BAITS Act

Bill: 118-hr-1020
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-2]
Introduced: 2023-02-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Bringing Aquaculture Indemnities To Speed Act or the BAITS Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to eligible producers of farm-raised fish. (LIP provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock producers for loss or reduced sales price due to specified events.) </p> <p>Specifically, the bill adds farm-raised fish to the LIP definition of <i>livestock</i>, expanding LIP indemnity payments to farm-raised fish producers due to (1) an attack by an animal reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law (e.g., avian predators) or (2) disease.</p> <p> Under current law, LIP also provides indemnity payments to eligible livestock producers due to adverse weather. This bill prohibits LIP from making payments to producers of farm-raised fish due to adverse weather.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2023 Mr. Moore of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to include certain farm-raised fish losses under the livestock indemnity payment program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bringing Aquaculture Indemnities To Speed Act or the BAITS Act . 2. Inclusion of certain farm-raised fish losses under livestock indemnity payment program Section 1501 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) for purposes of subsection (b), farm-raised fish; and ; and (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (5) Special rule for farm-raised fish The Secretary may only make a payment under this subsection with respect to livestock described in subsection (a)(4)(G) if the loss or reduced sale of such livestock is due to a cause described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1). .