S. 1781

119 S1781 IS: Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-15
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1781
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 15, 2025
  Mr. Cruz  (for himself and  Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was
  read twice and referred to the  Committee on
  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to establish additional payments for
  unborn livestock under the livestock indemnity payment program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Livestock Indemnity Program Enhancement Act of 2025   or the   LIP Enhancement Act of 2025  .
2.
Additional payment for unborn livestock
Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(5)
Additional payment for unborn livestock
(A)
In general
In the case of unborn livestock death losses incurred on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall make an additional payment to eligible producers on farms that have incurred such losses in excess of the normal mortality due to a condition specified in paragraph (1).
(B)
Payment rate
Additional payments under subparagraph (A) shall be made at a rate—
(i)
determined by the Secretary; and
(ii)
less than or equal to 85 percent of the payment rate established with respect to the lowest weight class of the livestock, as determined by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency.
(C)
Payment amount
The amount of a payment to an eligible producer that has incurred unborn livestock death losses shall be equal to the payment rate determined under subparagraph (B) multiplied, in the case of livestock described in—
(i)
subparagraph (A), (B), or (F) of subsection (a)(4), by 1;
(ii)
subparagraph (D) of such subsection, by 2;
(iii)
subparagraph (E) of such subsection, by 12; and
(iv)
subparagraph (G) of such subsection, by the average number of birthed animals (for one gestation cycle) for the species of each such livestock, as determined by the Secretary.
(D)
Unborn livestock death losses defined
In this paragraph, the term  unborn livestock death losses  means losses of any livestock described in subparagraph (A), (B), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of subsection (a)(4) that was gestating on the date of the death of the livestock.
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