,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dffc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #b1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself and ,mrs4 ,moody7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to appropriate sums for the 
,secretary of ,agriculture to provide   
block grants to ,states for losses of   
revenue as a consequence of certain     
freezes or cold weather conditions4  #a4
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,florida
 ,freeze ,disaster ,assistance ,act4    
#b4 ,the following sums are             
appropriated1 out of any money in the   
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
for the fiscal year ending ,september   
#cj1 #bjbg1 for an additional amount for
 ,agricultural ,programs--,office of the
 ,secretary1 #c1ejj1jjj1jjj1 to remain  
available until expended1 for the       
,secretary of ,agriculture 7referred to 
in this section as the ,secretary7 to   

provide assistance in the form of block 
grants to ,states for losses of revenue1
 quality1 or production of crops        
7including crops prevented from         
planting71 trees1 bushes1 and vines1 as 
a consequence of a freeze or cold       
weather condition3 ,provided1 ,that such
 assistance shall include compensation  
to producers for losses of multi-year   
crops3 ,provided further1 ,that such    
funds shall be made available           
exclusively for losses occurring in     
counties that received a disaster       
designation for freeze and related cold 
weather conditions issued by the        
,secretary on ,march #d1 #bjbf3         
,provided further1 ,that such funds     
shall be made available upon the request
 of a ,state department of agriculture1 
or other appropriate ,state agency1 as  
determined by the ,secretary3 ,provided 
further1 ,that not later than #abj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and for each fiscal quarter       
thereafter until the amounts provided   

under this section are expended1 the    
,secretary shall submit a report to the 
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate describing the implementation of
 assistance provided pursuant to this   
section3 ,provided further1 ,that such  
amount is designated by ,congress as    
being for an emergency requirement      
pursuant to section #bea7;b77#b77;,a77i7
 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency
 ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,a77i774