,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjah,mr4 ,bo/ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,soto7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act (     
#aihe ) respect to eligibility to become
 a ?ird-p>ty provid]1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,nutri5t ,managem5t ,te*nical ,s]vice
 ,provid] ,c]tification ,act ( #bjah4   
#b4 ,am5dm5t to ! ,food ,security ,act (
 #aihe ,section #abdb7;e7 ( ! ,food     
,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#chdb7;e77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ,alt]native c]tification  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ?is          
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all approve any
 qualifi$ c]tification t ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es to meet or exce$ to ! national 
crit]ia provid$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,b74  
7,b7 ,qualifi$ c]tification ,9 ?is      
p>agraph1 ! t]m qualifi$ c]tification   
means a pr(essional c]tification t is   

e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y1 an             
agriculture-relat$ retail]1 a f>m]      
coop]ative1 ! ,am]ican ,society (       
,agronomy1 or ! ,national ,alliance (   
,indep5d5t ,crop ,consultants1 includ+  
c]tification--  7i7 z a ,c]tifi$ ,crop  
,advisor by ! ,am]ican ,society =       
,agronomy2  7ii7 z a ,c]tifi$           
,pr(essional ,agronomi/ by ! ,am]ican   
,society = ,agronomy2 &  7iii7 z a      
,compreh5sive ,nutri5t ,managem5t ,plan 
,speciali/ by ! ,secret>y4  4