 7aa71 by striking #c and inserting 
#d2  7,b7 in item 7bb71 by striking #d  
monthly and inserting #f monthly2 and   
7,c7 in item 7cc71 by striking an amount
 equal to and all that follows through  
the period at the end and inserting the 

following3 8an amount equal to-- 7,,aa7 
in the case of a county with a normal   
grazing period of not less than #h      
months1 #h monthly payments using the   
monthly payment rate determined under   
subparagraph 7,b72 or 7,,bb7 in the case
 of a county with a normal grazing      
period of less than #h months1 #a       
monthly payment for each month of the   
normal grazing period for that county1  
using the monthly payment rate          
determined under that subparagraph4 4   
7d7 ,emergency ,assistance for          
,livestock1 ,honey ,bees1 and           
,farm-,raised ,fish ,section #aeja7;d7  
of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by inserting   
7including drought7 after adverse       
weather2 and  7,b7 by striking 1 that   
are not covered under subsection 7b7 or 
7c72 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 
by inserting 7including transportation  
costs for feed1 water1 and livestock7   
after shortages2  7,b7 by inserting 1 at

 a minimum1 before inspections2  7,c7 by
 striking reduce losses and inserting   
the following3 8reduce--  7,a7 losses  2
 and  7,d7 in subparagraph 7,a7 7as so  
designated71 by striking fever4 and     
inserting the following3 8fever2 and    
7,b7 winter stockpile grazing losses4  4