,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hebe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bg1 #bjbf,mr4 
,ruiz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,specialty ,crops 
,competitiv5ess ,act ( #bjjd to provide 
= seasonal & p]i%able programs1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,seasonal & p]i%able     
programs ,! ,specialty ,crops           
,competitiv5ess ,act ( #bjjd 7,public   
,law #ajh-dfe7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  ,v ,seasonal & ,p]i%able    
,programs  #eja4 ,seasonal & p]i%able   
crop loss program  7a7 ,seasonal &      
p]i%able crop loss  7#a7 ,9 g5]al       
,beg9n+ ) m>ket+ ye> #bjbg1 & ea* ye>   
!reaft]1 ) respect to a produc] ( a     
seasonal & p]i%able crop 9 a geographic 
region describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 !      
,secret>y %all make annual crop loss    
paym5ts 9 accordance ) ?is section if ! 
,secret>y det]m9es t--  7,a7 ! effective
 price = ! seasonal & p]i%able crop =   
su* m>ket+ ye> is less ?an ! ref]5ce    

price = su* crop2 &  7,b7 ! crop loss   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is caus$ by 
imports ( ! seasonal & p]i%able crop4   
7#b7 ,geographic cov]age ,geographic    
cov]age describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph ref]s to
 cov]age ( a geographic region 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7,a7 9 :i* a seasonable 
& p]i%able commodity is gr[n )9 a       
seasonal m>ket+ w9d[2 &  7,b7 = :i* an  
annual normal h>ve/ & %ipm5t ( su*      
seasonal & p]i%able crop occurs4  7b7   
,effective price ,! effective price = a 
seasonal & p]i%able crop %all be !      
national av]age m>ket price = ! seasonal
 & p]i%able crop dur+ ! seasonal m>ket+ 
w9d[4  7c7 ,paym5t am\nt ,if seasonal   
p]i%able crop loss program paym5ts are  
requir$ to be provid$ "u ?is section = !
 la/ seasonal m>ket+ w9d[ = a cov]$     
seasonal & p]i%able crop1 ! am\nt ( !   
seasonal p]i%able crop loss program     
paym5t to be paid to produc]s on a f>m =
 ! seasonal m>ket+ w9d[ %all be equal to
 ! product obta9$ by multiply+-- 7#a7 ! 
paym5t rate = ! cov]$ seasonal &        

p]i%able crop :i* %all be equal to !    
diff]5ce betwe5--  7,a7 ! ref]5ce price 
= ! cov]$ seasonal & p]i%able crop2 &   
7,b7 ! effective price det]m9$ "u       
subsection 7b7 = ! seasonal & p]i%able  
crop2 &  7#b7 ! previ\s ?ree-ye> av]age 
production = ! cov]$ seasonal & p]i%able
 crop dur+ ! same seasonal m>ket+ w9d[4 
7d7 ,eligibility ,a produc] may only be 
eligible = a paym5t "u ?is section if   
su* produc]--  7#a7 has an av]age adju/$
 gross income ( less ?an #e1jjj1jjj = ! 
#c tax ye>s prec$+ ! mo/ rec5t tax ye>2 
or  7#b7 d]ives at lea/ #ge p]c5t ( !   
adju/$ gross income ( su* produc] f     
f>m+1 ran*+1 or =e/ry = ! tax ye> = :i* 
paym5t "u ?is section is s\ght4  7e7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,seasonal m>ket+ w9d[ ,! t]m seasonal   
m>ket+ w9d[ means1 ) respect to a       
seasonal & p]i%able crop--  7,a7 !      
season ( a crop ye> 9 :i* su* crop is   
normally m>ket$ )9 a geographic region  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b72 &  7,b7 !
 season t concludes on ! date t is n    

lat] ?an #h weeks aft] ! la/ day on :i* 
su* crops are h>ve/$ dur+ a normal      
m>ket+ w9d[4  7#b7 ,ref]5ce price ,! t]m
 ref]5ce price means ! national av]age  
m>ket price receiv$ by produc]s =       
dome/ically produc$ seasonal & p]i%able 
crop = ! p]iod ( ! mo/ rec5t ?ree m>ket+
 seasons4  7#c7 ,seasonal & p]i%able    
crop ,! t]m seasonal & p]i%able crop    
means a crop t is--  7,a7 a fre% or     
*ill$ specialty crop t1 if import$1 w\ld
 be classifi$ "u ,,hs#bjbj t>iff codes  
#jgja1 #jgjb1 #jgjc1 #jgjd1 #jgje1      
#jgjf1 #jgjg1 #jgjh1 #jgji1 #jhjc1      
#jhjd1 #jhje1 #jhjf1 #jhjg1 #jhjh1      
#jhji1 or #jhaj 7or su* successor codes1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y72  7,b7 m>ket$
 9 raw =m = consumption )\t fur!r       
process+2 &  7,c7 normally m>ket$ n lat]
 ?an #h weeks aft] h>ve/+4  7#d7        
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  4