S. 4663

119 S4663 IS: Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-02
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4663  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 2, 2026   Mr. Scott of Florida  (for himself and  Mrs. Moody ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To appropriate sums for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide block grants to States for losses of revenue as a consequence of certain freezes or cold weather conditions.
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This Act may be cited as the   Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act  .
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The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, for an additional amount for  Agricultural Programs—Office of the Secretary , $3,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the  Secretary ) to provide assistance in the form of block grants to States for losses of revenue, quality, or production of crops (including crops prevented from planting), trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of a freeze or cold weather condition:  Provided , That such assistance shall include compensation to producers for losses of multi-year crops:  Provided further , That such funds shall be made available exclusively for losses occurring in counties that received a disaster designation for freeze and related cold weather conditions issued by the Secretary on March 4, 2026:  Provided further , That such funds shall be made available upon the request of a State department of agriculture, or other appropriate State agency, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided further , That not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and for each fiscal quarter thereafter until the amounts provided under this section are expended, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the implementation of assistance provided pursuant to this section:  Provided further , That such amount is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i) ).