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(1) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—There are 
hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
such sums as are necessary, to remain available 
until expended, to carry out the livestock compensa-
tion program established under subpart B of part 
1416 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, as an-
nounced by the Secretary on February 12, 2007 (72 
Fed. Reg. 6443), to provide compensation for live-
stock losses during calendar years 2005 and 2006, 
and during calendar year 2007 before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, due to a disaster, as de-
termined by the Secretary, including wildfire in the 
State of Texas and other States and blizzards in the 
States of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, 
and Oklahoma. However, the payment rate for com-
pensation under this subsection shall be 75 percent 
of the payment rate otherwise applicable under such 
program. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS.—In carrying out 
the program described in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall provide assistance to any applicant 
that— 
(A) conducts a livestock operation that is 
located in a disaster county with eligible live-
stock specified in paragraph (1) of section 
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1416.102(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (72 Fed. Reg. 6444), an animal described 
in section 10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 
321d(a)(1)), or other animals designated by the 
Secretary as livestock for purposes of this sub-
section; and 
(B) meets the requirements of paragraphs 
(3) and (4) of section 1416.102(a) of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and all other eligi-
bility requirements established by the Secretary 
for the program. 
(3) ELECTION OF LOSSES.—If a producer in-
curred eligible livestock losses in more than one of 
the 2005, 2006, or 2007 calendar years, the pro-
ducer shall elect to receive payments under this sub-
section for losses incurred in only one of such cal-
endar years, and such losses must have been in-
curred in a county declared or designated as a dis-
aster county in that same calendar year. 
(4) MITIGATION.—In determining the eligibility 
for or amount of payments for which a producer is 
eligible under the livestock compensation program, 
the Secretary shall not penalize a producer that 
takes actions (recognizing disaster conditions) that 
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reduce the average number of livestock the producer 
owned for grazing during the production year for 
which assistance is being provided. 
(5) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall ensure, 
to the maximum extent practicable, that no producer 
on a farm receives duplicative payments under this 
subsection and another Federal program with re-
spect to any loss. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) DISASTER COUNTY.—The term ‘‘dis-
aster county’’ means— 
(i) a county included in the geo-
graphic area covered by a natural disaster 
declaration; and 
(ii) each county contiguous to a coun-
ty described in clause (i). 
(B) NATURAL DISASTER DECLARATION.— 
The 
term 
‘‘natural 
disaster 
declaration’’ 
means— 
(i) a natural disaster declared by the 
Secretary during calendar year 2005 or 
2006, or calendar year 2007 before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, under 
section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm 
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and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1961(a)); or 
(ii) a major disaster or emergency 
designated by the President during cal-
endar year 2005 or 2006, or calendar year 
2007 before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 
(b) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENTS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—There are 
hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
such sums as are necessary, to remain available 
until expended, to make livestock indemnity pay-
ments to producers on farms that have incurred live-
stock losses during calendar years 2005 and 2006, 
and during calendar year 2007 before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, due to a disaster, as de-
termined by the Secretary, including hurricanes, 
floods, anthrax, wildfires in the State of Texas and 
other States, and blizzards in the States of Colo-
rado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Okla-
homa. 
(2) ELECTION OF LOSSES.—If a producer in-
curred eligible livestock losses in more than one of 
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the 2005, 2006, or 2007 calendar years, the pro-
ducer shall elect to receive payments under this sub-
section for losses incurred in only one of such cal-
endar years. The producer may not receive payments 
under this subsection for more than one calendar 
year. 
(3) PAYMENT RATES.—Indemnity payments to 
a producer on a farm under paragraph (1) shall be 
made at a rate of not less than 30 percent of the 
market value of the applicable livestock on the day 
before the date of death of the livestock, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(4) LIVESTOCK DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘livestock’’ means an animal that— 
(A) is specified in clause (i) of section 
1416.203(a)(2) of title 7, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (72 Fed. Reg. 6445), or is designated 
by the Secretary as livestock for purposes of 
this subsection; and 
(B) meets the requirements of clauses (iii) 
and (iv) of such section. 
(c) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, that no producer on a farm receives duplica-
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