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HR 5203 108th Congress House

Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004

Official title: To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance.

Introduced: October 5, 2004 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative feesAdministrative procedureAgricultural subsidiesAnimals
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CommerceCrop insuranceDepartment of AgricultureDisaster reliefEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementFederal budgetsFinance and Financial SectorFruitGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkLawLivestockLossesMinoritiesNative AmericansOff-budget expendituresPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesTreesWeather
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 4, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 4, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2003 or 2004 crop losses due to weather or related conditions. Permits producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years. Makes producers ineligible for crop disaster assistance if they did not: (1) get Federal crop insurance for insurable commodities; and (2) file required paperwork and pay related fees for noninsurable commodities. Sets forth waiver provisions. Reduces payments for amounts received under a specified crop loss program announced in 2004.

Directs the Secretary to provide payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2003 or 2004 losses in an emergency-designated county, with discretionary set-asides for the American Indian livestock program. Permits producers with qualifying losses in both years to elect to receive payments in either, but not both, of such years.

Directs the Secretary to provide assistance under the tree assistance program to tree farmers who have suffered losses during the 2003-2004 winter.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5203: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5203/
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"H.R. 5203: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5203/.
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