,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,bustos 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,consolidated     
,farm and ,rural ,development ,act to   
alter and expand eligibility for farm   
ownership loans by modifying the #c-year
 experience requirement4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,farmers of ,tomorrow ,act4  #b4        
,modification of the #c-year experience 
requirement for purposes of eligibility 
for farm ownership loans  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #cjb7;b7 of the        
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibb7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking 7#c7  
and inserting 7#e72 and  7,b7 by        
inserting 7not exceeding #b years7 after
 period of time2 and  7#b7 by           

redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7  
as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71            
respectively1 and inserting after       
paragraph 7#a7 the following3  7#b7     
,other acceptable experience ,in        
determining whether a farmer or rancher 
has other acceptable experience under   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may count
 any of the following3  7,a7 at least   
#af hours of post-secondary education in
 a field related to agriculture2  7,b7  
successful completion of a farm         
management curriculum offered by the    
,cooperative ,extension ,service1 a     
community college1 an adult vocational  
agriculture program1 a non-profit       
organization1 or a land grant           
university2  7,c7 at least #a year of   
direct substantive management experience
 in a business2  7,d7 an honorable      
discharge from the armed forces of the  
,united ,states2  7,e7 successful       
repayment of a youth loan made under    
section #caa7;b72  7,f7 at least #a year
 as hired farm labor with substantial   

management responsibilities2  7,g7      
successful completion of a farm         
mentorship1 apprenticeship1 or          
internship program with an emphasis on  
management requirements and day-to-day  
farm management decisions2  7,h7 an     
established relationship with an        
individual participating as a counselor 
in a ,service ,corps of ,retired        
,executives program authorized under    
section #h7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,small   
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcg7;b77#a77;,b771 or with a local farm
 or ranch operator or organization1     
approved by the ,secretary1 that is     
committed to mentoring the farmer or    
rancher2 and  7,i7 successful completion
 of a military leadership course4  7#c7 
,deeming rule ,for purposes of paragraph
 7#a71 a farmer or rancher is deemed to 
have participated in the business       
operations of a farm or ranch for not   
less than #c years or have other        
acceptable experience for a period of   
time1 as determined by the ,secretary1  

if the farmer or rancher meets the      
requirements of subparagraphs 7,f71     
7,h71 and 7,i7 of paragraph 7#b74  4    
7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section      
#caj;,d7a77#b7 of such ,act 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #aicd7;a77#b77 is amended by  
striking paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d7 of
 section #cjb and inserting             
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 of      
section #cjb7;a77#a74