S.Amdt. 3828

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   Change 1: Inserts new text on page 207, between lines 15 and 16

   Inserts

   Inserted: (2) Noninsured producers.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), for producers on a farm that were eligible to acquire crop insurance for the applicable production loss and failed to do so or failed to submit an application for the noninsured assistance program for the loss, the Secretary shall make assistance in accordance with paragraph (1), except that the payment rate shall be 35 percent of the established price, instead of 50 percent.

   Original wording

   On page 207, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

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   Change 2: Replaces “(2)” with “(3)”

   ReplacesPage 207, line 16

   [struck: (2)][inserted: (3)]

   Original wording

   On page 207, line 16, strike “(2)” and insert “(3)”.

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   Change 3: Strikes page 211, line 10 through page 213, line 14

   Strikes

   Removes page 211, line 10 through page 213, line 14.

   Original wording

   Beginning on page 211, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 213, line 14.

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   Change 4: Replaces “(f)” with “(e)”

   ReplacesPage 213, line 15

   [struck: (f)][inserted: (e)]

   Original wording

   On page 213, line 15, strike “(f)” and insert “(e)”.

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   Change 5: Rewrites page 228, line 4 through page 230, line 18

   Replaces

   Removes page 228, line 4 through page 230, line 18.

   Inserted: SEC. 3021. REPLENISHMENT OF SECTION 32.

   Inserted: (a) Definition of Specialty Crop.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The term "specialty crop" means any agricultural crop.

   Inserted: (2) Exception.--The term "specialty crop" does not include--

   Inserted: (A) wheat;

   Inserted: (B) feed grains;

   Inserted: (C) oilseeds;

   Inserted: (D) cotton;

   Inserted: (E) rice;

   Inserted: (F) peanuts; or

   Inserted: (G) dairy.

   Inserted: (b) Base State Grants.--

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   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use $25,500,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make grants to the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to be used to support activities that promote agriculture.

   Inserted: (2) Amounts.--The amount of the grants shall be--

   Inserted: (A) $500,000 to each of the several States; and

   Inserted: (B) $250,000 to each of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

   Inserted: (c) Grants for Value of Production.--The Secretary shall use $49,500,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make a grant to each of the several States in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying--

   Inserted: (1) the share of the State of the total value of specialty crop and livestock production of the United States for the 2004 crop year, as determined by the Secretary; by

   Inserted: (2) $49,500,000.

   Inserted: (d) Special Crop and Livestock Priority.--As a condition on the receipt of a grant under this section, a State shall agree to give priority to the support of specialty crops and livestock in the use of the grant funds.

   Inserted: (e) Use of Funds.--A State may use funds from a grant awarded under this section--

   Inserted: (1) to supplement State food bank programs or other nutrition assistance programs;

   Inserted: (2) to promote the purchase, sale, or consumption of agricultural products;

   Inserted: (3) to provide economic assistance to agricultural producers, giving a priority to the support of specialty crops and livestock; or

   Inserted: (4) for other purposes, as determined by the Secretary.

   Inserted: SEC. 3022. SUPPLEMENTAL ECONOMIC LOSS PAYMENTS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall make a supplemental economic loss payment to--

   Inserted: (1) any producer on a farm that received a direct payment for crop year 2005 under title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.); or

   Inserted: (2) any dairy producer that was eligible to receive a payment during the 2005 calendar year under section 1502 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7982).

   Inserted: (b) Amount.--

   Inserted: (1) Covered commodities.--Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of a payment made to a producer on a farm under subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying--

   Inserted: (A) 30 percent of the direct payment rate in effect for the program crop of the farmer;

   Inserted: (B) 85 percent of the program crop base of the farmer; and

   Inserted: (C) the program payment yield for each program crop of the farmer.

   Inserted: (2) Dairy payments.--

   Inserted: (A) Distribution.--Payments under subsection (a)(2) shall be distributed in a manner that is consistent with section 1502 of the Farm and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7982).

   Inserted: (B) Maximum amount.--Subject to paragraph (3), the total amount available for payments under subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed $172,000,000.

   Inserted: (3) Overall limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure that no person receives payments under subsection (a) in excess of the per person limitations applicable to producers that receive payments under subsection (a)(1).

   Original wording

   Beginning on page 228, strike line 4 and all that follows through page 230, line 18 and insert the following:

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