,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,?une 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lujn7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to improve disa/] assi/ance    
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,live/ock ,disa/]  
,assi/ance ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbc4    
#b4 ,em]g5cy cons]vation program ,title 
,,iv ( ! ,agricultural ,cr$it ,act (    
#aigh is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#djb;,b 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjb;b7 !       
foll[+3  #djb;,c4 ,additional           
requirem5ts = ! em]g5cy cons]vation     
program  7a7 ,eligibility ( ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 & local l& us]s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,an agricultural produc] eligible to    
receive paym5ts "u sections #dja & #djb 
includes a p]son t-- 7,a7 holds a p]mit 
f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to conduct         
agricultural production or graz+ on     

,f$]al l&2 or  7,b7 leases l& f a ,/ate 
or unit ( local gov]nm5t to conduct     
agricultural production or graz+ on t   
l&4  7#b7 ,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection
 au?orizes ! ,secret>y to make a paym5t 
"u section #dja or #djb to a ,/ate or   
unit ( local gov]nm5t4  7b7 ,p]man5t    
improvem5ts ,em]g5cy measures eligible =
 paym5ts "u sections #dja & #djb        
include-- 7#a7 new p]man5t measures1    
includ+ p]man5t wat] wells & pipel9es2 &
  7#b7 replacem5t or re/oration ( exi/+ 
em]g5cy measures ) p]man5t measures1    
includ+ p]man5t wat] wells & pipel9es4  
7c7 ,/reaml9+ application process  7#a7 
,waiv] ( public comm5t ,dur+ a dr\ght   
em]g5cy1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 !    
#cj-;day public comm5t p]iod requir$ "u 
! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47    
%all be waiv$ ) respect to an           
application to c>ry out em]g5cy measures
 "u section #dja or #djb on l& adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t

 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior74  7#b7          
,acceptance ( ,,nrcs reviews ,) respect 
to an application to c>ry out em]g5cy   
measures "u section #dja or #djb on l&  
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior may accept-- 7,a7
 dur+ a dr\ght em]g5cy1 z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y1 an ar*eological review       
conduct$ by ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !   
,*ief ( ! ,natural ,res\rces            
,cons]vation ,s]vice1 = purposes ( an   
ar*eological review requir$ to be       
conduct$2  7,b7 an environm5tal review  
"u ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy    
,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et    
seq47 conduct$ by ! ,secret>y1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,natural ,res\rces    
,cons]vation ,s]vice1 = purposes ( su*  
an environm5tal review requir$ to be    
conduct$2 &  7,c7 a review "u !         
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 conduct$ by !  
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !       
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice1

 = purposes ( su* a review requir$ to be
 conduct$4  4  #c4 ,em]g5cy =e/         
re/oration program ,section #djg ( !    
,agricultural ,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 z p>agraphs   
7#c7 ?r\gh 7#e71 respectively2  7,b7 by 
ins]t+ be=e p>agraph 7#c7 7z s          
r$esignat$7 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,eligible   
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means--   
7,a7 ) respect to non9du/rial private   
=e/ l&1 an own] ( ! non9du/rial private 
=e/ l&2  7,b7 ) respect to ,f$]al l&1 a 
p]son t holds a p]mit f ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t to conduct agricultural       
production or graz+ on ! ,f$]al l&2 &   
7,c7 ) respect to l& own$ by a ,/ate or 
a unit ( local gov]nm5t1 a p]son t      
leases l& f ! ,/ate or unit ( local     
gov]nm5t to conduct agricultural        
production or graz+ on t l&4  7#b7      
,eligible l& ,! t]m eligible l& means-- 
7,a7 non9du/rial private =e/ l&2  7,b7  
,f$]al l&2 &  7,c7 l& own$ by a ,/ate or

 unit ( local gov]nm5t4  2 &  7,c7 9    
p>agraph 7#c7 7z s r$esignat$7-- 7i7 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 9 ! matt] prec$+
 clause 7i71 by /rik+ non9du/rial       
private =e/ l& & ins]t+ eligible l&2 &  
7,,ii7 by r$esignat+ clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 
z subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii71             
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7ii7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 &  
7,b7 z clauses 7i7 & 7ii71 respectively1
 & ind5t+ appropriately2  7iii7 9 !     
matt] prec$+ clause 7i7 7z s            
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ ,! t]m & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m  2 &  7iv7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7       
,inclusions ,! t]m em]g5cy measures     
includes-- 7i7 new p]man5t measures     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+    
p]man5t wat] wells & pipel9es2 &  7ii7  
replacem5t or re/oration ( exi/+ em]g5cy
 measures ) p]man5t measures describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+ p]man5t wat]  
wells & pipel9es4  2  7#b7 9 subsection 
7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ an own] (           
non9du/rial private =e/ l& :o & ins]t+  

