I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5363 
To provide assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses 
resulting from recent, catastrophic natural disasters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2006 
Mr. LUCAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide assistance to agricultural producers for crop and 
livestock losses resulting from recent, catastrophic nat-
ural disasters, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Natural Disaster Relief Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec.
1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec.
2. Definitions.
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TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION LOSSES 
Sec.
101. Crop disaster assistance. 
Sec.
102. Livestock assistance. 
Sec.
103. Sugarcane and sugar beet disaster assistance. 
Sec.
104. Specialty crops and nursery crops. 
Sec.
105. Tree assistance program. 
Sec.
106. Dairy assistance. 
Sec.
107. Cottonseed.
Sec.
108. Reduction in payments. 
TITLE II—CONSERVATION 
Sec.
201. Natural Resources Conservation Service. 
Sec.
202. Emergency watershed protection program. 
Sec.
203. Emergency conservation program. 
Sec.
204. Additional funds for delivery of conservation-related technical as-
sistance. 
TITLE III—FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
Sec.
301. Funding for additional personnel. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec.
401. Regulations.
Sec.
402. Emergency designation. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.—The term ‘‘addi-
tional coverage’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 502(b)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(1)). 
(2) DISASTER
COUNTY.—The term ‘‘disaster 
county’’ means— 
(A) a county included in the geographic 
area covered by a natural disaster declaration; 
and 
(B) each county contiguous to a county de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
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(3) HURRICANE-AFFECTED COUNTY.—The term 
‘‘hurricane-affected county’’ means— 
(A) a county included in the geographic 
area covered by a natural disaster declaration 
related to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, 
Hurricane Wilma, or a related condition; and 
(B) each county contiguous to a county de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(4) INSURABLE COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘insur-
able commodity’’ means an agricultural commodity 
(excluding livestock) for which the producers on a 
farm are eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insur-
ance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 
(5) NATURAL
DISASTER
DECLARATION.—The 
term ‘‘natural disaster declaration’’ means— 
(A) a natural disaster declared by the Sec-
retary— 
(i) during calendar year 2005 under 
section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1961(a)); or 
(ii) during calendar year 2006 under 
that section, but only if the declaration 
was made before the date of the enactment 
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of this Act or a request for such a declara-
tion was pending as of that date and the 
declaration is subsequently made; or 
(B) a major disaster or emergency des-
ignated by the President— 
(i) during calendar year 2005 under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.); or 
(ii) during calendar year 2006 under 
that Act, but only if the designation was 
made before the date of the enactment of 
this Act or a request for such a designa-
tion was pending as of that date and the 
designation is subsequently made. 
(6) NONINSURABLE
COMMODITY.—The term 
‘‘noninsurable commodity’’ means a crop for which 
the producers on a farm are eligible to obtain assist-
ance under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
7333). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTION LOSSES 
SEC. 101. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.—The Secretary shall 
use such sums as are necessary of funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to make emergency financial assist-
ance available to producers on a farm, other than pro-
ducers of sugar cane or sugar beets, that incurred quali-
fying quantity or quality losses for— 
(1) the 2005 crop due to damaging weather or 
any related condition (including losses due to crop 
diseases, insects, and delayed harvest), as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(2) the 2006 crop due to damaging weather or 
any related condition (including losses due to crop 
diseases, insects, and delayed harvest), as deter-
mined by the Secretary, with respect to which a nat-
ural disaster declaration is made. 
(b) ELECTION OF CROP YEAR.—If a producer in-
curred qualifying crop losses in both the 2005 and 2006 
crop years, the producer shall elect to receive assistance 
under this section for losses incurred in either the 2005 
crop year or the 2006 crop year, but not both crop years. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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