{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s9081","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f9081.","heading":"Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance","text":"\u00a7\u202f9081.\nSupplemental agricultural disaster assistance\n(a)\nDefinitions\nIn this section:\n(1)\nCovered producer\nThe term \u201ccovered producer\u201d means an eligible producer on a farm that is\u2014\n(A) as determined by the Secretary\u2014\n(i) a beginning farmer or rancher;\n(ii) a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher; or\n(iii) a limited resource farmer or rancher; or\n(B) a veteran farmer or rancher, as defined in\nsection 2279(a) of this title\n(2)\nEligible producer on a farm\n(A)\nIn general\nThe term \u201celigible producer on a farm\u201d means an individual or entity described in subparagraph (B) that, as determined by the Secretary, assumes the production and market risks associated with the agricultural production of crops or livestock.\n(B)\nDescription\nAn individual or entity referred to in subparagraph (A) is\u2014\n(i) a citizen of the United States;\n(ii) a resident alien;\n(iii) an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined in\nsection 5304 of title 25\n(iv) a partnership of citizens of the United States; or\n(v) a corporation, limited liability corporation, or other farm organizational structure organized under State law.\n(3)\nFarm-raised fish\nThe term \u201cfarm-raised fish\u201d means any aquatic species that is propagated and reared in a controlled environment.\n(4)\nLivestock\nThe term \u201clivestock\u201d includes\u2014\n(A) cattle (including dairy cattle);\n(B) bison;\n(C) poultry;\n(D) sheep;\n(E) swine;\n(F) horses; and\n(G) other livestock, as determined by the Secretary.\n(5)\nSecretary\nThe term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Agriculture.\n(b)\nLivestock indemnity payments\n(1)\nPayments\nFor fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make livestock indemnity payments to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock death losses in excess of the normal mortality, sold livestock for a reduced sale price, or both as determined by the Secretary, due to\u2014\n(A) attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the Federal Government or protected by Federal law, including wolves and avian predators;\n(B) adverse weather, as determined by the Secretary, during the calendar year, including losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, disease, wildfires, extreme heat, and extreme cold, on the condition that in the case of the death loss of unweaned livestock due to that adverse weather, the Secretary may disregard any management practice, vaccination protocol, or lack of vaccination by the eligible producer on a farm; or\n(C) disease that, as determined by the Secretary\u2014\n(i) is caused or transmitted by a vector; and\n(ii) is not susceptible to control by vaccination or acceptable management practices.\n(2)\nPayment rates\n(A)\nLosses due to predation\nIndemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made at a rate of 100 percent of the market value of the affected livestock on the applicable date, as determined by the Secretary.\n(B)\nLosses due to adverse weather or disease\nIndemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of 75 percent of the market value of the affected livestock on the applicable date, as determined by the Secretary.\n(C)\nDetermination of market value\nIn determining the market value described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may consider the ability of eligible producers to document regional price premiums for affected livestock that exceed the national average market price for those livestock.\n(D)\nApplicable date defined\nIn this paragraph, the term \u201capplicable date\u201d means, with respect to livestock, as applicable\u2014\n(i) the day before the date of death of the livestock; or\n(ii) the day before the date of the event that caused the harm to the livestock that resulted in a reduced sale price.\n(3)\nSpecial rule for payments made due to disease\nThe Secretary shall ensure that payments made to an eligible producer under paragraph (1) are not made for the same livestock losses for which compensation is provided pursuant to\nsection 8306(d) of this title\n(4)\nPayment reductions\nA payment made under paragraph (1) to an eligible producer on a farm that sold livestock for a reduced sale price shall\u2014\n(A) be made if the sale occurs within a reasonable period following the event, as determined by the Secretary; and\n(B) be reduced by the amount that the producer received for the sale.\n(5)\nAdditional payment for unborn livestock\n(A)\nIn general\nIn the case of unborn livestock death losses incurred on or after\nJanuary 1, 2024\n(B)\nPayment rate\nAdditional payments under subparagraph (A) shall be made at a rate\u2014\n(i) determined by the Secretary; and\n(ii) less than or equal to 85 percent of the payment rate established with respect to the lowest weight class of the livestock, as determined by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency.\n(C)\nPayment amount\nThe amount of a payment to an eligible producer that has incurred unborn livestock death losses shall be equal to the payment rate determined under subparagraph (B) multiplied, in the case of livestock described in\u2014\n(i) subparagraph (A), (B), or (F) of subsection (a)(4), by 1;\n(ii) subparagraph (D) of such subsection, by 2;\n(iii) subparagraph (E) of such subsection, by 12; and\n(iv) subparagraph (G) of such subsection, by the average number of birthed animals (for one gestation cycle) for the species of each such livestock, as determined by the Secretary.