,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,marshall introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,agriculture to establish a program to  
provide emergency relief to producers   
that experienced losses as a result of  
disasters occurring in #bjbc1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,agricultural  
,emergency ,relief ,act of #bjbd4  #b4  
,emergency ,relief ,program  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture 
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 shall carry out a program   
under which the ,secretary shall provide
 payments to producers that experienced 
losses of crops 7including milk1 on-farm
 stored commodities1 crops prevented    
from planting in #bjbc1 and harvested   
adulterated wine grapes71 trees1 bushes1

 and vines1 as a consequence of         
droughts1 wildfires1 hurricanes1 floods1
 derechos1 excessive heat1 tornadoes1   
winter storms1 freeze1 including a polar
 vortex1 smoke exposure1 quality losses 
of crops1 excessive moisture1 and other 
similar causes of loss occurring in     
calendar year #bjbc4  7b7 ,terms and    
conditions ,except as otherwise provided
 in this section1 the ,secretary shall  
carry out the program required under    
subsection 7a7 under the same terms and 
conditions provided under ,phase #a of  
the ,emergency ,relief ,program in      
effect for #bjbj and #bjba and first    
announced in the notification of funding
 availability published by the          
,department of ,agriculture entitled    
,notice of ,funds ,availability2        
,emergency ,relief ,program 7,,erp7 7#hg
 ,fed4 ,reg4 #cjafd 7,may #ah1 #bjbb774 
7c7 ,treatment of certain losses ,the   
,secretary shall provide payments to    
producers under the program required    
under subsection 7a7 in a manner        

consistent with subsection 7b7 in the   
case of-- 7#a7 quality losses2  7#b7    
losses for which a producer did not have
 coverage under-- 7,a7 a policy or plan 
of insurance under the ,federal ,crop   
,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et  
seq472 or  7,b7 the noninsured crop     
disaster assistance program established 
under section #aif of the ,federal      
,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform   
,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gccc72     
7#c7 losses for which a producer did not
 receive an indemnity or payment under--
 7,a7 a policy or plan of insurance     
under the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq472 or  7,b7 
the noninsured crop disaster assistance 
program established under section #aif  
of the ,federal ,agriculture            
,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gccc72 and  7#d7 types of
 losses of crops covered under ,phase #b
 of the ,emergency ,relief ,program     
established under subpart ,s of part    
#gfj of title #g1 ,code of ,federal     

,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act74  7d7        
,additional terms and conditions ,the   
,secretary shall carry out the program  
required under subsection 7a7 in        
accordance with the first and third     
through twelfth provisos under the      
heading ,office of the ,secretary under 
the heading ,processing1 ,research and  
,marketing under the heading            
,agricultural ,programs in title ,i of  
the ,disaster ,relief ,supplemental     
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7division ,b
 of ,public ,law #aag-dc2 #ace ,stat4   
#cef71 as those provisos were           
implemented for #bjbj and #bjba1 except 
that-- 7#a7 the amount available under  
the third proviso shall be determined   
pursuant to subsection 7f72 and  7#b7   
each reference to #bjbj or #bjba in     
those provisos shall be deemed to be a  
reference to #bjbc4  7e7 ,other         
requirements  7#a7 ,payment eligibility 
and amount ,in determining eligibility  
for a payment under the program required

 under subsection 7a71 including the    
amount of that payment1 the ,secretary  
shall only consider-- 7,a7 the losses   
described in subsection 7a72  7,b7      
indemnities received and premiums paid  
under a policy or plan of insurance     
under the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et seq472 and  7,c7
 financial assistance received and fees 
paid under the noninsured crop disaster 
assistance program established under    
section #aif of the ,federal            
,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform   
,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gccc74     
7#b7 ,payment limitations or reductions 
,the ,secretary shall not impose any    
limitation on or reduction in payments  
to a producer that is not authorized by 
this section4  7f7 ,funding ,there are  
authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this      
section1 to remain available until      
expended4