,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajibh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bi1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,got!im] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1 & ,ms4
 ,mc,bride7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to provide     
block grants to ,/ates = c]ta9 crop     
losses z a consequ5ce ( freezes or cold 
wea!r conditions t occurr$ 9 ! mon? (   
,april1 #bjbf4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f>m] ,recov]y     
,opportunity & ,support = ,temp]atures  
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,block grants to     
address c]ta9 crop losses due to cold   
wea!r conditions or freezes t occurr$ 9 
,april1 #bjbf  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#abj days aft] ! date on :i* funds are  
fir/ made available to c>ry out ?is     
section pursuant to subsection 7f71 !   
,secret>y %all provide assi/ance 9 ! =m 
( block grants to cov]$ ,/ates = losses 
( rev5ue1 quality1 or production ( crops
 7includ+ crops prev5t$ f plant+71      

trees1 bu%es1 & v9es1 z a consequ5ce ( a
 freeze or cold wea!r condition t       
occurr$ 9 ! mon? ( ,april1 #bjbf4  7b7  
,eligibility ,assi/ance "u subsection   
7a7 %all be made available ^u reque/ by 
a cov]$ ,/ate1 act+ ?r\gh ! dep>tm5t (  
agriculture ( su* ,/ate or o!r          
appropriate ,/ate ag5cy1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y4  7c7  ,multi-,ye> crops  ,!  
assi/ance "u subsection 7a7 %all include
 comp5sation to produc]s = losses (     
multi-ye> crops4  7d7 ,report ,n lat]   
?an #abj days aft] ! date on :i* funds  
are fir/ made available to c>ry out ?is 
section pursuant to subsection 7f71 & = 
ea* fiscal qu>t] !reaft] until ! am\nts 
s provid$ are exp5d$1 ! ,secret>y %all  
submit a report to ! ,committee on      
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate describ+
 ! implem5tation ( assi/ance provid$    
pursuant to ?is section4  7e7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,cov]$
 ,/ate ,! t]m cov]$ ,/ate means         

,connecticut1 ,delaw>e1 ,ill9ois1       
,indiana1 ,m>yl&1 ,massa*usetts1        
,mi*igan1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,new ,york1      
,ohio1 ,p5nsylvania1 ,virg9ia1 & ,we/   
,virg9ia4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture4  7f7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#c1ejj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbg1 to   
rema9 available until exp5d$4