\n(D)\nUnborn livestock death losses defined\nIn this paragraph, the term \u201cunborn livestock death losses\u201d means losses of any livestock described in subparagraph (A), (B), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of subsection (a)(4) that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock.\n(c)\nLivestock forage disaster program\n(1)\nDefinitions\nIn this subsection:\n(A)\nCovered livestock\n(i)\nIn general\nExcept as provided in clause (ii), the term \u201ccovered livestock\u201d means livestock of an eligible livestock producer that, during the 60 days prior to the beginning date of a qualifying drought or fire condition, as determined by the Secretary, the eligible livestock producer\u2014\n(I) owned;\n(II) leased;\n(III) purchased;\n(IV) entered into a contract to purchase;\n(V) is a contract grower; or\n(VI) sold or otherwise disposed of due to qualifying drought conditions during\u2014\n(aa) the current production year; or\n(bb) subject to paragraph (3)(B)(ii), 1 or both of the 2 production years immediately preceding the current production year.\n(ii)\nExclusion\nThe term \u201ccovered livestock\u201d does not include livestock that were or would have been in a feedlot, on the beginning date of the qualifying drought or fire condition, as a part of the normal business operation of the eligible livestock producer, as determined by the Secretary.\n(B)\nDrought monitor\nThe term \u201cdrought monitor\u201d means a system for classifying drought severity according to a range of abnormally dry to exceptional drought, as defined by the Secretary.\n(C)\nEligible livestock producer\n(i)\nIn general\nThe term \u201celigible livestock producer\u201d means an eligible producer on a farm that\u2014\n(I) is an owner, cash or share lessee, or contract grower of covered livestock that provides the pastureland or grazing land, including cash-leased pastureland or grazing land, for the livestock;\n(II) provides the pastureland or grazing land for covered livestock, including cash-leased pastureland or grazing land that is physically located in a county affected by drought;\n(III) certifies grazing loss; and\n(IV) meets all other eligibility requirements established under this subsection.\n(ii)\nExclusion\nThe term \u201celigible livestock producer\u201d does not include an owner, cash or share lessee, or contract grower of livestock that rents or leases pastureland or grazing land owned by another person on a rate-of-gain basis.\n(D)\nNormal carrying capacity\nThe term \u201cnormal carrying capacity\u201d, with respect to each type of grazing land or pastureland in a county, means the normal carrying capacity, as determined under paragraph (3)(D)(i), that would be expected from the grazing land or pastureland for livestock during the normal grazing period, in the absence of a drought or fire that diminishes the production of the grazing land or pastureland.\n(E)\nNormal grazing period\nThe term \u201cnormal grazing period\u201d, with respect to a county, means the normal grazing period during the calendar year for the county, as determined under paragraph (3)(D)(i).\n(2)\nProgram\nFor fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide compensation for losses to eligible livestock producers due to grazing losses for covered livestock due to\u2014\n(A) a drought condition, as described in paragraph (3); or\n(B) fire, as described in paragraph (4).\n(3)\nAssistance for losses due to drought conditions\n(A)\nEligible losses\n(i)\nIn general\nAn eligible livestock producer may receive assistance under this subsection only for grazing losses for covered livestock that occur on land that\u2014\n(I) is native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover; or\n(II) is planted to a crop planted specifically for the purpose of providing grazing for covered livestock.\n(ii)\nExclusions\nAn eligible livestock producer may not receive assistance under this subsection for grazing losses that occur on land used for haying or grazing under the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (\n16 U.S.C. 3831\n(B)\nMonthly payment rate\n(i)\nIn general\nExcept as provided in clause (ii), the payment rate for assistance under this paragraph for 1 month shall, in the case of drought, be equal to 60 percent of the lesser of\u2014\n(I) the monthly feed cost for all covered livestock owned or leased by the eligible livestock producer, as determined under subparagraph (C); or\n(II) the monthly feed cost calculated by using the normal carrying capacity of the eligible grazing land of the eligible livestock producer.\n(ii)\nPartial compensation\nIn the case of an eligible livestock producer that sold or otherwise disposed of covered livestock due to drought conditions in 1 or both of the 2 production years immediately preceding the current production year, as determined by the Secretary, the payment rate shall be 80 percent of the payment rate otherwise calculated in accordance with clause (i).\n(C)\nMonthly feed cost\n(i)\nIn general\nThe monthly feed cost shall equal the product obtained by multiplying\u2014\n(I) 30 days;\n(II) a payment quantity that is equal to the feed grain equivalent, as determined under clause (ii); and\n(III) a payment rate that is equal to the corn price per pound, as determined under clause (iii).