3.0.0 555 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z Senate S S 2023-02-28 118 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-02-28T20:10:23Z 118 5691 HR 2023-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Related bill CRS 2023-02-28 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S533-535) IntroReferral 2023-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD N L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2023-02-28 True Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2023-03-22T22:16:20Z

00 2023-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2023-08-17T15:45:21Z <p><b>Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill modifies access to Department of Agriculture disaster assistance programs and requires increased interagency cooperation in drought-related activities.</p> <p>The bill specifies that state and federal grazing permit holders are eligible for the Emergency Conservation Program and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program. Further, emergency measures eligible for payments include new permanent measures, such as permanent water wells and pipelines. The bill also waives the 30-day comment period required for applications under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for emergency measures carried out during a drought emergency.</p> <p>Modifications to the Livestock Forage Disaster Program allow for one monthly payment when a county has four consecutive weeks of a D2 rating (severe drought) and two payments for eight consecutive weeks of D2. Currently, one payment is available for eight consecutive weeks of D2.</p> <p> The bill expands coverage for honey bee producers under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for losses caused by adverse weather or drought, such as transportation costs and reduced honey crops. Further, the bill requires the ELAP payment rate for honey bee producers to incorporate additional factors, such as per-hive and per-colony rates of loss.</p> <p>The USDA must establish an interagency working group to improve the consistency and accuracy of U.S. Drought Monitor data. </p> <p> Finally, the Farm Service Agency and the Forest Service must enter into a memorandum of understanding to better align their drought response activities.</p>

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