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  SA 3776. Mr. KOHL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4939, making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 207, lines 5 and 6, strike ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     insert ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''.
       On page 207, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
       (2) Noninsured producers.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), for producers on a farm that were eligible to acquire 
     crop insurance for the applicable production loss and failed 
     to do so or failed to submit an application for the 
     noninsured assistance program for the loss, the Secretary 
     shall make assistance in accordance with paragraph (1), 
     except that the payment rate shall be 35 percent of the 
     established price, instead of 50 percent.
       On page 207, line 16, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       Beginning on page 211, strike line 10 and all that follows 
     through page 213, line 14.
       On page 213, line 15, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       Beginning on page 228, strike line 4 and all that follows 
     through page 230, line 18 and insert the following:

     SEC. 3021. REPLENISHMENT OF SECTION 32.

       (a) Definition of Specialty Crop.--In this section:
       (1) In general.--The term ``specialty crop'' means any 
     agricultural crop.
       (2) Exception.--The term ``specialty crop'' does not 
     include--
       (A) wheat;
       (B) feed grains;
       (C) oilseeds;
       (D) cotton;
       (E) rice;
       (F) peanuts; or
       (G) dairy.
       (b) Base State Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use $25,500,000 of 
     funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make grants to 
     the several States, the District of Columbia, and the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to be used to support activities 
     that promote agriculture.
       (2) Amounts.--The amount of the grants shall be--
       (A) $500,000 to each of the several States; and
       (B) $250,000 to each of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 
     the District of Columbia.
       (c) Grants for Value of Production.--The Secretary shall 
     use $59,500,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     to make a grant to each of the several States in an amount 
     equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
       (1) the share of the State of the total value of specialty 
     crop and livestock production of the United States for the 
     2004 crop year, as determined by the Secretary; by
       (2) $49,500,000.
       (d) Special Crop and Livestock Priority.--As a condition on 
     the receipt of a grant under this section, a State shall 
     agree to give priority to the support of specialty crops and 
     livestock in the use of the grant funds.
       (e) Use of Funds.--A State may use funds from a grant 
     awarded under this section--
       (1) to supplement State food bank programs or other 
     nutrition assistance programs;
       (2) to promote the purchase, sale, or consumption of 
     agricultural products;
       (3) to provide economic assistance to agricultural 
     producers, giving a priority to the support of specialty 
     crops and livestock; or
       (4) for other purposes, as determined by the Secretary.

     SEC. 3022. SUPPLEMENTAL ECONOMIC LOSS PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
     shall make a supplemental economic loss payment to--
       (1) any producer on a farm that received a direct payment 
     for crop year 2005 under title I of the Farm Security and 
     Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.); or
       (2) any dairy producer that was eligible to receive a 
     payment during the 2005 calendar year under section 1502 of 
     the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     7982).
       (b) Amount.--
       (1) Covered commodities.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     amount of a payment made to a producer on a farm under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to the product obtained by 
     multiplying--
       (A) 30 percent of the direct payment rate in effect for the 
     program crop of the farmer;
       (B) 85 percent of the program crop base of the farmer; and
       (C) the program payment yield for each program crop of the 
     farmer.
       (2) Dairy payments.--
       (A) Distribution.--Payments under subsection (a)(2) shall 
     be distributed in a manner that is consistent with section 
     1502 of the Farm and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     7982).
       (B) Maximum amount.--Subject to paragraph (3), the total 
     amount available for payments under subsection (a)(2) shall 
     not exceed $175,000,000.
       (3) Overall limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure that no 
     person receives payments under subsection (a) in excess of 
     the per person limitations applicable to producers that 
     receive payments under subsection (a)(1).
       On page 233, strike lines 3 through line 11.
       On page 233 line 12, strike ``3043'' and insert ``3042''.
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