,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdif ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #e1 #bjbe,mr4 ,thompson of ,california 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 and ,ms4 ,salinas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,agriculture to establish a program to make direct payments to certain specialty crop growers or wine producers who experience certain losses due to increased tariff burdens1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,specialty ,crop ,wine ,producer ,tariff ,relief ,act4 #b4 ,,usda assistance to certain specialty crop growers and wine producers2 authority to purchase surplus crops 7a7 ,direct payment program 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture 7hereinafter the ,secretary7 shall establish a program to make direct payments for covered losses1 and distribute such payments1 to the following persons3 7,a7 ,specialty crop growers4 7,b7 ,wine producers4 7#b7 ,administration ,the ,secretary shall administer the program established under this subsection in a manner substantially similar to the ,marketing ,assistance for ,specialty ,crops program authorized by section #e7;e7 of the ,commodity ,credit ,corporation ,charter ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gad;c7e774 7b7 ,purchase of surplus crops ,the ,secretary may purchase surplus crops 7other than wine grapes7 to be distributed for nutrition assistance programs4 7c7 ,reporting ,beginning not later than #abj days after the date on which the ,secretary first exercises any authority under subsections 7a7 or 7b71 and annually thereafter until #bjcj1 the ,secretary shall provide to ,congress a report1 organized by crop and region1 on-- 7#a7 the direct payments distributed under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 any surplus crops purchased under subsection 7b74 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj4 7e7 ,administrative ,costs ,out of any funds made available to carry out this section1 the ,secretary may use not more than #a percent for administrative costs4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered loss 7,a7 ,in general ,the term covered loss includes-- 7i7 increased costs related to-- 7,i7 the tenderness and perishability of specialty crops2 7,,ii7 the need to use specialized handling and transport equipment with temperature and humidity control2 7,,iii7 packaging to prevent damage2 7,,iv7 moving perishables to market quickly2 and 7,v7 higher labor costs2 7ii7 reduced exports due to an increased tariff burden2 7iii7 lost export revenue due to decreased foreign demand2 7iv7 economic loss due to reduced market access2 7v7 reduced contracts with a foreign buyer2 and 7vi7 cancelled or reduced contracts due to reduced foreign demand4 7,b7 ,wine or wine grape producers ,with respect to a wine producer or a specialty crop grower who produces wine grapes1 the term covered loss-- 7i7 has the meaning given such term under paragraph 7,a72 and 7ii7 includes lost qualifying export revenue for wine4 7#b7 ,increased tariff burden ,the term increased tariff burden means a tariff that was introduced by another country on ,united ,states products on or after ,january #bj1 #bjbe4 7#c7 ,nutrition programs ,the term nutrition programs includes the following3 7,a7 ,the school breakfast program established under section #d of the ,child ,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aggc74 7,b7 ,the school lunch program under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq474 7,c7 ,the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq474 7,d7 ,any other such programs as determined by the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,qualifying export revenue ,the term qualifying export revenue means the percentage of lost export revenue for wine in an amount equal to the percentage of such wine produced in the ,united ,states with ,united ,states-grown grapes4 7#e7 ,specialty crop ,the term specialty crop-- 7,a7 has the meaning given such term in section #c of the ,specialty ,crops ,competitiveness ,act of #bjjd 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba note72 and 7,b7 includes wine grapes4 7#f7 ,wine ,the term wine means the product obtained from normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound ripe grapes or other agricultural products containing natural or added sugar or any such alcoholic beverage to which is added grape brand1 fruit brandy1 or spirits of wine1 which is distilled from the particular agricultural product or products of which the wine is made and other rectified wine products and by whatever name and which does not contain more than #ae percent added flavoring1 coloring1 and blending material and which contains not more than #bd percent of alcohol by volume1 and includes vermouth and sake1 known as ,japanese rick wine4 7#g7 ,wine producer ,the term wine producer means any person who-- 7,a7 owns1 or has access to1 a facility and equipment for the conversion of grapes1 berries1 or other fruit into wine2 7,b7 is engaged in the production of wine for commercial sale2 and 7,c7 holds all licenses1 permits1 or approvals required under ,federal or ,state law for the activities described under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74