DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.

SEC. 503. DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. Subtitle A of title IV of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988 is amended by inserting after section 401 (7 U.S.C. 2204c) the following new section: “SEC. 402. DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. “(a) In General.—The Secretary of Agriculture may provide disaster relief assistance in accordance with this section to repair damage caused by storms occurring in 1988 or 1989 to watersheds located in any county in any State, to the extent that funds authorized by this section remain available. “(b) Form of Assistance.—The assistance authorized by this section— “(1) includes both financial and technical assistance; and “(2) shall be provided in a manner consistent with similar assistance authorized under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203). “(c) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1990.”.