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(II) fire on public managed land 
under paragraph (5). 
(ii) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary shall establish terms and condi-
tions for assistance under this paragraph 
that are consistent with the terms and con-
ditions for assistance under this sub-
section. 
(7) NO DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS.—An eligible 
livestock producer may elect to receive assistance for 
eligible forage losses under either paragraph (4), (5), 
or (6), if applicable, but may not receive assistance 
under more than 1 of those paragraphs for the same 
loss, as determined by the Secretary. 
(8) DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY.—A de-
termination made by the Secretary under this sub-
section shall be final and conclusive. 
(d) EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE
FOR
LIVESTOCK, 
HONEY BEES, AND FARM-RAISED FISH.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2018, the Secretary shall use not 
more than $15,000,000 of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation to provide emergency re-
lief to eligible producers of livestock, honey bees, and 
farm-raised fish to aid in the reduction of losses due 
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to disease, adverse weather, or other conditions, such 
as blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the Sec-
retary, 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) TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ELIGIBLE
ORCHARDIST.—The term 
‘‘eligible orchardist’’ means a person that pro-
duces annual crops from trees for commercial 
purposes. 
(B) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘nat-
ural disaster’’ means plant disease, insect infes-
tation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, 
lightning, or other occurrence, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(C) NURSERY TREE GROWER.—The term 
‘‘nursery tree grower’’ means a person who pro-
duces nursery, ornamental, fruit, nut, or Christ-
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mas trees for commercial sale, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(D) TREE.—The term ‘‘tree’’ includes a 
tree, bush, and vine. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) LOSS.—Subject to subparagraph (B), 
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2018, the 
Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary 
of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion to provide assistance— 
(i) under paragraph (3) to eligible or-
chardists and nursery tree growers that 
planted trees for commercial purposes but 
lost the trees as a result of a natural dis-
aster, as determined by the Secretary; and 
(ii) under paragraph (3)(B) to eligible 
orchardists and nursery tree growers that 
have a production history for commercial 
purposes on planted or existing trees but 
lost the trees as a result of a natural dis-
aster, as determined by the Secretary. 
(B) LIMITATION.—An eligible orchardist 
or nursery tree grower shall qualify for assist-
ance under subparagraph (A) only if the tree 
mortality of the eligible orchardist or nursery 
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