Sec. 10401. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance
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Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(b) ) is amended— by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: Indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made at a rate of 100 percent of the market value of the affected livestock on the applicable date, as determined by the Secretary. Indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under subparagraph
(B)or
(C)of paragraph
(1)shall be made at a rate of 75 percent of the market value of the affected livestock on the applicable date, as determined by the Secretary. In determining the market value described in subparagraphs
(A)and (B), the Secretary may consider the ability of eligible producers to document regional price premiums for affected livestock that exceed the national average market price for those livestock. In this paragraph, the term applicable date means, with respect to livestock, as applicable— the day before the date of death of the livestock; or the day before the date of the event that caused the harm to the livestock that resulted in a reduced sale price. ; and by adding at the end the following: In the case of unborn livestock death losses incurred on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall make an additional payment to eligible producers on farms that have incurred such losses in excess of the normal mortality due to a condition specified in paragraph (1). Additional payments under subparagraph
(A)shall be made at a rate— determined by the Secretary; and less than or equal to 85 percent of the payment rate established with respect to the lowest weight class of the livestock, as determined by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency. The amount of a payment to an eligible producer that has incurred unborn livestock death losses shall be equal to the payment rate determined under subparagraph
(B)multiplied, in the case of livestock described in— subparagraph (A), (B), or
(F)of subsection (a)(4), by 1; subparagraph
(D)of such subsection, by 2; subparagraph
(E)of such subsection, by 12; and subparagraph
(G)of such subsection, by the average number of birthed animals (for one gestation cycle) for the species of each such livestock, as determined by the Secretary. In this paragraph, the term unborn livestock death losses means losses of any livestock described in subparagraph (A), (B), (D), (E), (F), or
(G)of subsection (a)(4) that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock. . Section 1501(c)(3)(D)(ii)(I) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)(ii)(I) ) is amended— by striking 1 monthly payment and inserting 2 monthly payments ; and by striking county for at least 8 consecutive and inserting the following: "county for not less than— 4 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph in an amount equal to 1 monthly payment using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B); or 7 of the previous 8 consecutive . Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph, the term farm-raised fish means fish propagated and reared in a controlled fresh water environment. Eligible producers of farm-raised fish, including fish grown as food for human consumption, shall be eligible to receive payments under this subsection to aid in the reduction of losses due to piscivorous birds. The payment rate for payments under subparagraph
(B)shall be determined by the Secretary, taking into account— costs associated with the deterrence of piscivorous birds; the value of lost fish and revenue due to bird depredation; and costs associated with disease loss from bird depredation. The payment rate for payments under subparagraph
(B)shall be not less than $600 per acre of farm-raised fish. The amount of a payment under subparagraph
(B)shall be the product obtained by multiplying— the applicable payment rate under subparagraph (C); and 85 percent of the total number of acres of farm-raised fish farms that the eligible producer has in production for the calendar year. . In determining honeybee colony losses eligible for assistance under section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(d) ), the Secretary shall utilize a normal mortality rate of 15 percent. Section 1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(e) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) and inserting normal mortality ; and in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 15 percent mortality (adjusted for normal mortality) and inserting normal mortality ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking 50 and inserting 65 ; and by striking 15 percent damage or mortality (adjusted for normal tree damage and mortality) and inserting normal tree damage or mortality .
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Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance
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