[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5280 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5280

 To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term 
           protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2025

    Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term 
           protection of watersheds, 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 ``Protecting Farmers from Natural 
Disasters Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. LEVEL OF RESTORATION.

    Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Level of Restoration.--The Secretary may allow restoration 
above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best 
interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.''.
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