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as determined under paragraph (4)(D)(i), that 
would be expected from the grazing land or 
pastureland for livestock during the normal 
grazing period, in the absence of an eligible for-
age loss that diminishes the production of the 
grazing land or pastureland. 
(F) NORMAL GRAZING PERIOD.—The term 
‘‘normal grazing period’’, with respect to a 
county, means the normal grazing period during 
the calendar year for the county, as determined 
under paragraph (4)(D)(i). 
(3) PROGRAM.—For each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2018, the Secretary shall use such sums as 
are necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to provide compensation under para-
graphs (4) through (6), as determined by the Sec-
retary for eligible forage losses affecting covered live-
stock of eligible livestock producers. 
(4) ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE FORAGE LOSSES 
DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS.— 
(A) ELIGIBLE FORAGE LOSSES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible livestock 
producer of covered livestock may receive 
assistance under this paragraph for eligible 
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forage losses that occur due to drought on 
land that— 
(I) 
is 
native 
or 
improved 
pastureland with permanent vegeta-
tive cover; or 
(II) is planted to a crop planted 
specifically for the purpose of pro-
viding grazing for covered livestock. 
(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—An eligible live-
stock producer may not receive assistance 
under this paragraph for eligible forage 
losses that occur on land used for haying 
or grazing under the conservation reserve 
program established under subchapter B of 
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831 et seq.), unless the land is grassland 
eligible for the conservation reserve pro-
gram under section 1231(d)(2) of the Food 
Security 
Act 
of 
1985 
(16 
U.S.C. 
3831(d)(2)) (as amended by section 2001). 
(B) MONTHLY PAYMENT RATE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the payment rate for assist-
ance for 1 month under this paragraph 
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shall, in the case of drought, be equal to 
50 percent of the lesser of— 
(I) the monthly feed cost for all 
covered livestock owned or leased by 
the eligible livestock producer, as de-
termined under subparagraph (C); or 
(II) the monthly feed cost cal-
culated by using the normal carrying 
capacity of the eligible grazing land of 
the eligible livestock producer. 
(ii) PARTIAL COMPENSATION.—In the 
case of an eligible livestock producer that 
sold or otherwise disposed of covered live-
stock due to drought conditions in 1 or 
both of the 2 production years immediately 
preceding the current production year, as 
determined by the Secretary, the payment 
rate shall be 80 percent of the payment 
rate otherwise calculated in accordance 
with clause (i). 
(C) MONTHLY FEED COST.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The monthly feed 
cost shall equal the product obtained by 
multiplying— 
(I) 30 days; 
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