(1) COVERED COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
commodity’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 1001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901). 
(2) DISASTER
COUNTY.—The term ‘‘disaster 
county’’ means a county included in the geographic 
area covered by a natural disaster declaration and 
each county contiguous to a county included in the 
geographic area covered by a natural disaster dec-
laration. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
NONINSURABLE
COMMODITY.— 
The term ‘‘eligible noninsurable commodity’’ means 
an eligible crop for which the producers on a farm 
are eligible to obtain assistance under section 196 of 
the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333). 
(4) INSURABLE COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘insur-
able commodity’’ means an agricultural commodity 
(excluding livestock) produced in an area that is eli-
gible for coverage under a policy or plan of insur-
ance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 
(5) LIVESTOCK
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘livestock assistance program’’ means—
(A) the 2002 Cattle Feed Program an-
nounced by the Secretary on September 3, 2002 
(67 Fed. Reg. 56260), to the extent extended to 
cover 2005 natural disaster declarations; 
(B) the 2002 Livestock Compensation Pro-
gram, as announced by the Secretary on Octo-
ber 10, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 63070), and modi-
fied in accordance with section 203(a) of the 
Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (title II of 
division N of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 
539; 7 U.S.C. 3801 note) and section 5(a); and 
(C) the livestock loss assistance program 
required by section 5(b). 
(6) NATURAL
DISASTER
DECLARATION.—The 
term ‘‘natural disaster declaration’’ means— 
(A) a natural disaster declared by the Sec-
retary during calendar year 2005 under section 
321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) or de-
clared by the Secretary during calendar year 
2006 under such section, but regarding which a 
request was pending as of December 31, 2005; 
or
(B) a major disaster or emergency des-
ignated by the President during calendar year 
2005 under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or designated by the Presi-
dent during calendar year 2006 under such Act, 
but regarding which a request was pending as 
of December 31, 2005. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR COVERED 
COMMODITIES. 
(a) PAYMENTS
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
make payments to producers on a farm eligible for direct 
payments for the 2005 crop of a covered commodity under 
section 1103 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7913) if— 
(1) the farm is located in a disaster county; or 
(2) the producers on the farm have incurred 
qualifying crop losses with respect to the 2005 crop 
of a covered commodity due to damaging weather or 
related condition, as determined by the Secretary, 
using the same loss thresholds for the quantity and 
quality losses as were used in administering section 
815 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food