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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2695 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide emergency relief to pro-
ducers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2023 
Mr. STANTON (for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. VASQUEZ, and Mr. 
PFLUGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide emergency 
relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely af-
fected by Mexican gray wolves, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘WOlf and Livestock 
Fairness Act’’ or the ‘‘WOLF Act’’. 
SEC. 2. 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’’. 
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SEC. 3. 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 af-
fected 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 deter-
mine the amount of emergency relief to provide 
to a producer of livestock under subparagraph 
(A), which shall take into consideration the fol-
lowing 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. 
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‘‘(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 prac-
tices carried out by the producer, if any, as 
reported through the wolf compensation 
and prevention program established by sec-
tion 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 Adminis-
trator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-
tion Service of the Department of Agriculture, 
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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 annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, 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 para-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) The number of producers receiv-
ing emergency relief under this para-
graph.’’. 
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