Assistance in the form of block grants

(a) In general Subtitle E of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1502. Assistance in the form of block grants (a) In general In the case of additional funds made available after the date of the enactment of this section for covered losses, the Secretary may make assistance for such losses available in the form of block grants to States. (b) Covered losses In this section, the term covered losses means losses— (1) of revenue, quality, or production of crops, trees, bushes, vines, timber, poultry, or livestock as a consequence of a natural disaster (as determined by the Secretary); and (2) for which assistance is not available pursuant to any other Federal law.. (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79; 128 Stat. 650) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1501 the following: 1502. Assistance in the form of block grants..