,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,jones1 and ,mr4 ,dunn7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to carry out a pilot program to
 lend ,department of ,defense farm      
equipment to eligible farmers1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,equip ,ag ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,department of ,defense 
farm equipment sharing pilot program    
7a7 ,survey of ,,dod equipment ,not     
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation 
with the ,secretary of ,agriculture1    
shall conduct a survey of the equipment 
of the ,department of ,defense to       
determine which such equipment--  7#a7  
would be appropriate for use by farmers 
through an equipment sharing program2   

and  7#b7 could be used in an equipment 
sharing program without jeopardizing    
military readiness4  7b7 ,pilot program 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,defense shall establish a pilot program
 under which the ,secretary shall lend  
equipment of the ,department identified 
pursuant to the survey carried out under
 subsection 7a7 to eligible farmers4    
7#b7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to    
borrow equipment under the pilot        
program1 a farmer shall-- 7,a7 be a new 
and beginning farmer1 as determined by  
the ,secretary2 and  7,b7 submit to the 
,secretary an application containing    
such information and assurances as the  
,secretary may require4  7#c7 ,location 
,the ,secretary shall carry out the     
pilot program at locations determined by
 the ,secretary4  7#d7 ,duration ,the   
authority to carry out a pilot program  
under this section shall terminate on   
the date that is three years after the  
date of the commencement of the pilot   
program4  7#e7 ,report ,not later than  

#fj days after the termination of the   
pilot program under this subsection1 the
 ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a 
report on the pilot program that        
includes the recommendations of the     
,secretary with respect to the extension
 and expansion of the program4