at least a D3 (extreme drought) in-
tensity 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 para-
graph— 
‘‘(aa) in an amount equal to 
2 monthly payments using the 
monthly payment rate deter-
mined under subparagraph (B); 
or 
‘‘(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 3 monthly pay-
ments using the monthly pay-
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ment rate determined under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO FIRE ON 
PUBLIC MANAGED LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible livestock 
producer may receive assistance under this 
paragraph only if— 
‘‘(i) the grazing losses occur on range-
land that is managed by a Federal agency; 
and 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENT RATE.—The 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). 
‘‘(C) PAYMENT DURATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), an eligible livestock producer shall be 
eligible to receive assistance under this 
paragraph for the period— 
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‘‘(I) beginning on the date on 
which the Federal agency excludes the 
eligible livestock producer from using 
the managed rangeland for grazing; 
and 
‘‘(II) ending on the last day of 
the Federal lease of the eligible live-
stock producer. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—An eligible live-
stock producer may only receive assistance 
under this paragraph for losses that occur 
on not more than 180 days per year. 
‘‘(5) NO DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An 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. 
‘‘(B) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
ASSIST-
ANCE.—An eligible livestock producer that re-
ceives assistance under this subsection may not 
also receive assistance for losses to crops on the 
same land with the same intended use. 
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‘‘(d) EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE
FOR
LIVESTOCK, 
HONEY BEES, AND FARM-RAISED FISH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year of the 
period specified in subsection (f), the Secretary shall 
use not more than $20,000,000 of 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, adverse weather, or other conditions, 
such as blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the 
Secretary, that are not covered under subsection (b) 
or (c). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds 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. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Any funds 
made available under this subsection shall remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(e) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS OF LEGAL ENTITY AND PER-
SON.—In this subsection, the terms ‘legal entity’ and 
‘person’ have the meaning given those terms in sec-
tion 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
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U.S.C. 1308(a) (as amended by section 1603 of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The total amount of disaster 
assistance payments received, directly or indirectly, 
by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture 
or general partnership) under this section may not 
exceed $100,000 for any crop year. 
‘‘(3) DIRECT
ATTRIBUTION.—Subsections (e) 
and (f) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) or any successor provisions 
relating to direct attribution shall apply with respect 
to assistance provided under this section. 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE PERIOD; RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE-
NESS.—This section shall take effect as of October 1, 
2011, and apply to losses described in subsections (b), (c), 
and (d) that are incurred during the seven-fiscal-year pe-
riod beginning on that date and ending on September 30, 
2018.’’. 
Æ 
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