Pub. L. 109-97, tit. VII, sec. 784

Sec. 784. (a) In General.—In carrying out a livestock assistance, compensation, or feed program, the Secretary of Agriculture shall include horses and deer within the definition of “livestock” covered by the program. (b) Conforming Amendments.—(1) Section 602(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1471(2)) is amended—(A) by inserting “horses, deer,” after “bison,”; and (B) by striking “equine animals used for food or in the production of food,”. (2) Section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–51) is amended by inserting “(including losses to elk, reindeer, bison, horses, and deer)” after “livestock losses”. (3) Section 10104(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1472(a)) is amended by striking “and bison” and inserting “bison, horses, and deer”. 119 STAT. 2163(4) Section 203(d)(2) of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 541) is amended by striking “and bison” and inserting “bison, horses, and deer”. (c) Applicability.—(1) In general.—This section and the amendments made by this section apply to losses resulting from a disaster that occurs on or after July 28, 2005. (2) Prior losses.—This section and the amendments made by this section do not apply to losses resulting from a disaster that occurred before July 28, 2005.