,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,alford1 ,mr4 ,riley of ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,stauber1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1   
,mr4 ,finstad1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4     
,feenstra1 and ,mr4 ,womack7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,animal ,health   
,protection ,act to provide compensation
 for poultry growers and layers in      
control areas1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,healthy ,poultry ,assistance   
and ,indemnification ,act of #bjbe4  #b4
 ,compensation for poultry growers and  
layers in control areas ,section #ajdjg 
of the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjf7 is amended--  7#a7 
in subsection 7d71 in the subsection    
heading1 by inserting for destroyed     
animals after ,compensation2 and  7#b7  
by adding at the end the following3  7e7

 ,compensation for poultry growers and  
layers in control areas  7#a7           
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,control area ,the term control area    
means a ,control ,area determined by the
 ,administrator of the ,animal and      
,plant ,health ,inspection ,service4    
7,b7 ,poultry ,the term poultry means   
domesticated fowl that are bred for the 
primary purpose of producing eggs or    
meat1 including1 when so bred1 chickens1
 turkeys1 ostriches1 emus1 rheas1       
cassowaries1 waterfowl1 and game birds1 
but not including doves and pigeons4    
7#b7 ,compensation  7,a7 ,in general    
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71  
the ,secretary shall compensate the     
owner of a poultry growing or laying    
facility for flocks of birds that the   
owner of such facility was prohibited   
from growing or laying due to the       
location of the facility within a       
control area4  7,b7 ,amount  7i7 ,in    
general ,compensation paid under        
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be in an amount 

that is equal to the product obtained by
 multiplying-- 7,i7 the average income  
from the #e most recent flocks of birds 
that the poultry growing or laying      
facility grew or laid2 and  7,,ii7 the  
number of flocks of birds that the owner
 of the poultry growing or laying       
facility was prohibited from growing or 
laying during the period of time in     
which the control area was in effect4   
7ii7 ,limitation ,compensation paid any 
owner of a poultry growing or laying    
facility under this subsection shall not
 exceed the difference between--  7,i7  
the amount described in clause 7i72 and 
7,,ii7 any compensation received by the 
owner from a ,state or other source for 
the #a or more flocks of birds that the 
owner was prohibited from growing or    
laying4  7iii7 ,reviewability ,the      
determination by the ,secretary of the  
amount to be paid under this subsection 
shall be final and not subject to       
judicial review or review by any officer
 or employee of the ,federal ,government

 other than the ,secretary or the       
designee of the ,secretary4  7,c7       
,timing ,compensation shall be paid     
under subparagraph 7,a7 not later than  
#fj days after the date on which the    
owner of a poultry growing or laying    
facility submits a request to the       
,secretary for compensation4  7#c7      
,exceptions  7,a7 ,in general ,the      
exceptions described in subsection      
7d77#c7 shall apply to this subsection4 
7,b7 ,compensation for destroyed animals
 ,no payment shall be made by the       
,secretary under this subsection to an  
owner of a poultry growing or laying    
facility who has received compensation  
under subsection 7d7 for a facility in  
the same control area during the same   
period of time4  4