The Emergency Relief Program Reauthorization Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.8653 | Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike (D-CA)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
The Emergency Relief Program Reauthorization Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to carry out a program to make payments for losses of crops and livestock during calendar year 2022.

To authorize appropriations to carry out payments with respect to 
qualified losses of covered crops occurring in calendar year 2022, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The Emergency Relief Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. QUALIFIED LOSSES OF COVERED CROPS OCCURRING IN CALENDAR YEAR 
              2022.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make 
payments--
            (1) for necessary expenses related to qualified losses of 
        covered crops occurring in calendar year 2022 in accordance 
        with subsection (b); and
            (2) to producers of livestock, as determined by the 
        Secretary, for losses incurred during calendar year 2022 due to 
        drought or wildfires.
    (b) Administration of Payments.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        payments to producers for qualified losses of covered crops 
        under subsection (a) shall be administered in the same manner 
        and under the same terms and conditions as payments made under 
        the heading ``Department of Agriculture--Agricultural 
        Programs--Processing, Research and Marketing--Office of the 
        Secretary'' in the Extending Government Funding and Delivering 
        Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 117-43).
            (2) Exceptions.--
                    (A) Qualified losses during calendar year 2022.--
                Payments under subsection (a) shall apply to--
                            (i) qualified losses of covered crops 
                        occurring in calendar year 2022; and
                            (ii) losses of livestock incurred during 
                        calendar year 2022 due to drought or wildfires.
                    (B) Payment limitation.--With respect to payment 
                limitations applied for losses described in subsection 
                (a), the Secretary shall apply separate payment 
                limitations for losses occurring in calendar year 2022.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered crop.--The term ``covered crop'' means crops 
        (including milk, on-farm stored commodities, crops prevented 
        from planting in 2022, and harvested adulterated wine grapes), 
        trees, bushes, and vines.
            (2) Qualified loss.--The term ``qualified loss'' means a--
                    (A) loss of a covered crop as a consequence of a 
                drought, wildfire, hurricane, flood, derecho, excessive 
                heat, winter storm, freeze (including a polar vortex), 
                smoke exposure, or excessive moisture, as determined by 
                the Secretary; and
                    (B) quality loss of a covered crop, as determined 
                by the Secretary.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
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