Current status is Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1669

1. Short title
2. Emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish program
3. Livestock forage disaster program

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) Documentation standards - 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.

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,".