,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,letl[ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to improve dr\ght relat$    
disa/] assi/ance programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,agriculture1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dr\ght ,assi/ance ,improvem5t ,act4    
#b4 ,live/ock =age disa/] program       
,section #aeja7;c77#c77;,d77ii77,i7 ( ! 
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijha7;c77#c77;,d77ii77,i77 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 by /rik+ at lea/ #h consecutive &  
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 n less ?an-- 7aa7 #d   
consecutive weeks dur+ ! normal graz+   
p]iod = ! c\nty1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y1 %all be eligible to receive  
assi/ance "u ?is p>agraph 9 an am\nt    
equal to #a mon?ly paym5t us+ ! mon?ly  
paym5t rate det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,b72
 or  7bb7 #h consecutive  2 &  7#b7 9   
item 7bb7 7z s designat$71 by /rik+ #a  
mon?ly paym5t & ins]t+ #b mon?ly        

paym5ts4  #c4 ,em]g5cy assi/ance =      
live/ock1 honey bees1 & f>m-rais$ fi%   
program  7a7 ,docum5tation /&>ds        
,section #aeja7;d7 ( ! ,agricultural    
,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;d77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+
 dr\ght1 aft] adv]se wea!r12  7#b7 9    
p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ adv]se wea!r or
 dr\ght1 aft] disease12 &  7#c7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,docum5tation  
/&>ds ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 !   
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) eligible    
produc]s ( f>m-rais$ fi%1 %all e/abli% a
 docum5tation /&>d = ea* ( ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,collect+ data4  7,b7 ,production (
 crawfi%1 z relat$ to r$uctions 9 h>ve/4
  7,c7 ,def9+ loss conditions due to    
dr\ght4  4  7b7 ,r$uc$ crawfi% h>ve/    
eligibility ,subsection #aeja7;d77#b7 ( 
! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;d77#b77 is fur!r am5d$ 
by ins]t+ & loss ( crawfi% h>ve/ due to 
adv]se wea!r or dr\ght aft] cattle tick 
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