an eligible entity t2 &  7,b7 by /rik+  
re/ore ! l& & ins]t+ re/ore eligible l&2
  7#c7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 
own] mu/ & ins]t+ eligible entity %all2 
&  7,b7 by /rik+ non9du/rial private =e/
 l& & ins]t+ eligible l&2  7#d7 9       
subsection 7d71 by /rik+ an own] (      
non9du/rial private =e/ l& & ins]t+ an  
eligible entity2  7#e7 by r$esignat+    
subsection 7e7 z subsection 7g72 &  7#f7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d7 ! foll[+3
  7e7 ,/reaml9+ application process     
7#a7 ,waiv] ( public comm5t ,dur+ a     
dr\ght em]g5cy1 z det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y1 ! #cj-;day public comm5t     
p]iod requir$ "u ! ,national            
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 %all be waiv$ )
 respect to an application to c>ry out  
em]g5cy measures "u ?is section on l&   
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,l&
 ,managem5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection 
z ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior74  7#b7      
,acceptance ( ,,nrcs reviews ,) respect 

to an application to c>ry out em]g5cy   
measures "u ?is section on l& adm9i/]$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,int]ior may accept-- 7,a7 dur+ a  
dr\ght em]g5cy1 z det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y1 an ar*eological review       
conduct$ by ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !   
,*ief ( ! ,natural ,res\rces            
,cons]vation ,s]vice1 = purposes ( an   
ar*eological review requir$ to be       
conduct$2  7,b7 an environm5tal review  
"u ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy    
,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et    
seq47 conduct$ by ! ,secret>y1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,natural ,res\rces    
,cons]vation ,s]vice1 = purposes ( su*  
an environm5tal review requir$ to be    
conduct$2 &  7,c7 a review "u !         
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 conduct$ by !  
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !       
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice1
 = purposes ( su* a review requir$ to be
 conduct$4  7f7 ,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section au?orizes ! ,secret>y to make a 

paym5t "u ?is section to a ,/ate or unit
 ( local gov]nm5t4  4  #d4 ,live/ock    
=age disa/] program ,section            
#aeja7;c77#c77;,d77ii77,i7 ( !          
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijha7;c77#c77;,d77ii77,i77 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 by /rik+ at lea/ #h consecutive &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8n less ?an--  7aa7 #d 
consecutive weeks dur+ ! normal graz+   
p]iod = ! c\nty1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y1 %all be eligible to receive  
assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph 9 an am\nt    
equal to #a mon?ly paym5t us+ ! mon?ly  
paym5t rate det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,b72
 or  7bb7 #h consecutive  2 &  7#b7 9   
item 7bb7 7z s designat$71 by /rik+ #a  
mon?ly paym5t & ins]t+ #b mon?ly        
paym5ts4  #e4 ,em]g5cy assi/ance =      
live/ock1 honey bees1 & f>m-rais$ fi%   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aeja7;d7 ( !     
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijha7;d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#a71 by ins]t+ dr\ght1 aft] adv]se     
wea!r12  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+
 adv]se wea!r or dr\ght 7su* z add$     

transportation co/s1 fe$ co/s1 & r$uc$  
honey crops = eligible produc]s ( honey 
bees71 aft] disease12  7#c7 9 p>agraph  
7#d7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,9 ! case & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case  2 & 
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7   
,requirem5ts ,! paym5t rate "u          
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all-- 7i7 9 ! case (  
eligible produc]s ( honey bees1         
incorporate p]-hive & p]-colony rates ( 
loss2 &  7ii7 incorporate a /&>diz$     
expect$ mortality rate ( #ae p]c5t4  2 &
  7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 
,docum5tation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any       
requirem5ts = ! submission (            
docum5tation by an eligible produc] to  
receive a paym5t "u ?is subsection %all 
be consi/5t nationwide4  7,b7 ,produc]s 
( honey bees ,! ,secret>y1 9            
consultation ) eligible produc]s ( honey
 bees1 %all e/abli% a /&>d1 = purposes (
 ?is subsection1 =-- 7i7 collect+ data2 
&  7ii7 sett+ an annual rate = replac+  
colonies & hives ( honey bees4  4  7b7  
,applicability to produc]s ( honey bees 

,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all apply !
 am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 to     
produc]s ( honey bees su* t !re is no   
limit on ! size ( a beekeep+ op]ation ) 
respect to ^? am5dm5ts4  #f4 ,dr\ght    
monitor int]ag5cy work+ gr\p  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture %all e/abli% an int]ag5cy  
work+ gr\p 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! 
work+ gr\p7 to improve ! availability ( 
consi/5t1 accurate1 & reliable data =   
use 9 produc+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght   
,monitor 9 accordance ) section #abeab (
 ! ,agriculture ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ehef74  7b7 ,memb]%ip ,!
 work+ gr\p %all consi/ ( n few] ?an--  
7#a7 #c repres5tatives f ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,agriculture1 includ+ #a repres5tative f
 ea* (-- 7,a7 ! ,(fice ( ! ,*ief        
,economi/1 :o %all s]ve z ! ,*air ( !   
work+ gr\p2  7,b7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice2 &     
7,c7 ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy2  7#b7 #d    
repres5tatives f ! ,national ,oceanic & 
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 includ+ #a   

