Forage disaster payments double and a four week drought now triggers one
What the document says“4 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph in an amount equal to 1 monthly payment using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B); or”
The section amends section 1501(c)(3)(D)(ii)(I) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)(ii)(I)) by striking 1 monthly payment and inserting 2 monthly payments, and by replacing the eight consecutive week test with a two-step one: four consecutive weeks in the county's normal grazing period earns one monthly payment, and seven of the previous eight consecutive weeks is the other step.
What the document actually says“4 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph in an amount equal to 1 monthly payment using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B); or”
Four weeks in a row during the grazing season now counts. A farm that hits it gets one monthly payment. The rate comes from another rule.
A second step sits alongside it, at seven of the last eight weeks. The section also doubles one payment, from one month to two. The older law it sits in is not indexed here.
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