,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dffa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #b1 #bjbf,mr4    
,s*iff 7= himself & ,mr4 ,padilla7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,agriculture  
,improvem5t & ,re=m ,act ( #aiif to     
provide p]man5t disa/] assi/ance =      
specialty crops1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ensur+ ,disa/] ,recov]y & ,resili5ce = 
,specialty ,crops ,act4  #b4 ,specialty 
crop em]g5cy assi/ance framework  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,f$]al ,agriculture           
,improvem5t & ,re=m ,act ( #aiif is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #aif 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #gccc7 ! foll[+3  #aig4       
,specialty crop em]g5cy assi/ance       
framework  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y    
%all e/abli% a framework to provide     
direct assi/ance to produc]s ( specialty
 crops ! production ( :i* is impact$ by 
an adv]se ev5t 7includ+ an economic     

crisis or m>ket disruption71 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y1 9 accordance ) ?is      
section4  7b7 ,paym5t calculation ,9    
det]m9+ a paym5t calculation = purposes 
( direct assi/ance to a produc] (       
specialty crops "u subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y %all calculate paym5ts bas$   
on-- 7#a7 ! produc]'s sales ( specialty 
crops = a cal5d> ye> t prec$es ! ye> 9  
:i* ! adv]se ev5t describ$ 9 su*        
subsection occurr$ or ! av]age ( su*    
sales ov] a set ( consecutive cal5d>    
ye>s t prec$es ! ye> 9 :i* su* adv]se   
ev5t occurr$1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 
multipli$ by  7#b7 a paym5t factor !    
,secret>y det]m9es1 subject to !        
availability ( funds1 to address losses 
( su* specialty crops f su* adv]se ev5t4
  7c7 ,special rules ,subject to        
subsection 7d71 9 provid+ direct        
assi/ance pursuant to ?is section1 !    
,secret>y %all consid]-- 7#a7 ! high]   
value ( specialty crops relative to o!r 
crops2  7#b7 ! great] input co/s requir$
 to gr[ specialty crops relative to o!r 

crops2 &  7#c7 div]se types ( legal     
entities & /ructures us$ by specialty   
crop produc]s4  7d7 ,limitations  7#a7  
,total am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z   
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! total     
am\nt ( paym5ts receiv$1 directly or    
indirectly1 by a p]son or legal entity  
7except a qualifi$ pass-?r\gh entity7 7z
 su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section #ajja7;a7 
( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7;a777 = any crop ye> "u 
?is section may n exce$ ! am\nt specifi$
 9 subsection 7b7 ( section #ajja ( !   
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #acjh71 z adju/$ pursuant to  
subsection 7i7 ( su* section4  7,b7     
,exception ,9 ! case ( a p]son or legal 
entity ) an av]age gross income 7z      
calculat$ "u subp>agraph 7,b7 ( section 
#ajja;,d7b77#d7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act
 ( #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4                  
#acjh-c;a7b77#d777 = :i* great] ?an or  
equal to #ge p]c5t ( ! av]age d]ives f  
f>m+1 ran*+1 or silviculture activities 
7z def9$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ( t         

section7-- 7i7 subp>agraph 7,a7 ( ?is   
p>agraph %all n apply2 &  7ii7 ! total  
maximum am\nt ( paym5ts receiv$1        
directly or indirectly1 by su* p]son or 
legal entity = any crop ye> "u ?is      
section %all be set by ! ,secret>y1     
except su* am\nt may n be less ?an      
#ejj1jjj4  7#b7 ,notification ( int]e/s2
 eligibility2 d5ials ,sections          
#ajja;,a7a71 #ajja;,b1 & #ajja;,c ( !   
,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #acjh-a7;a72 #acjh-b2 #acjh-c7
 %all apply to a produc] ( a specialty  
crop "u ?is section 9 ! same mann] z su*
 sections apply to a p]son or legal     
entity ) respect to a cov]$ commodity1  
except to ! ext5t su* sections relate to
 ! application ( subsections 7b7 ?r\gh  
7d7 ( section #ajja;,a ( t ,act 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #acjh-a74  4  7b7 ,paym5t     
limitation con=m+ am5dm5t ,section      
#ajja;,d7b7 ( ! ,food ,security ,act (  
#aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh-c;a7b77 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,e71 by   
ins]t+ or section #aig ( t ,act be=e !  

p]iod at ! end2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph      
7#d77;,a77i77,,ii71 by ins]t+ or section
 #aig ( t ,act be=e ! semicolon4