CRAWDAD Act

Bill: 118-s-3836
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2024-02-29
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-02-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters And Droughts Act or the CRAWDAD Act</strong></p><p>This bill modifies access to the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP).&nbsp;ELAP and LFP are Farm Service Agency (FSA) administered programs.</p><p>The bill expands coverage under ELAP for losses caused by adverse weather or drought. The bill includes under ELAP the loss of a crawfish harvest due to adverse weather or drought. (ELAP provides payments to producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish as compensation for losses due to disease, adverse weather, feed or water shortages, or other conditions that are not covered under other programs.)</p><p>The FSA must&nbsp;establish ELAP documentation standards for (1) collecting data, (2) the production of crawfish,&nbsp;and (3) defining loss conditions due to drought.</p><p>The bill also specifies that eligibility under  LFP for livestock producers applies to producers with weaned or unweaned livestock.&nbsp;(LFP makes payments to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses on drought-affected pastureland, including cropland planted specifically for grazing. Currently, unweaned livestock are not eligible for the program.)&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3836 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 29, 2024 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To improve drought-related disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters And Droughts Act or the CRAWDAD Act . 2. Emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish program Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting drought, after adverse weather, ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by inserting adverse weather, drought, after disease, ; and (B) by inserting and losses of crawfish harvest due to adverse weather or drought after cattle tick fever ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) Documentation standards For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with eligible producers of farm-raised fish, shall establish a documentation standard for each of the following: (A) Collecting data. (B) Production of crawfish, as related to reductions in harvest. (C) Defining loss conditions due to drought. . 3. Livestock forage disaster program Section 1501(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(1)(A)(i) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking means livestock and inserting means livestock, whether weaned or unweaned, .