[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2707 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2707
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that
provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other purposes
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 10, 2021
Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that
provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other purposes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Livestock Disaster Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
(a) Definitions.--Section 1501(a)(4)(A) of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(a)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ``and unweaned
cattle'' after ``dairy cattle''.
(b) Livestock Forage Disaster Program.--Section 1501(c)(3) of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C)(iii)(I)--
(A) in item (aa), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(B) in item (bb), by striking ``by'' at the end and
inserting ``or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(cc) the national average
corn price per bushel for the
3-month period immediately
preceding that March 1; by'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II)--
(A) in item (aa), by striking ``3'' and inserting
``4'';
(B) in item (bb), by striking ``4 monthly'' and
inserting ``6 monthly''; and
(C) in item (cc), by striking ``an amount equal
to'' and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting the following: ``an amount equal to--
``(AA) in the case
of a county with a
normal grazing period
of not less than 8
months, 8 monthly
payments using the
monthly payment rate
determined under
subparagraph (B); or
``(BB) in the case
of a county with a
normal grazing period
of less than 8 months,
1 monthly payment for
each month of the
normal grazing period
for that county, using
the monthly payment
rate determined under
that subparagraph.''.
(c) Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised
Fish.--Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
9081(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``(including drought)'' after
``adverse weather''; and
(B) by striking ``, that are not covered under
subsection (b) or (c)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(including
transportation costs)'' after ``shortages''.
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