,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mr4   
,b5net introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to consid] c]ta9 acreage n 
plant$ due to a lack ( irrigation wat]  
to be eligible = prev5t$ plant+ paym5ts1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,eligibility (  
acreage n plant$ due to lack (          
irrigation wat]  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ program ,! t]m     
cov]$ program means a program to :i*    
section #gah4ajc ( title #g1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7or a successor     
regulation71 applies4  7#b7 ,irrigation 
wat] ,! t]m irrigation wat] means any   
wat] t-- 7,a7 a l&[n] has access to1    
?r\gh appropriation1 allocation1 op5    
access1 or o!r availability1 = ! use (  
irrigat+ crops2 &  7,b7 is s\rc$ ?r\gh  
sn[melt1 run(f1 /ream fl[1 res]voir1    
gr\ndwat] aquif]1 or ano!r simil> s\rce4

  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy4  
7b7 ,eligibility ,9 c>ry+ out any cov]$ 
program1 ! ,secret>y %all consid]       
acreage on a f>m to be prev5t$ f plant+ 
= a crop ye> if-- 7#a7 ! produc]s on !  
f>m did n plant ^? acres bas$ on a      
reasonable expectation t !re w\ld be    
insuffici5t irrigation wat] available = 
t crop ye> to irrigate ^? acres2  7#b7 !
 infra/ructure to irrigate ^? acres is  
in/all$ & functional = t crop ye>2  7#c7
 ^? acres h be5 irrigat$ 9 "o or m ( !  
previ\s #d crop ye>s 9 :i* irrigation   
wat] 0 suffici5t2  7#d7 9 "o or m ( !   
previ\s #d crop ye>s1 ! produc]s on !   
f>m plant$ to ^? acres ! same crop t 0  
prev5t$ f plant+2 &  7#e7 ! l& or       
environm5t = ! acres prev5t$ f plant+   
does n support dryl& f>m+ = ! crop t 0  
prev5t$ f plant+4  7c7 ,limitations     
7#a7 ,r$uction 9 paym5t am\nts ,!       
,secret>y %all r$uce ! am\nt ( any      
paym5ts provid$ "u cov]$ programs )     

respect to acreage t ! ,secret>y        
consid]s to be prev5t$ f plant+ pursuant
 to subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 = ! fif? ?r\gh
 eigh? consecutive crop ye>s by #ej     
p]c5t2  7,b7 = ! n9? & t5? consecutive  
crop ye>s by #ge p]c5t2 &  7,c7 = !     
elev5? consecutive crop ye> & ea* crop  
ye> !reaft] by #ajj p]c5t4  7#b7        
,ineligibility ,any acreage subject to a
 r$uction "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 %all be 
p]man5tly ineligible = paym5ts provid$  
"u cov]$ programs4  7d7 ,revisions to   
regulations  7#a7 ,dr\ght conditions ,! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all revise    
section #gah4ajc7;e7 ( title #g1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations1 to provide t a    
lack ( wat] result+ f dr\ght conditions 
describ$ 9 t section %all include a lack
 ( wat] result+ f dr\ght conditions at !
 s\rce ( an irrigation supply4  7#b7    
,disa/] det]m9ation ,! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture %all revise section        
#gah4ajc7;g7 ( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations1 to provide t1 9 det]m9+   
natural disa/]s describ$ 9 t section1 ! 

,commodity ,cr$it ,corporation %all     
consult ) ,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy c\nty     
committees & ,/ate te*nical committees4