,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ab1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,=t5b]ry introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide loans & grants to
 qualifi$ agricultural associations to  
assi/ 9 ! e/abli%m5t ( agricultural     
association heal? plans4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural  
,heal? ,insurance ,act ( #bjah4  #b4    
,support+ agricultural association heal?
 plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture may e/abli% a loan program 
& a grant program to assi/ 9 !          
e/abli%m5t ( agricultural association   
heal? plans1 9 ord] to help br+ new     
heal? options & l[] pric$ heal? c>e     
cov]age to rural ,am]icans4  7b7 ,loans 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to plan ye>s   
#bjai ?r\gh #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,labor1 may make n m ?an #aj
 loans "u ?is section1 = purposes (     
e/abli%+ agricultural association heal? 

plans1 to qualifi$ agricultural         
associations t h n receiv$ a loan "u ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,use ( funds ,! proce$s 
( a loan made "u ?is section may only be
 us$ to f9ance co/s associat$ ) e/abli%+
 & c>ry+ out an agricultural association
 heal? plan4  7#c7 ,loan t]ms ,a loan   
made "u ?is section %all-- 7,a7 be>     
int]e/ at an annual rate equival5t to ! 
co/ ( borr[+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( !         
,treasury = obligations ( comp>able     
maturities2  7,b7 h a t]m ( su* l5g?1 n 
exce$+ #bj ye>s1 z ! borr[] may reque/2 
7,c7 be 9 an am\nt n to exce$           
#ae1jjj1jjj2  7,d7 require t ! borr[]   
submit annual audit$ f9ancial /atem5ts  
to ! ,secret>y2 &  7,e7 include any o!r 
requirem5ts or docum5tation ! ,secret>y 
deems necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4 
7c7 ,grants ,! ,secret>y may make grants
 to agricultural trade associations or  
indu/ry associations :i* h be5 9 exi/5ce
 = at lea/ ?ree ye>s prior to apply+ =  
su* a grant to provide = te*nical       
assi/ance 9 e/abli%+ an agricultural    

association heal? plan4  7d7            
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#fe1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjai ?r\gh #bjbb1 to be available until
 exp5d$4  7#b7 ,res]vation ( funds ,( ! 
funds made available "u p>agraph 7#a71 n
 m ?an #ae p]c5t ( su* funds %all be    
made available to make grants "u        
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3  7#a7 ,agricultural association
 heal? plan ,! t]m agricultural         
association heal? plan means a gr\p     
heal? plan )9 ! mean+ ( section         
#gcc7;a77#a7 ( ! ,employee ,retirem5t   
,income ,security ,act ( #aigd 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aaia;b7-- 7,a7 t is sponsor$ 
by a qualifi$ agricultural association2 
&  7,b7 ) respect to :i* ! ,secret>y has
 receiv$ a lett] f ! relevant ,/ate     
insurance commission] c]tify+ t su*     
association may (f] su* plan 9 su*      
,/ate4  7#b7 ,qualifi$ agricultural     
association ,! t]m qualifi$ agricultural

 association means an association--     
7,a7 compos$ ( memb]s t op]ate a f>m or 
ran* or op]ate an agribus9ess2  7,b7 t  
qualifies z an association heal? plan )9
 ! mean+ ( guidance or regulation issu$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2  7,c7 t acts   
directly or indirectly 9 ! int]e/ ( its 
memb]s 9 relation to ! plan2  7,d7 t is 
able to demon/rate an ability to        
implem5t & manage a gr\p heal? plan2 &  
7,e7 t meets any o!r crit]ia ! ,secret>y
 deems necess>y to meet ! int5t ( ?is   
section4