CRAWDAD Act

The CRAWDAD Act enhances the Department of Agriculture's disaster assistance programs, specifically expanding the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) to explicitly cover losses of crawfish harvest due to adverse weather or drought. To improve the assessment of these losses, the bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish specific documentation standards for collecting data, assessing crawfish production reductions, and defining drought loss conditions for ELAP. This aims to streamline loss assessments for farm-raised fish producers. Additionally, the bill clarifies eligibility for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) by specifying that both weaned and unweaned livestock are covered. This ensures a broader range of livestock producers can access assistance during forage losses due to drought or other qualifying adverse weather events.