,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mr4 ,bennet1  
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4     
,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,hickenlooper7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and  
,reform ,act of #aiif to establish a    
specialty crop emergency assistance     
framework1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,cultivating ,horticultural         
,innovation in ,local ,economies ,act of
 #bjbf or the ,,chile ,act of #bjbf4    
#b4 ,specialty crop emergency assistance
 framework  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and  
,reform ,act of #aiif is amended by     
inserting after section #aif 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #gccc7 the following3  #aig4  

,specialty crop emergency assistance    
framework  7a7 ,definition of specialty 
crop ,in this section1 the term         
specialty crop has the meaning given the
 term in section #c of the ,specialty   
,crops ,competitiveness ,act of #bjjd   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba note2 ,public ,law  
#ajh-dfe74  7b7 ,framework ,the         
,secretary shall establish a framework  
to provide direct assistance to         
producers of specialty crops the        
production of which is impacted by an   
adverse event 7including an economic    
crisis or market disruption71 as        
determined by the ,secretary1 in        
accordance with this section4  7c7      
,payment calculation ,in determining a  
payment calculation for purposes of     
direct assistance to a producer of      
specialty crops under subsection 7b71   
the ,secretary shall calculate payments 
based on the product obtained by        
multiplying-- 7#a7 the producer's sales 
of specialty crops for a calendar year  
that precedes the year in which the     

adverse event described in that         
subsection occurred or the average of   
those sales over a set of consecutive   
calendar years that precedes the year in
 which that adverse event occurred1 as  
determined by the ,secretary2 by  7#b7 a
 payment factor the ,secretary          
determines1 subject to the availability 
of funds1 to address losses of those    
specialty crops from that adverse event4
  7d7 ,special rules ,subject to        
subsection 7e71 in providing direct     
assistance pursuant to this section1 the
 ,secretary shall consider-- 7#a7 the   
higher value of specialty crops relative
 to other crops2  7#b7 the greater input
 costs required to grow specialty crops 
relative to other crops2 and  7#c7 the  
diverse types of legal entities and     
business structures used by specialty   
crop producers4  7e7 ,limitations  7#a7 
,total amount  7,a7 ,in general ,except 
as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the   
total amount of payments received1      
directly or indirectly1 by a person or  

legal entity 7except a qualified pass   
through entity7 7as those terms are     
defined in section #ajja7;a7 of the     
,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #acjh7;a777 for any crop year 
under this section may not exceed the   
amount specified in subsection 7b7 of   
section #ajja of the ,food ,security    
,act of #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh71 as  
adjusted pursuant to subsection 7i7 of  
that section4  7,b7 ,exception ,in the  
case of a person or legal entity with an
 average gross income 7as calculated    
under subparagraph 7,b7 of section      
#ajja;,d7b77#d7 of the ,food ,security  
,act of #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#acjh-c;a7b77#d777 for which greater    
than or equal to #ge percent of the     
average derives from farming1 ranching1 
or silviculture activities 7as defined  
in subparagraph 7,a7 of that section7-- 
7i7 subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph 
shall not apply2 and  7ii7 the total    
maximum amount of payments received1    
directly or indirectly1 by that person  

or legal entity for any crop year under 
this section shall be set by the        
,secretary1 except that amount may not  
be less than #ijj1jjj4  7#b7            
,notification of interests2 eligibility2
 denials ,sections #ajja;,a7a71         
#ajja;,b1 and #ajja;,c of the ,food     
,security ,act of #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#acjh-a7;a71 #acjh-b1 #acjh-c7 shall    
apply to a producer of a specialty crop 
under this section in the same manner as
 those sections apply to a person or    
legal entity with respect to a covered  
commodity1 except to the extent those   
sections relate to the application of   
subsections 7b7 through 7d7 of section  
#ajja;,a of that ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#acjh-a74  7f7 ,default structure ,the  
,secretary shall administer any program 
to deliver direct assistance to         
producers of specialty crops described  
in subsection 7b71 including any direct 
assistance administered under the       
authority of section #e of the          
,commodity ,credit ,corporation ,charter

 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gad;c71 through   
the framework established under         
subsection 7b74  4  7b7 ,appropriation  
,there is appropriated to the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture1 out of any amounts in 
the ,treasury not otherwise             
appropriated1 #e1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal 
year #bjbg1 to remain available until   
expended1 to provide direct assistance  
to producers of specialty crops pursuant
 to section #aig of the ,federal        
,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform   
,act of #aiif 7as added by subsection   
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