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139 STAT. 101 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 ‘‘(i) to carry out mandatory surveys of dairy produc- tion cost and product yield information to be reported by manufacturers required to report under section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1637b), for all products processed in the same facility or facilities; and ‘‘(ii) to publish the results of such surveys bienni- ally; and ‘‘(E) $1,000,000 shall be used to conduct the study under subsection (d) of section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359kk).’’. Subtitle D—Disaster Assistance Programs SEC. 10401. SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE. (a) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENTS.—Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) PAYMENT RATES.— ‘‘(A) LOSSES DUE TO PREDATION.—Indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made at a rate of 100 percent of the market value of the affected livestock on the applicable date, as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(B) LOSSES DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER OR DISEASE.— Indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of 75 percent of the market value of the affected livestock on the applicable date, as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF MARKET VALUE.—In deter- mining the market value described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may consider the ability of eligible producers to document regional price premiums for affected livestock that exceed the national average market price for those livestock. ‘‘(D) APPLICABLE DATE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘applicable date’ means, with respect to livestock, as applicable— ‘‘(i) the day before the date of death of the livestock; or ‘‘(ii) the day before the date of the event that caused the harm to the livestock that resulted in a reduced sale price.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR UNBORN LIVESTOCK.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of unborn livestock death losses incurred on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall make an additional payment to eligible producers on farms that have incurred such losses in excess of the normal mortality due to a condition specified in paragraph (1). ‘‘(B) PAYMENT RATE.—Additional payments under subparagraph (A) shall be made at a rate— ‘‘(i) determined by the Secretary; and Effective date. Determinations. Study. Publication. Time period. Surveys.