1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Emergency Agricultural Disaster
Assistance Act of 2006
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Agricultural production losses
Sec. 101. Crop disaster assistance.
Sec. 102. Livestock assistance.
Sec. 103. Flooded crop and grazing land.
Sec. 104. Sugarcane and sugar beet disaster
assistance.
Sec. 105. Specialty crops and nursery crops.
Sec. 106. Dairy assistance.
Sec. 107. Cottonseed.
Sec. 108. Reduction in payments.
TITLE II—Supplemental nutrition and agricultural economic
disaster assistance
Sec. 201. Replenishment of Section 32.
Sec. 202. Supplemental economic loss payments.
Sec. 203. Reduction in payments.
TITLE III—Forestry
Sec. 301. Tree assistance program.
TITLE IV—Conservation
Sec. 401. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
TITLE V—Farm service agency
Sec. 501. Funding for additional personnel.
TITLE VI—Miscellaneous
Sec. 601. Authority to provide immunizations.
Sec. 602. Waiver of certain provisions.
Sec. 603. Funding.
Sec. 604. Regulations.
TITLE VII—Emergency designation
Sec. 701. Emergency designation.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term additional coverage has the
meaning given the term in section 502(b)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(1)).
(2)The term disaster county means—
(A)a county included in the geographic area
covered by a natural disaster declaration; and
(B)each county contiguous to a county
described in subparagraph (A).
(3)Hurricane-affected
countyThe term hurricane-affected county
means—
(A)a county included
in the geographic area covered by a natural disaster declaration related to
Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Wilma, or a related condition;
and
(B)each county
contiguous to a county described in subparagraph (A).
(4)The term insurable commodity means an
agricultural commodity (excluding livestock) for which the producers on a farm
are eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
(5)The
term livestock includes—
(A)cattle (including
dairy cattle);
(B)bison;
(C)sheep;
(D)swine; and
(E)other livestock,
as determined by the Secretary.
(6)Natural disaster
declarationThe term natural disaster declaration
means—
(A)a natural disaster declared by the
Secretary—
(i)during calendar year 2005 under section
321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); or
(ii)during calendar year 2006 under that
section, but for which a request was pending as of December 31, 2005; or
(B)a major disaster or emergency designated by
the President—
(i)during calendar year 2005 under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.); or
(ii)during calendar year 2006 under that Act,
but for which a request was pending as of December 31, 2005.
(7)The term noninsurable commodity means a
crop for which the producers on a farm are eligible to obtain assistance under
section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 7333).
(8)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
<enum>I</enum><header>Agricultural
production losses</header>
<section id="id93069F04115E42A0A86A240F0A0C7B0A"><enum>101.<?LEXA-Enum 101.?></enum><header>Crop disaster assistance</header>
<subsection id="idC2197578FD524F7CA8AABC1E3C97454A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make emergency financial
assistance authorized under this section available to producers on a farm that
have incurred qualifying losses described in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDD173B62C9036417192AA40EC62D422A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="ID9159C2458A2546019F7179B7D540D3EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
make assistance available under this section in the same manner as provided
under section 815 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–55), including using the same loss thresholds for
quantity and economic losses as were used in administering that section, except
that the payment rate shall be 50 percent of the established price, instead of
65 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID17630CD3EECF4FA9AAD785AC6D9A16F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loss thresholds
for quality losses</header><text>In the case of a payment for quality loss for
a crop under subsection (c)(2), the loss thresholds for quality loss for the
crop shall be determined under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDADDFB8A4AE874F18A10EF9E36255146E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Qualifying
losses</header><text>Assistance under this section shall be made available to
producers on farms, other than producers of sugar cane and sugar beets, that
incurred qualifying quantity or quality losses for the 2005 crop due to
damaging weather or any related condition (including losses due to crop
diseases, insects, and delayed harvest), as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDE6BFE1F368084C4B9245764193A5C723"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Quality
losses</header>
<paragraph id="IDEFC50A4DE9C64FCE8495016FB0F00B9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of a payment made to
producers on a farm for a quality loss for a crop under subsection (c)(2) shall
be equal to the amount obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDF464C8A590004DB194591C2C0AB7F11E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>65 percent of the
payment quantity determined under paragraph (2); by</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FDBBDB6D0EF4BC3AD8342F8C965276B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>50 percent of the
payment rate determined under paragraph (3).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5166AAB2DDCB438094B8667D5991B84E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment
quantity</header><text>For the purpose of paragraph (1)(A), the payment
quantity for quality losses for a crop of a commodity on a farm shall equal the
lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD58C159A781E4A71AF735DFC370F6607"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the actual
production of the crop affected by a quality loss of the commodity on the farm;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CE2E2A074EE46459B8ABC63FED068D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the quantity of