\n(ii)\nFeed grain equivalent\nFor purposes of clause (i)(II), the feed grain equivalent shall equal\u2014\n(I) in the case of an adult beef cow, 15.7 pounds of corn per day; or\n(II) in the case of any other type of weight of livestock, an amount determined by the Secretary that represents the average number of pounds of corn per day necessary to feed the livestock.\n(iii)\nCorn price per pound\nFor purposes of clause (i)(III), the corn price per pound shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing\u2014\n(I) the higher of\u2014\n(aa) the national average corn price per bushel for the 12-month period immediately preceding March 1 of the year for which the disaster assistance is calculated; or\n(bb) the national average corn price per bushel for the 24-month period immediately preceding that March 1; by\n(II) 56.\n(D)\nNormal grazing period and drought monitor intensity\n(i)\nFSA county committee determinations\n(I)\nIn general\nThe Secretary shall determine the normal carrying capacity and normal grazing period for each type of grazing land or pastureland in the county served by the applicable committee.\n(II)\nChanges\nNo change to the normal carrying capacity or normal grazing period established for a county under subclause (I) shall be made unless the change is requested by the appropriate State and county Farm Service Agency committees.\n(ii)\nDrought intensity\n(I)\nD2\nAn eligible livestock producer that owns or leases grazing land or pastureland that is physically located in a county that is rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as having a D2 (severe drought) intensity in any area of the county for not less than\u2014\n(aa) 4 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph in an amount equal to 1 monthly payment using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B); or\n(bb) 7 of the previous 8 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph in an amount equal to 2 monthly payments using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B).\n(II)\nD3\nAn eligible livestock producer that owns or leases grazing land or pastureland that is physically located in a county that is rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as having at least a D3 (extreme drought) intensity in any area of the county at any time during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph\u2014\n(aa) in an amount equal to 3 monthly payments using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B);\n(bb) if the county is rated as having a D3 (extreme drought) intensity in any area of the county for at least 4 weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, or is rated as having a D4 (exceptional drought) intensity in any area of the county at any time during the normal grazing period, in an amount equal to 4 monthly payments using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B); or\n(cc) if the county is rated as having a D4 (exceptional drought) intensity in any area of the county for at least 4 weeks during the normal grazing period, in an amount equal to 5 monthly payments using the monthly rate determined under subparagraph (B).\n(4)\nAssistance for losses due to fire on public managed land\n(A)\nIn general\nAn eligible livestock producer may receive assistance under this paragraph only if\u2014\n(i) the grazing losses occur on rangeland that is managed by a Federal agency; and\n(ii) the eligible livestock producer is prohibited by the Federal agency from grazing the normal permitted livestock on the managed rangeland due to a fire.\n(B)\nPayment rate\nThe payment rate for assistance under this paragraph shall be equal to 50 percent of the monthly feed cost for the total number of livestock covered by the Federal lease of the eligible livestock producer, as determined under paragraph (3)(C).\n(C)\nPayment duration\n(i)\nIn general\nSubject to clause (ii), an eligible livestock producer shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph for the period\u2014\n(I) beginning on the date on which the Federal agency excludes the eligible livestock producer from using the managed rangeland for grazing; and\n(II) ending on the last day of the Federal lease of the eligible livestock producer.\n(ii)\nLimitation\nAn eligible livestock producer may only receive assistance under this paragraph for losses that occur on not more than 180 days per year.\n(5)\nNo duplicative payments\nAn eligible livestock producer may elect to receive assistance for grazing or pasture feed losses due to drought conditions under paragraph (3) or fire under paragraph (4), but not both for the same loss, as determined by the Secretary.\n(d)\nEmergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish\n(1)\nIn general\nFor fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to eligible producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish to aid in the reduction of losses due to disease (including cattle tick fever), adverse weather, or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the Secretary, that are not covered under subsection (b) or (c).\n(2)\nUse of funds\nFunds made available under this subsection shall be used to reduce losses caused by feed or water shortages, disease, or other factors as determined by the Secretary, including inspections of cattle tick fever.\n(3)\nAvailability of funds\nAny funds made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.\n(4)\nPayment rate for covered producers\nIn the case of a covered producer that is eligible to receive assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide reimbursement of 90 percent of the cost of losses described in paragraph (1) or (2).