H.R. 4354

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · July 10, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Thompson of California · Committee: Committee on Agriculture

Table of contents

• H.R. 4354
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Definitions
  • SEC. 3. Emergency relief program
  • SEC. 4. Authorization of appropriations

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Definitions

• In this Act:
  • The term , with respect to a producer, means the portion of the average adjusted gross income of the producer that is derived from farming, ranching, or forestry operations. average adjusted gross farm income
  • The term , with respect to a producer, means the adjusted gross income (as defined in of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the producer, as averaged over the 3 taxable years preceding the most recently completed taxable year. average adjusted gross income section 62
  • The term Federal Crop Insurance means any crop insurance program under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (). 7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.
  • The term Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program means the program under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (). 7 U.S.C. 7333
  • The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 3. Emergency relief program

• (a) Establishment
  • The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide payments during each crop year to producers that experienced a qualified loss during the crop year.
• (b) Application
  • Application
  • (1) In general
    • To be eligible to receive a payment under this section for a crop year, a producer shall submit to the Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of each qualified loss incurred by the producer during the crop year.
    • In general
  • (2) Approval
    • The Secretary shall approve an application submitted by a producer under paragraph (1) if the application demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the producer has incurred a qualified loss during the applicable crop year.
• (c) Provision of payments
  • (1) In general
    • The Secretary shall provide to each producer the application of whom is approved under subsection (b)(2) a payment for the applicable crop year, in accordance with subsection (d).
    • In general
  • (2) Requirement to purchase insurance
    • As a condition of receiving a payment under this section, a producer shall purchase, for each of the 2 succeeding crop years—
      • Federal Crop Insurance, if available; or
      • if Federal Crop Insurance is not available, coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.
• (d) Amount of payments
  • Amount of payments
  • (1) In general
    • Subject to subsection (e), the amount of a payment provided to a producer under subsection (c)(1) shall be determined in accordance with—
    • In general
      • to the maximum extent practicable, a calculation based on data relating to the producer for the applicable crop year that were previously submitted or known to the Secretary, including—
        • (i) any indemnity of the producer under Federal Crop Insurance or payment received by the producer under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program;
        • (ii) the level of coverage of the producer under—
        • Federal Crop Insurance; or
        • the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; and
        • (iii) an appropriate percentage factor, to be established by the Secretary, subject to the condition that the factor shall be not more than 90 percent; or
      • for a producer that did not purchase coverage under Federal Crop Insurance or the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, a calculation based on the revenue of the producer for the applicable crop year, as described in paragraph (2).
  • (2) Revenue-based calculation
    • (A) Definitions
      • In this paragraph:
      • Definitions
        • (i) The term , with respect to a producer, means the reported revenue of the operations of the producer during a crop year, including from— allowable gross revenue
        • sales of eligible crops, as identified by the Secretary; or
        • sales resulting from value added in post-production activities.
        • (ii) The term benchmark year means a crop year in which a producer did not experience a qualified loss.
        • (iii) The term disaster year means a crop year in which a producer experiences a qualified loss.
        • Disaster year
    • (B) Factors for consideration
      • Subject to subparagraph (C), the revenue-based calculation referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall take into account—
      • Factors for consideration
        • (i) the allowable gross revenue of the applicable producer during a benchmark year;
        • (ii) the allowable gross revenue of the applicable producer during the disaster year for which the payment is provided under this section;
        • (iii) the percentage of the allowable gross revenue described in clause (ii) derived from sales of specialty crops and high-value crops; and
        • (iv) an appropriate percentage factor, to be established by the Secretary, subject to the condition that the factor shall be not more than 70 percent.
    • (C) Vertical integration for producers of wine grapes
      • For a producer of wine grapes that uses not less than 75 percent of the grapes to produce wine at a facility owned by the producer, a payment provided under this section shall be calculated based on the market rate for wine grapes at the time of calculation, in lieu of the revenue of the producer.
• (e) Limitations
  • For each crop year—
    • a producer the average adjusted gross farm income of whom is less than 75 percent may receive payments under this section in an amount equal to not more than—
      • $125,000 for the specialty crops and high-value crops of the producer, as determined by the Secretary; and
      • $125,000 for the crops of the producer not described in subparagraph (A);
    • a producer the average adjusted gross farm income of whom is 75 percent or more may receive payments under this section in an amount equal to not more than—
      • $900,000 for the specialty crops and high-value crops of the producer, as determined by the Secretary; and
      • $250,000 for the crops of the producer not described in subparagraph (A); and
    • the total amount of all payments provided to a producer under this section shall be not more than, as applicable—
      • an amount equal to 90 percent of the qualified losses of the producer during the crop year, including any assistance provided under—
        • (i) Federal Crop Insurance; or
        • (ii) the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; or
      • an amount equal to 70 percent of the qualified losses of the producer during the crop year, if the producer did not—
        • (i) obtain a policy or plan of insurance under Federal Crop Insurance for the crops, trees, bushes, or vines incurring the qualified losses; or
        • (ii) file any required paperwork or pay any service fee under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program by the applicable State filing deadline for a noninsurable commodity incurring the qualified losses.
• (f) Timing
  • The Secretary shall administer the program under this section simultaneously for—
    • producers submitting applications using indemnity-based calculations, as described in subsection (d)(1)(A); and
    • producers submitting applications using revenue-based calculations, as described in subsection (d)(1)(B).

SEC. 4. Authorization of appropriations

• (a) In general
  • There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
• (b) Administrative costs
  • Of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 1 percent to pay the administrative costs of the Secretary.