expected production of the crop affected by a quality loss of the commodity on
the farm, using the formula used by the Secretary to determine quantity losses
for the crop of the commodity under subsection (c)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID150CCFFF364F44A68907573809423B4B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment
rate</header><text>For the purpose of paragraph (1)(B) and in accordance with
paragraphs (5) and (6), the payment rate for quality losses for a crop of a
commodity on a farm shall be equal to the difference between—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDB6F0A3A7AC4E4CBE933973125A1794DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the per unit
market value that the units of the crop affected by the quality loss would have
had if the crop had not suffered a quality loss; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6699A5E929BC4C79B2294D6A4D3BF56D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the per unit
market value of the units of the crop affected by the quality loss.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4A7DAE9B2D8B4EEA843F6E23213BA644"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
producers on a farm to be eligible to obtain a payment for a quality loss for a
crop under subsection (c)(2), the amount obtained by multiplying the per unit
loss determined under paragraph (1) by the number of units affected by the
quality loss shall be at least 25 percent of the value that all affected
production of the crop would have had if the crop had not suffered a quality
loss.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDddd8a14d052447148ec3dd949c46d5a5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Marketing
contracts</header><text>In the case of any production of a commodity that is
sold pursuant to 1 or more marketing contracts (regardless of whether the
contract is entered into by the producers on the farm before or after harvest)
and for which appropriate documentation exists, the quantity designated in the
contracts shall be eligible for quality loss assistance based on the 1 or more
prices specified in the contracts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb863adf6b1c4298ab6b2271667a2b5b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Other
production</header><text>For any additional production of a commodity for which
a marketing contract does not exist or for which production continues to be
owned by the producer, quality losses shall be based on the average local
market discounts for reduced quality, as determined by the appropriate State
committee of the Farm Service Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe20b69baf8264c4abf7c8b259ce9f659"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Quality
adjustments and discounts</header><text>The appropriate State committee of the
Farm Service Agency shall identify the appropriate quality adjustment and
discount factors to be considered in carrying out this subsection,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1B880C5BBF744E058334C8062EC4ECE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the average local
discounts actually applied to a crop; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0AE6EBA2CB904A52A6D4AD75D88557D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the discount
schedules applied to loans made by the Farm Service Agency or crop insurance
coverage under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f9f0764b0d14cad9b2700af2d5da7d1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Eligible
production</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out this subsection in a
fair and equitable manner for all eligible production, including the production
of fruits and vegetables, other specialty crops, and field crops.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA12081DC70F94C0F8D78C96008DF0C7F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligibility for
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="IDA081378AD9D54C94B34756BD61ECC050"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the producers on a
farm shall not be eligible for assistance under this section with respect to
losses to an insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity if the producers on
the farm—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0B64133C25474A009736390549FD9EC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an
insurable commodity, did not obtain a policy or plan of insurance for the
insurable commodity under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.) for the crop incurring the losses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0272E65D25324A178B85628E1F38532A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
noninsurable commodity, did not file the required paperwork, and pay the
administrative fee by the applicable State filing deadline, for the
noninsurable commodity under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) for the crop incurring the
losses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBCB0526A552743B8ABAB94D438A38F03"><enum>(C)</enum><text>had average
adjusted gross income (as defined by section 1001D(a) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(a)), of greater than $2,500,000 in 2004; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB31DDFABED0547B387E13071F1D43517"><enum>(D)</enum><text>were not in
compliance with highly erodible land conservation and wetland conservation
provisions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDF6BB029CED9141668CC5985A98F61D3B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract
waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) with respect to the
producers on a farm if the producers enter into a contract with the Secretary
under which the producers agree—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5B31BFA1ADBA4A71B32D7E11B34A02A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an
insurable commodity, to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) providing additional coverage for
the insurable commodity for each of the next 2 crops, at a coverage level that
