Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act

This legislation appropriates $3.5 billion to the Secretary of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, with funds remaining available until expended. This amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement. The primary purpose of these funds is to provide block grants to States to address losses of revenue, quality, or production of crops, trees, bushes, and vines that result from specific freeze or cold weather conditions. This assistance explicitly covers multi-year crop losses and crops prevented from planting. Eligibility for these grants is restricted to losses occurring in counties that received a disaster designation for freeze and related cold weather conditions issued by the Secretary on March 4, 2026. States must submit a request for these funds through their department of agriculture or another designated state agency. The Secretary is required to submit quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, detailing the implementation of this assistance until all appropriated amounts have been expended.