Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act

This bill aims to reduce flood damage on farms and across watersheds. It lets the Secretary of Agriculture choose stronger, longer‑lasting repairs after floods—not just quick fixes—when those actions are cost‑effective and help protect the watershed over time.

It also orders a national study of flood risk on agricultural land. Within two years, the Secretary must report on crop and livestock losses under different flood scenarios, the downstream effects of flood‑prevention work, what federal and state data show about river, coastal, storm‑surge, heavy‑rain, and flash‑flood risks, and what producer‑level and government efforts are already in place, along with recommendations for more steps. The bill also raises the federal share for fixing aging watershed structures from 65% to 90%, making it easier to repair dams and other flood‑control works that are near or past their expected life.

• Who is affected: people working on agricultural lands and watershed projects, and communities in flood‑prone areas.
• What changes: allows stronger protective repairs under the emergency watershed program; requires a national agriculture flood‑risk report; increases federal cost share for rehabbing aging structures to 90%.
• When: the national report is due within two years of enactment.