provides—</text>
<clause id="idDBE459ACFF32466195F8A3DB744F55B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
less than 65 percent of the actual production history for the crop produced on
the farm; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id354EB2D56FAD4DE7AA139607566ACA14"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>100 percent of
the expected market price or a comparable coverage (as determined by the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88649A48832C44DA9D6C3D01F0CEFADD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
noninsurable commodity, to file the required paperwork and pay the
administrative fee by the applicable State filing deadline, for the
noninsurable commodity for each of the next 2 crops under section 196 of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1E572976F6D046EA919324D9B14A698A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of
violation</header><text>In the event of the violation of a contract under
paragraph (2) by a producer, the producer shall reimburse the Secretary for the
full amount of the assistance provided to the producer under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99E3804A24B04CA7BE0A187D34E18A4D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Timing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B19DBC5CEE14DDDA7409C76A21DE46B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make
payments to producers on a farm for a crop under this section not later than 60
days after the date the producers on the farm submit to the Secretary a
completed application for the payments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EFAC348085B4FE3BA9CD65EE5D9CD34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interest</header><text>If
the Secretary does not make payments to the producers on a farm by the date
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pay to the producers on a farm
interest on the payments at a rate equal to the current (as of the sign-up
deadline established by the Secretary) market yield on outstanding, marketable
obligations of the United States with maturities of 30 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID617422C1AB8E4EDAA87CFCD2152A8CE6"><enum>102.</enum><header>Livestock
assistance</header>
<subsection id="IDe501e988f695401d9ffcd92be1c7767e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Livestock
Compensation Program</header>
<paragraph id="ID77ae37b45f774f12aa831d50028823a6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of
commodity credit corporation funds</header><text>Effective beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall use funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to carry out the 2002 Livestock Compensation Program
announced by the Secretary on October 10, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 63070), to provide
compensation for livestock losses during calendar year 2005 due to a disaster,
as determined by the Secretary, except that the payment rate shall be 75
percent of the payment rate established for the 2002 Livestock Compensation
Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF1895F260264429D8F65DADAE89F6B95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
applicants</header><text>In carrying out the program described in paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall provide assistance to any applicant that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBDE6270AF1434E90BFDEDF1BA3538862"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA3B878CE79734A4AA654EFA0CF87F9D5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducts a livestock
operation that is located in a disaster county, including any applicant
conducting a livestock operation with eligible livestock (within the meaning of
the livestock assistance program under section 101(b) of division B of Public
Law 108–324 (118 Stat. 1234)); or</text>
</clause><clause id="idD8F3D85918D142A688BD7D7147BDFCB7" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>produces an animal described in
section 10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (21
U.S.C. 321d(a)(1)); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA0883B4A3FA84CCAA6639CD2DEAADADB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets all other
eligibility requirements established by the Secretary for the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BA7D68B5738423193173E5C2EC751D8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mitigation</header><text>In
determining the eligibility for or amount of payments for which a producer is
eligible under the livestock compensation program, the Secretary shall not
penalize a producer that takes actions (recognizing disaster conditions) that
reduce the average number of livestock the producer owned for grazing during
the production year for which assistance is being provided.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82918AAC276343818A47E903EFFD3C1C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no producer on
a farm receives duplicative payments under this subsection and another Federal
program with respect to any loss.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idED4F59B37B9549FCBDA9981F5C073735"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Livestock
indemnity payments</header>
<paragraph id="idBB33D54C8D5043C2B0D7B7156D164574"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make livestock indemnity payments
to producers on farms that have incurred livestock losses during calendar year
2005 due to a disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including losses due to
hurricanes, floods, and anthrax.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB1177EAF999A48FBAAE8B47E4EF8DF34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment
rates</header><text>Indemnity payments to a producer on a farm under paragraph
(1) shall be made at a rate of not less than 30 percent of the market value of
the applicable livestock on the day before the date of death of the livestock,
as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54212326DE1B45A2858D073AB363D7B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Livestock
