2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8790 To extend the wildfire and hurricane indemnity program to cover certain crop losses in calendar year 2020, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. LEE of Cali- fornia, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To extend the wildfire and hurricane indemnity program to cover certain crop losses in calendar year 2020, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘2020 WHIP+ Reau- 4 thorization Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. CROP LOSSES OCCURRING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2020. 6 Amounts appropriated by section 791(d) of division 7 B of Public Law 116–94 shall also be made available for 8 necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Nov 30, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8790.IH H8790 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8790 IH smoke-tainted wine grapes) as a consequence of wildfires 1 occurring in calendar year 2020 in the same manner as 2 other crop losses under the heading ‘‘Department of Agri- 3 culture—Agricultural Programs—Processing, Research 4 and Marketing—Office of the Secretary’’ in title I of the 5 Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Re- 6 lief Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–20). 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:11 Nov 30, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8790.IH H8790 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS