II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3211 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2008 Mr. Baucus (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Thune) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to clarify eligibility for livestock indemnity payments.

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Livestock indemnity payments

Section 9002 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28; 121 Stat. 214), is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(5)(B)(iii), by striking if such notice applies to a county included under (ii); and (2)in subsection (b)(1)— (A)by striking There are hereby appropriated and inserting the following: (A)

In general

There are appropriated ; (B)in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking due to a disaster, as determined by the Secretary and inserting due to any natural disaster; (C)by striking To be eligible and inserting the following: (B)

Inclusion

Eligible livestock losses under this subsection shall include the death of livestock in a disaster county due to a natural disaster, regardless of whether the death is related to any natural disaster that is the basis for a natural disaster declaration for the disaster county. (C)

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible ; and (D)by adding at the end the following: (D)

Deadline for applications

To be eligible for assistance under this subsection, producers on a farm shall submit applications for assistance under this subsection not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph. .