,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajgdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,october #e1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz 7for      
herself1 ,mr4 ,scott ,franklin of       
,florida1 ,mr4 ,soto1 and ,mrs4         
,cammack7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,agricultural ,act of #bjad to authorize
 emergency assistance for high value    
crop losses1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,restore ,agricultural          
,investment1 ,stability1 and ,expansion 
,act of #bjbf or the ,,raise ,act of    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,emergency assistance for   
high value crop losses ,subtitle ,e of  
the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #aejb4
 ,emergency assistance for high value   
crop losses  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary may carry out a program to   
make payments to producers of high value

 crops 7including citrus7 for losses of 
revenue or losses of quality or         
production of such crops as a           
consequence of a drought1 wildfire1     
hurricane1 flood1 derecho1 excessive    
heat1 tornado1 winter storm1 freeze     
7including a polar vortex71 smoke       
exposure1 or excessive moisture4  7b7   
,block grants ,the program established  
pursuant to subsection 7a7 may be       
carried out through block grants to     
,states and territories4  4