Sec. 4. Emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish
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Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(d) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by inserting drought, after adverse weather, ; in paragraph (2), by striking to reduce losses and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting to reduce losses caused by feed or water shortages (including transportation costs for feed, water, livestock, and honey bees), disease, adverse weather, drought, or other factors, as determined by the Secretary, including inspections of cattle tick fever. ; in paragraph (4)— by striking In the case and inserting the following:
In the case ; and by adding at the end the following: In the case of eligible producers of honey bees, the payment rate under subparagraph
(A)shall incorporate per-hive and per-colony rates of loss, subject to clause (ii). For purposes of clause (i), in determining honeybee colony losses eligible for assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall— review the normal mortality rate used for the calculation of that assistance; and adjust the normal mortality rate described in item
(aa)as necessary to exclude losses caused by colony collapse disorder, as determined by the Secretary. In the absence of sufficient data to establish the adjusted mortality rate described in subclause (I)(bb), the Secretary shall use the normal mortality rate for honey bees applied for the first fiscal year for which emergency relief was provided to eligible producers of honey bees under section 531(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1531(e) ). ; and by adding at the end the following: Any requirements for the submission of documentation by an eligible producer to receive a payment under this subsection shall be consistent nationwide. The Secretary, in consultation with eligible producers of honey bees, shall establish a standard, for purposes of this subsection, for— collecting data; and setting an annual rate for replacing colonies and hives of honey bees. . The Secretary of Agriculture shall apply the amendments made by subsection
(a)to producers of honey bees such that there is no limit on the size of a beekeeping operation with respect to those amendments.
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