,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,letlow introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to improve drought related     
disaster assistance programs of the     
,department of ,agriculture1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,drought       
,assistance ,improvement ,act4  #b4     
,livestock forage disaster program      
,section #aeja7;c77#c77;,d77ii77,i7 of  
the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;c77#c77;,d77ii77,i77 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking at least #h 
consecutive and inserting the following3
 not less than-- 7aa7 #d consecutive    
weeks during the normal grazing period  
for the county1 as determined by the    
,secretary1 shall be eligible to receive
 assistance under this paragraph in an  
amount equal to #a monthly payment using
 the monthly payment rate determined    

under subparagraph 7,b72 or  7bb7 #h    
consecutive  2 and  7#b7 in item 7bb7   
7as so designated71 by striking #a      
monthly payment and inserting #b monthly
 payments4  #c4 ,emergency assistance   
for livestock1 honey bees1 and          
farm-raised fish program  7a7           
,documentation standards ,section       
#aeja7;d7 of the ,agricultural ,act of  
#bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;d77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
inserting drought1 after adverse        
weather12  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by   
inserting adverse weather or drought1   
after disease12 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#e7            
,documentation standards ,for purposes  
of this subsection1 the ,secretary1 in  
consultation with eligible producers of 
farm-raised fish1 shall establish a     
documentation standard for each of the  
following3 7,a7 ,collecting data4  7,b7 
,production of crawfish1 as related to  
reductions in harvest4  7,c7 ,defining  
loss conditions due to drought4  4  7b7 

,reduced crawfish harvest eligibility   
,subsection #aeja7;d77#b7 of the        
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;d77#b77 is further     
amended by inserting and loss of        
crawfish harvest due to adverse weather 
or drought after cattle tick fever4