indemnity program for contract growers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBFF00BA47B84CA5B3563CA16272D5FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary shall use funds
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to establish a program to assist poultry
producers in hurricane-affected counties that suffered income losses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF59D2F7D1E643FBAF39FE077086B2C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>The program established under paragraph (1) shall
contain similar terms and conditions as the terms and conditions used for the
livestock indemnity program for contract growers described in subpart E of
chapter XIV of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1,
2002).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID234cc0d25e174f8787ff0c0131824410"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limit on amount
of assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that no producer on a farm receives duplicative payments under
this section and any other Federal program for the same loss.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID417F06AAF8974DDEA7B8D0C5AE46FE31"><enum>103.</enum><header>Flooded crop
and grazing land</header>
<subsection id="ID9682F666429249A3B940639AEA513911"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall compensate eligible owners of flooded
crop and grazing land in—</text>
<paragraph id="ID50A91544146E466FB276DF6BD62B77AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Devils Lake
basin; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD598FC172291422C849C2F0A2B532CED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the McHugh, Lake
Laretta, and Rose Lake closed drainage areas of the State of North
Dakota.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDDBF7FB371BCA45399A2D4D2E77B70B85"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="ID38DF5D85CFEC464CA84CAE74A3098F9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive compensation under this
section, an owner shall own land described in subsection (a) that, during the 2
crop years preceding receipt of compensation, was rendered incapable of use for
the production of an agricultural commodity or for grazing purposes (in a
manner consistent with the historical use of the land) as the result of
flooding, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID70B7255DACB94AC1A229B59DDAD0C63B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Land
described in paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4556D36413144ED78DA921FE86FBA8CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>land that has
been flooded;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE3EDD182A29A4185955CCB0ED5B2580F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>land that has
been rendered inaccessible due to flooding; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9773DFD2AFBB4531925F58E7DE6BFE3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a reasonable
buffer strip adjoining the flooded land, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDFF05282EC61E4F3E92812511ED6F58D5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Secretary may establish—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1D5A6217886C43FD9F172C56937A75F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reasonable
minimum acreage levels for individual parcels of land for which owners may
receive compensation under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID875E5F4335E5434693FDCFB83863C47C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the location and
area of adjoining flooded land for which owners may receive compensation under
this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDFA4D5DE820DD427CB0DD201E74537EEF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sign-up</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a sign-up program for eligible owners to apply for
compensation from the Secretary under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID93FB61A8FCBB4B6E863FBBADAE5739DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compensation
payments</header>
<paragraph id="IDC5107F5699024CD5B3FF40DEE0D06511"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the rate of an annual
compensation payment under this section shall be equal to 90 percent of the
average annual per acre rental payment rate (at the time of entry into the
contract) for comparable crop or grazing land that has not been flooded and
remains in production in the county where the flooded land is located, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93ED3D9EEC184210B769E769AD2CF418"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>An
annual compensation payment under this section shall be reduced by the amount
of any conservation program rental payments or Federal agricultural commodity
program payments received by the owner for the land during any crop year for
which compensation is received under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4657F72CC8ED461FB81FE6FB40EA785D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>During
any year in which an owner receives compensation for flooded land under this
section, the owner shall not be eligible to participate in or receive benefits
for the flooded land under—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID13B137EDE92648D9898C10C9CDD1D6EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal crop
insurance program established under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66226C0A8AA84059970C7C029F97D8A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the noninsured
crop assistance program established under section 196 of the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0A8C35E55AA94A548C362E993E5F7AD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any Federal
agricultural crop disaster assistance program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDB7B73E1A10264F7E843A919066D6F2DC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Relationship to
agricultural commodity programs</header><text>The Secretary, by regulation,
shall provide for the preservation of cropland base, allotment history, and
