[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1607 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1607

 To include shellfish to the list of crops eligible for the noninsured 
   crop disaster assistance program and the emergency assistance for 
          livestock program of the Department of Agriculture.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 22, 2011

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To include shellfish to the list of crops eligible for the noninsured 
   crop disaster assistance program and the emergency assistance for 
          livestock program of the Department of Agriculture.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shellfish Equity Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 196(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting 
``shellfish (regardless of the method of production),'' after ``sea 
oats,''.

SEC. 3. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR LIVESTOCK, HONEY BEES, SHELLFISH, AND 
              FARM-RAISED FISH.

    (a) In General.--Section 531(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1531(e)) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Shellfish,'' 
        after ``Honey Bees,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``shellfish (regardless 
        of the method of production),'' after ``honey bees,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 901(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 
        (19 U.S.C. 2497(e)) is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
                ``Shellfish,'' after ``Honey Bees,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``shellfish 
                (regardless of the method of production),'' after 
                ``honey bees,''.
            (2) Funding.--Section 902(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2497a(d)) is amended by striking ``the Food, 
        Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008'' and inserting ``the 
        Shellfish Equity Act of 2011''.
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