,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cadg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 
,ricketts 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to modify ,dep>tm5t (          
,agriculture programs to improve flood  
protection & infra/ructure resili5cy1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,flood ,protection 
& ,infra/ructure ,resili5ce ,act (      
#bjbc4  #b4 ,em]g5cy wat]%$ program     
,section #djc ( ! ,agricultural ,cr$it  
,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7   
,level ( re/oration ,9 c>ry+ out ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y may und]take       
measures t increase ! level ( protection
 above t :i* w\ld be necess>y to address
 ! imm$iate impairm5t ( ! wat]%$ if !   
,secret>y det]m9es t su* re/oration is 9
 ! be/ int]e/ (-- 7#a7 ! long-t]m heal? 
( ! wat]%$2 &  7#b7 ! protection ( !    

wat]%$ f repetitive impairm5ts4  4  #c4 
,rehabilitation ( /ructural measures    
ne>1 at1 or pa/ _! evaluat$ life        
expectancy ,section #ad7;b7 ( ! ,wat]%$ 
,protection & ,flood ,prev5tion ,act    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ajab7;b77 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  
7#b7 ,am\nt ( assi/ance2 limitations    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am\nt ( ,f$]al funds t 
may be made available "u ?is subsection 
to a local organization = con/ruction ( 
a p>ticul> rehabilitation project %all  
be equal to #fe p]c5t ( ! total         
rehabilitation co/s1 b n to exce$ #ajj  
p]c5t ( actual con/ruction co/s incurr$ 
9 ! rehabilitation4  7,b7 ,limit$       
res\rce areas ,not)/&+ subp>agraph 7,a71
 ! ,secret>y may contribute up to #ij   
p]c5t ( ! total rehabilitation co/s to a
 local organization = con/ruction ( a   
p>ticul> rehabilitation project t s]ves 
a limit$ res\rce area1 z det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y1 b n to exce$ #ajj p]c5t (    
actual con/ruction co/s incurr$ 9 !     
rehabilitation4  7,c7 ,co/s ( res\rce   

rights & p]mits ,! local organization   
%all be responsible = ! co/s ( wat]1    
m9]al1 & o!r res\rce rights & all       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local p]mits4  4  #d4  
,regional ,cons]vation ,p>tn]%ip        
,program purposes ,section #abga7;b7 ( !
 ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #chga7;b77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7  
,to address natural res\rce conc]ns on  
eligible l& on a regional or wat]%$     
scale1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! cons]vation1    
protection1 re/oration1 & su/a9able use 
( soil2  7,b7 ! cons]vation & protection
 ( wat]1 includ+ s\rces ( dr9k+ wat] &  
gr\ndwat]2  7,c7 ! prev5tion &          
mitigation ( ! effects ( flood+ &       
dr\ght1 & ! improvem5t or expansion (   
flood resili5cy2 &  7,d7 ! cons]vation (
 wildlife1 agricultural l&1 & relat$    
natural res\rces4  4