payment yields applicable to land described in subsection (a) that was rendered
incapable of use for the production of an agricultural commodity or for grazing
purposes as the result of flooding.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID149F50C6282D4D9294BD154363B94D84"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of
land</header>
<paragraph id="IDDA067B82EFD14D6298C88DB19C01DDF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An owner that receives compensation under this section
for flooded land shall take such actions as are necessary to not degrade any
wildlife habitat on the land that has naturally developed as a result of the
flooding.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5612B1D1B31E43E6B0DC027305A9C570"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recreational
activities</header><text>To encourage owners that receive compensation for
flooded land to allow public access to and use of the land for recreational
activities, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA1FEAD7A3E41464DBD035AA16A51F27C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offer an eligible
owner additional compensation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE6E0DFB7899648F4817EE2A028FBF3B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide
compensation for additional acreage under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID550156F4253A4F0FBB80DF9270D8A087"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="ID1536422ACD074A43AB0ED178778B8874"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use $6,000,000 of funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID77D1AE8F230D467D9B312D6B884140FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pro-rated
payments</header><text>In a case in which the amount made available under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is insufficient to compensate all eligible
owners under this section, the Secretary shall pro-rate payments for that
fiscal year on a per acre basis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id17AD5528EBA34AD6A2479DA48CCDD39B"><enum>104.</enum><header>Sugarcane and
sugar beet disaster assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id986E244AA3774A03A8ADD5203B67BC8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Florida</header><text>The
Secretary of Agriculture shall use $120,000,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to make payments to processors in Florida that are eligible
to obtain a loan under section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) to compensate first processors and
producers for crop and other losses in hurricane-affected counties that are
related to hurricanes, tropical storms, excessive rains, floods, and wind in
Florida during calendar year 2005, by an agreement on the same terms and
conditions, to the maximum extent practicable, as the payments made under
section 102 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane
Disasters Assistance Act of 2005 (Public Law 108–324; 118 Stat. 1235),
including that the 2005 base production of each harvesting unit shall be
determined using the same base year crop production history that was used
pursuant to the agreement under that section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA93A260097D74161BBC1462EFFEC1696"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Louisiana</header>
<paragraph id="id28361A3156D14908B864501F9C3FAE3B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compensation
for losses</header><text>The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and
authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make $120,000,000 in
payments to first processors of sugarcane that operate in a disaster county in
Louisiana, or obtain sugarcane from a disaster county in Louisiana, and that
are eligible to obtain a loan under section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)), to compensate the
producers and first processors for crop and other losses due to Hurricane
Katrina, Hurricane Rita, or related conditions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5B3606E7735A4D4CB72A9683C1C645BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Assistance
under this subsection shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id244EE7419E8547D5A8BB01F7D762DA8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shared by an
affected first processor with affected producers that provide commodities to
the processor in a manner that reflects contracts entered into between the
processor and the producers, except with respect to a portion of the amount of
total assistance described under paragraph (1) necessary to compensate affected
producers for individual losses experienced by the producers, including losses
due to saltwater intrusion, flooding, wind damage, or increased planting,
replanting, or harvesting costs, which shall be transferred by the first
processor to the affected producers without regard to contractual share
arrangements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E573992B15B476BB8595B2F34A31587"><enum>(B)</enum><text>made available
under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines are necessary to
carry out this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE83F43CC011C4AAC93A5BFF96B1085DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Loss
determination</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary
shall use the same base year to determine crop loss that was elected by a
producer to determine crop loss in carrying out the hurricane assistance
program under section 207 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 543).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2066adab5d9d41adb33f246999d629b7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary shall use $40,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to
provide assistance to sugar beet producers that suffered production losses
(including quality losses) for the 2005 crop year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID51fc4cdb0c624efb9da013e1f952a7c0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The
Secretary shall make payments under this section in the same manner as payments