\n(5)\nAssistance for losses due to bird depredation\n(A)\nDefinition of farm-raised fish\nIn this paragraph, the term \u201cfarm-raised fish\u201d means fish propagated and reared in a controlled fresh water environment.\n(B)\nPayments\nEligible producers of farm-raised fish, including fish grown as food for human consumption, shall be eligible to receive payments under this subsection to aid in the reduction of losses due to piscivorous birds.\n(C)\nPayment rate\n(i)\nIn general\nThe payment rate for payments under subparagraph (B) shall be determined by the Secretary, taking into account\u2014\n(I) costs associated with the deterrence of piscivorous birds;\n(II) the value of lost fish and revenue due to bird depredation; and\n(III) costs associated with disease loss from bird depredation.\n(ii)\nMinimum rate\nThe payment rate for payments under subparagraph (B) shall be not less than $600 per acre of farm-raised fish.\n(D)\nPayment amount\nThe amount of a payment under subparagraph (B) shall be the product obtained by multiplying\u2014\n(i) the applicable payment rate under subparagraph (C); and\n(ii) 85 percent of the total number of acres of farm-raised fish farms that the eligible producer has in production for the calendar year.\n(e)\nTree assistance program\n(1)\nDefinitions\nIn this subsection:\n(A)\nEligible orchardist\nThe term \u201celigible orchardist\u201d means a person that produces annual crops from trees for commercial purposes.\n(B)\nNatural disaster\nThe term \u201cnatural disaster\u201d means plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or other occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.\n(C)\nNursery tree grower\nThe term \u201cnursery tree grower\u201d means a person who produces nursery, ornamental, fruit, nut, or Christmas trees for commercial sale, as determined by the Secretary.\n(D)\nTree\nThe term \u201ctree\u201d includes a tree, bush, and vine.\n(2)\nEligibility\n(A)\nLoss\nSubject to subparagraph (B), for fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance\u2014\n(i) under paragraph (3) to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers that planted trees for commercial purposes but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary; and\n(ii) under paragraph (3)(B) to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers that have a production history for commercial purposes on planted or existing trees but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary.\n(B)\nLimitation\nAn eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower shall qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A) only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds normal mortality.\n(3)\nAssistance\nSubject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers for losses described in paragraph (2) shall consist of\u2014\n(A)\n(i) reimbursement of 65 percent of the cost of replanting trees lost due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess of normal mortality; or\n(ii) at the option of the Secretary, sufficient seedlings to reestablish a stand; and\n(B) reimbursement of 65 percent of the cost of pruning, removal, and other costs incurred by an eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower to salvage existing trees or, in the case of tree mortality, to prepare the land to replant trees as a result of damage or tree mortality due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess of normal tree damage or mortality.\n(4)\nLimitations on assistance\n(A)\nDefinitions of legal entity and person\nIn this paragraph, the terms \u201clegal entity\u201d and \u201cperson\u201d have the meaning given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (\n7 U.S.C. 1308(a)\n(B)\nAcres\nThe total quantity of acres planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a person or legal entity shall be entitled to receive payments under this subsection may not exceed 1,000 acres.\n(5)\nPayment rate for beginning and veteran producers\nSubject to paragraph (4), in the case of a beginning farmer or rancher or a veteran farmer or rancher (as those terms are defined in subsection (a) of\nsection 2279 of this title\n(f)\nPayment limitations\n(1)\nDefinitions of legal entity and person\nIn this subsection, the terms \u201clegal entity\u201d and \u201cperson\u201d have the meaning given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (\n7 U.S.C. 1308(a)\n(2)\nAmount\nThe total amount of disaster assistance payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) under subsection (c) may not exceed $125,000 for any crop year.\n(3)\nDirect attribution\nSubsections (e) and (f) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (\n7 U.S.C. 1308","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s9081.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s9081","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f9081."},{"t":"heading","text":"Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s9081/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s9081/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Covered producer"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201ccovered producer\u201d means an eligible producer on a farm that is\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t7/s9081/a/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" as determined by the Secretary\u2014"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t7/s9081/a/1/A/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" a beginning farmer or rancher;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t7/s9081/a/1/A/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher; 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