119-hr1376

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1376 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1376

 To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to provide compensation for 
 poultry growers and layers in control areas, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 14, 2025

Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Riley of New York, Mr. Stauber, 
 Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Feenstra, and 
 Mr. Womack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Agriculture

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 A BILL

 To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to provide compensation for 
 poultry growers and layers in control areas, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Poultry Assistance and 
Indemnification Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR POULTRY GROWERS AND LAYERS IN CONTROL AREAS.

 

Section 10407 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8306) 
is amended--

    (1) in subsection
            (d) , in the subsection heading, by 
 inserting ``for Destroyed Animals'' after ``Compensation''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (e) Compensation for Poultry Growers and Layers in Control 
Areas.--
 ``

    (1) === Definitions. ===
-In this subsection:
 ``
        (A) Control area.--The term `control area' means 
 a Control Area determined by the Administrator of the 
 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
 ``
        (B) Poultry.--The term `poultry' means 
 domesticated fowl that are bred for the primary purpose 
 of producing eggs or meat, including, when so bred, 
 chickens, turkeys, ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, 
 waterfowl, and game birds, but not including doves and 
 pigeons.
 ``

    (2) Compensation.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph

    (3) , the Secretary shall compensate the owner of a 
 poultry growing or laying facility for flocks of birds 
 that the owner of such facility was prohibited from 
 growing or laying due to the location of the facility 
 within a control area.
 ``
        (B) Amount.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--Compensation paid under 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall be in an amount that is 
 equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
 ``
            (I) the average income from the 5 
 most recent flocks of birds that the 
 poultry growing or laying facility grew 
 or laid; and
 ``
            (II) the number of flocks of 
 birds that the owner of the poultry 
 growing or laying facility was 
 prohibited from growing or laying 
 during the period of time in which the 
 control area was in effect.
 ``
            (ii) Limitation.--Compensation paid any 
 owner of a poultry growing or laying facility 
 under this subsection shall not exceed the 
 difference between--
 ``
            (I) the amount described in 
 clause
            (i) ; and
 ``
            (II) any compensation received by 
 the owner from a State or other source 
 for the 1 or more flocks of birds that 
 the owner was prohibited from growing 
 or laying.
 ``
            (iii) Reviewability.--The determination 
 by the Secretary of the amount to be paid under 
 this subsection shall be final and not subject 
 to judicial review or review by any officer or 
 employee of the Federal Government other than 
 the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.
 ``
            (C) Timing.--Compensation shall be paid under 
 subparagraph
        (A) not later than 60 days after the date 
 on which the owner of a poultry growing or laying 
 facility submits a request to the Secretary for 
 compensation.
 ``

    (3) Exceptions.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The exceptions described in 
 subsection
            (d) (3) shall apply to this subsection.
 ``
        (B) Compensation for destroyed animals.--No 
 payment shall be made by the Secretary under this 
 subsection to an owner of a poultry growing or laying 
 facility who has received compensation under subsection
            (d) for a facility in the same control area during the 
 same period of time.''.
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