were made under section 208 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 544), including using the same indemnity benefits as were
used in carrying out that section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1184BD794FD24F1F9FD871F626163FDB"><enum>105.</enum><header>Specialty
crops and nursery crops</header>
<subsection id="IDd29c50d35b29463b90c409cf0ad5f96a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to provide assistance to producers of specialty crops and nursery
crops in hurricane-affected counties.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4010D87B86CB485CB1183CFD82F05A6C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="id180927951B964E4E8715400E7D6D939C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Assistance required by subsection (a) shall be carried
out by the Secretary under the same terms and conditions as the special
disaster relief programs carried out for producers that suffered from crop
damage and tree losses, and carried out related cleanup, in certain areas of
Florida due to Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne during August and
September 2004, as described in the notice of program implementation relating
to Florida citrus, fruit, vegetable, and nursery crop disaster programs (69
Fed. Reg. 63134 (October 29, 2004)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8F915144B2174FD4A3A6639C7487BBA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Loss of
records</header><text>Due to the complete destruction of the business records
of many producers, the Secretary shall use the best available information in
determining eligibility, determining losses, and calculating payment amounts
under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF2DFADFB495B45AD90609D73C89284BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limit on amount
of assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that no producer on a farm receives duplicative payments under
this section and any other Federal program for the same loss.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE200425DED7647BFB2858635D38908F9"><enum>106.</enum><header>Dairy
assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall
use $25,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make
payments to dairy producers for dairy production losses and dairy spoilage
losses in hurricane-affected counties.</text>
</section><section id="idD814D8E1080B469AB65914B4B99F272A"><enum>107.</enum><header>Cottonseed</header>
<subsection id="idC6B0696311D1460D9A03E305FD10E45C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
provide disaster assistance under subsection (c) and section 104 of the
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Disasters Assistance Act,
2005 (Public Law 108–324; 118 Stat. 1235) under the same terms and conditions
as assistance provided under section 206 of the Agricultural Assistance Act of
2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 543), except that assistance shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="idA94605F9F3A748DE8C9E59862F069C5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distributed to producers and first handlers
of cottonseed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB2D48338B6EA4F0C8179A6A88AFCCAC6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on
cottonseed production during the most recent year for which a disaster payment
specifically for cottonseed was not authorized.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1FA3A35A29354DEE9F7AC5D29D1E6242"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
amendment</header><text>Section 104 of the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations for Hurricane Disasters Assistance Act, 2005 (Public Law
108–324; 118 Stat. 1235) is amended by inserting <quote>or Secretary</quote>
after <quote>President of the United States</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E8103F5C6CC4D7282528904452F8182"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cottonseed
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall use $15,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to
provide assistance to producers and first-handlers of the 2005 crop of
cottonseed in hurricane-affected counties.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id60E3C063791D4C4F853EDD7F8B8F9887"><enum>108.</enum><header>Reduction in
payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amount of any
payment for which a producer is eligible under this title shall be reduced by
any amount received by the producer for the same loss or any similar loss
under—</text>
<paragraph id="id68C771F6ED26497B8E4EFD37943BE95E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Defense, Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 2680); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75832DBC3453428BAF856574439CC558"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an agricultural
disaster assistance provision contained in the announcement of the Secretary on
January 26, 2006.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Supplemental
nutrition and agricultural economic disaster assistance</header>
<section id="IDe712cdbf3e954d7d9b772c007c635694"><enum>201.<?LEXA-Enum 201.?></enum><header>Replenishment of Section 32</header>
<subsection id="id852C18E5439E44478F5D5E56F21C1E68"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
specialty crop</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id48EB9268D112449FAF8FB8B35A9DEDCD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>specialty crop</term> means any
agricultural crop.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06144029CC65465E990A2E036B64031E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
term <term>specialty crop</term> does not include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA318DAABD39442668CA3DC4443512DFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>wheat;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF5450D08ABAA43AB8D1EC3055474BA96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>feed
