Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3838 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3838 To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize assistance for emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 29, 2024 Mrs. Hyde-Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize assistance for emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks, 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 ``Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO PINE BEETLE OUTBREAKS. Section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsec…