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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="2163" measure-id="id113s2163" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2014-03-26" update-date="2014-04-01">
<title>A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster.</title>
<summary summary-id="id113s2163v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2014-04-01">
<action-date>2014-03-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p> Establishes in the Treasury the Emergency Watershed Protection Disaster Assistance Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out emergency watershed protection activities in natural disaster-affected areas.</p> <p>Sets forth limitations on per disaster obligations.</p>]]></summary-text>
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