grains;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE87F1ABBD3D40C5875A3FDD8DBD3DDB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>oilseeds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id533B7304FDC34DC2BDB2B004FE795C57"><enum>(D)</enum><text>cotton;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5EFD21A02A0842A2BB73BF2E46A37C56"><enum>(E)</enum><text>rice; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CAA3D41483E4B27B989C1EEC5FB0C80"><enum>(F)</enum><text>peanuts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idACCBE07B5CCC4884B259D1B5B1EE1673"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Base State
grants</header>
<paragraph id="id8080BD3AE7744969B32BCE13192641EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use $25,500,000 of funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to make grants to the several States, the District
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to be used to support
activities that promote agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id16A30FAD101440008B883B47CF0F536B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amounts</header><text>The
amount of the grants shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4D08225B704B492F8BECEAE52891F932"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$500,000 to each
of the several States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8DD6E0F92C364432B1C2E1237BE1C505"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$250,000 to each
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id148D1F7D467D44A7953CEC1968DBB86A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants for
value of production</header><text>The Secretary shall use $74,500,000 of funds
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make a grant to each of the several
States in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph id="idBE1F9B19F39C465A9F752724C40E17F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the share of the
State of the total value of specialty crop, livestock, and dairy production of
the United States for the 2004 crop year, as determined by the Secretary;
by</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1D5FD2FB16744489923A005F24EBA151"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$74,500,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0E0EA6CE3094321B2F5AD45403F34FC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special crop
and livestock priority</header><text>As a condition on the receipt of a grant
under this section, a State shall agree to give priority to the support of
specialty crops and livestock in the use of the grant funds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idFFF2C8FCACE64F3A85840439490FB517"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A State may use funds from a grant awarded under this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="idB2DA2239E60440A7AF994AB806D95D4B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to supplement
State food bank programs or other nutrition assistance programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id424A6F14ADE94602A1EE51520683AAF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote the
purchase, sale, or consumption of agricultural products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1FA341D7815C422D97DC4FCB87BE4BFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to provide
economic assistance to agricultural producers, giving a priority to the support
of specialty crops and livestock; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFA223F3CE1FD4CF2B2EEBE8C7D236AEC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for other
purposes as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDAD4FD9EAAF84E9A9A18134F6251DDFE"><enum>202.</enum><header>Supplemental
economic loss payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary shall make a supplemental economic loss payment to any producer on a
farm that received a direct payment for crop year 2005 under title I of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) at a
rate equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA7667F65BA1490A85392D2729CA447A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">30 percent of the direct payment rate in
effect for the program crop of the farmer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA1B95C4562F444998219ABB72D3BABA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>85 percent of the
program crop base of the farmer; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87EEB7132F2C467FB2E300B70A1C6C59"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the program
payment yield for each program crop of the farmer.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id334D91D716504ACE8FD16B7446D3A0F5"><enum>203.</enum><header>Reduction in
payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amount of any
payment for which a producer is eligible under this title shall be reduced by
any amount received by the producer for the same loss or any similar loss
under—</text>
<paragraph id="idAA7260A419DB4C97A37D85F0A99F2D6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Defense, Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and
Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 2680); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA5C7B66F0FE4A108D6F4EF754870BEF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an agricultural
disaster assistance provision contained in the announcement of the Secretary on
January 26, 2006.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>III</enum><header>Forestry</header>
<section id="id49AF5C4290C449DC988C918AA3CA3E1E"><enum>301.</enum><header>Tree
assistance program</header>
<subsection id="idD347D81E20E040DE997B5FFE6310CB80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
tree</header><text>In this section, the term <term>tree</term> includes a tree
(including a Christmas tree, ornamental tree, nursery tree, and potted tree),
bush (including a shrub), and vine.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB7BAFB6CA90145248114B76F17D46C34"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary shall use such sums as are
necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide
assistance under the tree assistance program established under sections 10201
