[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 574 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 574
To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to provide compensation for
poultry growers and layers in control areas, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Ossoff, Mr. Ricketts, Ms. Smith, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Blunt Rochester,
and Mr. Padilla) 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 Animal Health Protection Act to provide compensation for
poultry growers and layers in control areas, 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 ``Healthy Poultry Assistance and
Indemnification Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR POULTRY GROWERS AND LAYERS IN CONTROL AREAS.
Section 10407 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8306)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), in the subsection heading, by
inserting ``for Destroyed Animals'' after ``Compensation''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Compensation for Poultry Growers and Layers in Control
Areas.--
``(1) Definition of control area.--In this subsection, the
term `control area' means a Control Area determined by the
Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
``(2) Compensation.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), the Secretary shall compensate the owner of a
poultry growing or laying facility that is located
within a control area.
``(B) Amount.--
``(i) In general.--Compensation paid under
subparagraph (A) shall be in an amount that is
equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
``(I) the average income from the 5
most recent flocks of birds that the
poultry growing or laying facility grew
or laid; and
``(II) the number of flocks of
birds that the owner of the poultry
growing or laying facility was
prohibited from growing or laying
during the period of time in which the
control area was in effect.
``(ii) Limitation.--Compensation paid any
owner of a poultry growing or laying facility
under this subsection shall not exceed the
difference between--
``(I) the amount described in
clause (i); and
``(II) any compensation received by
the owner from a State or other source
for the 1 or more flocks of birds that
the owner was prohibited from growing
or laying.
``(C) Timing.--Compensation shall be paid under
subparagraph (A) not later than 60 days after the date
on which the owner of a poultry growing or laying
facility submits a request to the Secretary for
compensation.
``(3) Exceptions.--
``(A) In general.--The exceptions described in
subsection (d)(3) shall apply to this subsection.
``(B) Compensation for destroyed animals.--No
payment shall be made by the Secretary under this
subsection to an owner of a poultry growing or laying
facility who has received compensation under subsection
(d) for a facility in the same control area during the
same period of time.''.
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