repres5tative f ea* (-- 7,a7 ! ,climate 
,pr$iction ,c5t]2  7,b7 ! ,national     
,c5t]s = ,environm5tal ,in=mation2  7,c7
 ! ,national ,integrat$ ,dr\ght         
,in=mation ,sy/em2 &  7,d7 ! ,national  
,mesonet ,program2  7#c7 #a             
repres5tative f ! ,national ,dr\ght     
,mitigation ,c5t]2  7#d7 #a             
repres5tative f ! ,dep>tm5t ( !         
,int]ior2 &  7#e7 #c repres5tatives f   
mesonet programs 9 ,/ates-- 7,a7 t h    
exp]i5c$ sev]e dr\ght1 z det]m9$ by !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght ,monitor1 9 n less
 ?an #e cal5d> ye>s dur+ ! p]iod (      
cal5d> ye>s #bjab ?r\gh #bjba2 &  7,b7 m
 ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! l& area ( :i* is     
designat$ by ! ,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice
 z a ,level #a fronti] & remote area4   
7c7 ,duties ,! work+ gr\p %all-- 7#a7   
develop a means = ! inclusion (         
additional 9-situ data into ! process ( 
develop+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght        
,monitor1 includ+-- 7,a7 det]m9+ m9imum 
requirem5ts = data to be includ$ 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght ,monitor2  7,b7   

id5tify+ data available f o!r gov]nm5t  
ag5cies1 includ+ ?r\gh portals manag$ by
 ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic     
,adm9i/ration2 &  7,c7 id5tify+ gaps 9  
cov]age & det]m9+ solutions to address  
^? gaps2  7#b7 id5tify & address        
pot5tial b>ri]s to ! use ( exi/+ data1  
includ+-- 7,a7 id5tify+ ,f$]al datasets 
t w\ld be ( imm$iate use 9 develop+ !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght ,monitor :]e      
access is re/rict$ to "s or all au?ors (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght ,monitor2 &    
7,b7 develop+ propos$ accommodations1   
modifications to contractual agreem5ts1 
or updates to int]ag5cy memor&a (       
und]/&+ to all[ = incorporation (       
datasets id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72  
7#c7 develop an op5 & transp>5t         
me?odology = vett+ data products        
develop$ us+ remote s5s+ or model+2     
7#d7 if det]m9$ appropriate by ! work+  
gr\p1 develop a me?odology = inclusion (
 data t may o!rwise be exclud$ f !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght ,monitor due to   
%ort] p]iods ( record2 &  7#e7 id5tify &

 address any o!r issues relat+ to data  
availability & quality1 z det]m9$       
appropriate by ! ,*air ( ! work+ gr\p4  
7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! work+ gr\p %all submit to !     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,comm]ce1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 & ! 
relevant committees ( ,congress a report
 conta9+ recomm5dations = *anges 9      
policies1 regulations1 guidance         
docum5ts1 or exi/+ law to meet !        
objectives describ$ 9 subsection 7c74   
7#b7 ,def9ition ( relevant committees ( 
,congress ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m      
relevant committees ( ,congress means-- 
7,a7 ! ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !
 ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &     
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 !     
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 ! ,committee on
 ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives4  7e7 ,action by !   
,secret>y ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  

date ( submission ( ! report "u         
subsection 7d71 ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture1 9 coord9ation ) !         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce & ! ,secret>y ( !  
,int]ior1 %all incorporate1 to ! ext5t  
practicable1 ! recomm5dations ( ! work+ 
gr\p to improve ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght 
,monitor 9 accordance ) section #abeab (
 ! ,agriculture ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ehef74  7f7 ,t]m9ation  
,! work+ gr\p %all t]m9ate on ! date t  
is #ij days aft] ! date on :i* ! report 
is submitt$ "u subsection 7d74  #g4     
,alignm5t ( ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy & ,=e/  
,s]vice dr\ght response  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (        
submission ( ! report "u section #f7;d71
 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy 
& ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice %all ent]    
into a memor&um ( und]/&+ to bett] align
 dr\ght response activities ( ! ,f>m    
,s]vice ,ag5cy & ! ,=e/ ,s]vice 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is section z ! ag5cies74  7b7     
,cont5ts ,! memor&um ( und]/&+ ent]$    
into "u subsection 7a7 %all include--   

7#a7 a commitm5t to bett] align         
practices ( ! ag5cies ) respect to      
det]m9+ ! sev]ity ( regional dr\ght     
conditions2  7#b7 a /rategy = am5d+ ^?  
det]m9ations to ensure consi/5t policy )
 respect to dr\ght response 9 cases :]e 
! ag5cies are mak+ inconsi/5t           
det]m9ations )9 ! same spatial scale2   
7#c7 an agreem5t to utilize1 to ! ext5t 
practicable1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght    
,monitor 9 mak+ ^? det]m9ations2 &  7#d7
 an agreem5t to provide consi/5t        
in=mation to graz+ p]mittees1 op]ators1 
& o!r /akehold]s affect$ by det]m9ations
 relat+ to dr\ght4