,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,ms4   
,coll9s 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,wel*1
 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a      
paym5t program = unexpect$ loss ( m>kets
 & rev5ues to timb] h>ve/+ & timb] haul+
 bus9esses due to major disa/]s1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,logg]s ,economic       
,assi/ance & ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,paym5t 
program = timb] h>ve/+ & timb] haul+    
bus9esses  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m   
eligible entity means any timb] h>ve/+  
bus9ess or timb] haul+ bus9ess t h>ve/$ 
or haul$ unref9$ timb] products 9 !     
previ\s cal5d> ye>4  7#b7 ,major disa/] 
,! t]m major disa/]-- 7,a7 has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb7b7 ( ! ,rob]t 
,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy   
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          

#eabb7b772 &  7,b7 includes an insect   
infe/ation decl>$ a major disa/]        
pursuant to su* ,act4  7#c7 ,gross      
rev5ue ,! t]m gross rev5ue means ! gross
 rev5ue g5]at$ by an eligible entity f  
timb] h>ve/+ or timb] haul+ s]vices )9 !
 normal range ( op]ation ( ! eligible   
entity1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#d7 
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy4   
7b7 ,paym5ts ,! ,secret>y %all make     
paym5ts 9 accordance ) ?is section to   
eligible entities t z a result ( a major
 disa/] exp]i5c$ a loss ( n less ?an #aj
 p]c5t 9 gross rev5ue 9 a #cj-;day p]iod
 or qu>t] ( a cal5d> ye>1 z comp>$ to ! 
gross rev5ue ( ! eligible entity dur+ ! 
same #cj-;day p]iod or qu>t] ( ! previ\s
 cal5d> ye>4  7c7 ,am\nt ( paym5t ,!    
am\nt ( a paym5t made to an eligible    
entity "u subsection 7b7 %all be equal  
to #aj p]c5t ( ! gross rev5ue ( !       
eligible entity dur+ ! applicable p]iod 
"u subsection 7b74  7d7 ,all[able use ,!

 ,secret>y %all only make a paym5t "u   
subsection 7b7 to an eligible entity t  
c]tifies to ! ,secret>y t ! paym5t w be 
us$ only = op]at+ exp5ses4  7e7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry (
 ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,agriculture
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report   
describ+ ! paym5ts made "u ?is section1 
includ+-- 7#a7 ! id5tity ( ea* recipi5t 
( a paym5t2 &  7#b7 ! am\nt ( ea* paym5t
 provid$ to ea* recipi5t describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a74  7f7 ,regulations  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,except z o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is
 section1 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all prescribe su* regulations z are    
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 
,proc$ure ,! promulgation ( regulations 
"u1 & adm9i/ration (1 ?is section %all  
be made )\t reg>d to-- 7,a7 ! notice &  
comm5t provisions ( section #eec ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 *apt] 

#ce ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code    
7commonly kn[n z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction  
,act74  7g7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe   
?r\gh #bjbi4