,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,stanton 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,vasquez1  
,mr4 ,schweikert1 and ,mr4 ,pfluger7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,agricultural ,act of #bjad to provide  
emergency relief to producers of        
livestock with herds adversely affected 
by ,mexican gray wolves1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,w,olf and          
,livestock ,fairness ,act of #bjbe or   
the ,,wolf ,act of #bjbe4  #b4          
,livestock indemnity payment rates      
,section #aeja7;b77#b7 of the           
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;b77#b77 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7
 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71      
respectively1 and indenting             
appropriately2  7#b7 in the matter      
preceding clause 7i7 7as so             

redesignated71 by striking ,indemnity   
payments and inserting the following3   
7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 indemnity payments  2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7,b7 ,attacks by ,mexican   
gray wolves ,in the case of attacks on  
livestock by ,mexican gray wolves1      
indemnity payments to an eligible       
producer on a farm under paragraph 7#a7 
shall be made at a rate of #ajj percent 
of the market value of the affected     
livestock1 as determined by the         
,secretary1 on the applicable date      
described in clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of      
subparagraph 7,a74  4  #c4 ,emergency   
relief to mitigate effect of ,mexican   
gray wolves ,section #aeja7;d7 of the   
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;d77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,emergency relief to mitigate effect of 
,mexican gray wolves  7,a7 ,in general  
,each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall 
use funds made available under paragraph

 7#a7 to provide emergency relief to    
producers of livestock with herds       
adversely affected by ,mexican gray     
wolves1 as determined by the ,secretary4
  7,b7 ,formula ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 paragraph1 the ,secretary shall develop
 a formula to determine the amount of   
emergency relief to provide to a        
producer of livestock under subparagraph
 7,a71 which shall take into            
consideration the following factors3    
7i7 ,the herd size of the producer4     
7ii7 ,the average annual number of      
confirmed depredations by ,mexican gray 
wolves per producer in the ,state in    
which the producer is located4  7iii7   
,the average annual increase in         
management costs for producers due to   
,mexican gray wolves during the         
preceding #e years in the ,state in     
which the producer is located4  7iv7    
,the average annual decrease in birth   
rates of herds of producers due to      
,mexican gray wolves during the         

preceding #e years in the ,state in     
which the producer is located4  7v7 ,the
 depredation prevention practices       
carried out by the producer1 if any1 as 
reported through the wolf compensation  
and prevention program established by   
section #fbjb of the ,omnibus ,public   
,land ,management ,act of #bjji 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #hcea note2 ,public ,law      
#aaa-aa74  7,c7 ,consultation ,in       
carrying out this paragraph1 the        
,secretary shall consult with1 and      
request information from1 as necessary1 
the ,administrator of the ,farm ,service
 ,agency1 the ,administrator of the     
,animal and ,plant ,health ,inspection  
,service1 and the ,director of the      
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service4  7,d7 ,annual report ,not     
later than #a year after the date on    
which emergency relief is first provided
 under this paragraph1 and annually     
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     

,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate a report on
 activities carried out under this      
paragraph1 which shall include an       
identification of the following3 7i7    
,the amount of emergency relief         
distributed to producers under this     
paragraph4  7ii7 ,the number of         
producers receiving emergency relief    
under this paragraph4  4