through 10203 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
8201 et seq.) to—</text>
<paragraph id="idF0446ABA592845CA85683F17866BF9D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>producers who
suffered tree losses in hurricane-affected counties; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id458AFD924419493E9E8C7E104102DA30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fruit and tree
nut producers in hurricane-affected counties for site preparation, replacement,
rehabilitation, and pruning.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D673BDCC016466DB887A2222917ACAE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>Funds
made available under this section shall also be made available to cover costs
associated with tree pruning, tree rehabilitation, and other appropriate
tree-related activities as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49E06EDB723349E6A03EC080BCFBC647"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limit on amount
of assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that no producer on a farm receives duplicative payments under
this section and any other Federal program for the same loss.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Conservation</header>
<section id="id647DCCE580DF4BECA890CBBF61090801"><enum>401.</enum><header>Natural
Resources Conservation Service</header>
<subsection id="idAF22A2D6060E4794ACCA1B433C072810"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority to
clear debris and animal carcasses</header><text>Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, using funds made available for the emergency watershed
protection program established under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2203">16 U.S.C.
2203</external-xref>), may provide financial and technical assistance to remove
and dispose of debris and animal carcasses that could adversely affect health
and safety on non-Federal land in a hurricane-affected county.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id181406234B344F36A55A90F1D129DE2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority to
use certain practices</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may
use direct check-writing practices and electronic transfers to provide
financial and technical assistance under the emergency watershed protection
program established under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2203">16 U.S.C.
2203</external-xref>) in a hurricane-affected county.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Farm
service agency</header>
<section id="idBA9D6FCEB4D849F7BCFCD5A7C9F17F62"><enum>501.</enum><header>Funding for
additional personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary shall use $40,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to
hire additional State and County Farm Service Agency personnel—</text>
<paragraph id="idBE19DAA642144168BC0468FA867D5019"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to expedite the implementation of, and
delivery under, the agricultural disaster and economic assistance programs
under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEAC0F3AFC8B14B16A139143BE83BB5E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as the Secretary
determines to be necessary to carry out other agriculture and disaster
assistance programs.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="id1394B43179BB4917883773C7F30DDF66"><enum>601.</enum><header>Authority to
provide immunizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Defense may provide immunizations to employees of the
Department of Agriculture involved in direct recovery work in a
hurricane-affected county.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73C154244BC34197963C48A77F77A1D7"><enum>602.</enum><header>Waiver of
certain provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may provide assistance in a hurricane-affected county under the
emergency conservation program established under title IV of the Agricultural
Credit Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2201">16 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> et seq.) without
regard to subtitle C of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3821">16 U.S.C.
3821</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</section><section id="IDf0fad21c6ebe4d5882bec291ef92b37a"><enum>603.</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the funds,
facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out
this Act, to remain available until expended.</text>
</section><section id="H5CF7F98D300B4AEFA11005C7E9C52887"><enum>604.</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subsection id="H7567F61C6AEA4C848E6C218E846F003D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as are
necessary to implement this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE32A767EDF8149FCAB0167C0E8006F72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>The
promulgation of the regulations and administration of this Act shall be made
without regard to—</text>
<paragraph id="H8E56F0928C954FA5A6F6C4E6B0F8F54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the notice and
comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23B120F7D1C949D59B0498A4096EA924"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Statement of
Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg.
13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in
rulemaking; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2401E630C14C44259746E9E5FC033954"><enum>(3)</enum><text>chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Paperwork Reduction
Act</quote>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFF2F75713DE4B41AF681C7FF7F34B29"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Congressional
review of agency rulemaking</header><text>In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United
States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Emergency
designation</header>
<section id="ID092c60267d5342f092fcd9f883cbc322"><enum>701.</enum><header>Emergency
designation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amounts
provided under this Act are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).</text>
</section>