[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8475 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8475
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide emergency relief to
producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray
wolves, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 21, 2022
Mr. O'Halleran (for himself and Ms. Herrell) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide emergency relief to
producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray
wolves, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENT RATES.
Section 1501(b)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
9081(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``75'' and inserting ``100''.
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RELIEF TO MITIGATE EFFECT OF MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES.
Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(d))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Emergency relief to mitigate effect of mexican gray
wolves.--
``(A) In general.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary
shall use funds made available under paragraph (1) to
provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with
herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(B) Formula.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
shall develop a formula to determine the amount of
emergency relief to provide to a producer of livestock
under subparagraph (A), which shall take into
consideration the following factors:
``(i) The herd size of the producer.
``(ii) The average annual number of
confirmed depredations by Mexican gray wolves
per producer in the State in which the producer
is located.
``(iii) The average annual increase in
management costs for producers due to Mexican
gray wolves during the preceding 5 years in the
State in which the producer is located.
``(iv) The average annual decrease in birth
rates of herds of producers due to Mexican gray
wolves during the preceding 5 years in the
State in which the producer is located.
``(v) The depredation prevention practices
carried out by the producer, if any, as
reported through the wolf compensation and
prevention program established by section 6202
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (7 U.S.C. 8351 note).
``(C) Consultation.--In carrying out this
paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with, and
request information from, as necessary, the
Administrator of the Farm Service Agency of the
Department of Agriculture, the Administrator of the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the
Department of Agriculture, and the Director of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
``(D) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after
the date on which emergency relief is first provided
under this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a
report on activities carried out under this paragraph,
which shall include an identification of the following:
``(i) The amount of emergency relief
distributed to producers under this paragraph.
``(ii) The number of producers receiving
emergency relief under this paragraph.''.
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