[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3321. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. 
Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1602. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN PRODUCERS.

       (a) Definition of Qualifying Natural Disaster 
     Declaration.--In this section, the term ``qualifying natural 
     disaster declaration'' means--
       (1) a natural disaster declared by the Secretary under 
     section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); or
       (2) a major disaster or emergency designated by the 
     President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
       (b) Availability of Additional Assistance.--As soon as 
     practicable after October 1, 2018, the Secretary shall make 
     available assistance under section 196 of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
     7333) to producers of an eligible crop (as defined in 
     subsection (a)(2) of that section) that suffered losses in a 
     county covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration 
     for production losses due to volcanic activity.
       (c) Amount.--The Secretary shall make assistance available 
     under subsection (b) in an amount equal to the amount of 
     assistance determined under section 196(d) of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
     7333(d)), less any fees that are owed by producers under 
     section 196(k) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 7333(k)).
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