,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ad1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,spanberger introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,consolidated     
,farm and ,rural ,development ,act with 
respect to the conservation loan and    
loan guarantee program4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,healthy ,soil1 ,resilient ,farmers ,act
 of #bjbj4  #b4 ,conservation loan and  
loan guarantee program  7a7 ,definitions
 ,section #cjd7;b7 of the ,consolidated 
,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #aibd7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting or a    
soil health transition plan after       
conservation plan2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#d7 ,soil   
health transition loan ,the term soil   
health transition loan means a qualified
 conservation loan with respect to which
 the applicable qualified conservation  

project addresses provisions of a soil  
health transition plan4  7#e7 ,soil     
health transition plan ,the term soil   
health transition plan means a          
comprehensive1 whole-farm plan1 approved
 by the ,secretary1 that1 for a farming 
or ranching operation1 identifies the   
conservation activities that will be    
addressed with loan funds provided or   
guaranteed under this section to assist 
the borrower in making a transition to a
 farming or ranching production and     
conservation system that includes one or
 more of the following3 7,a7 ,cover     
cropping or other continuous living     
cover systems4  7,b7                    
,resource-conserving crop rotation1 as  
defined in section #abdj,l7d77#a7 of the
 ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bd74  7,c7 ,advanced
 grazing management1 including          
management-intensive rotational grazing1
 as defined in section #abdj,l7d77#a7 of
 the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #chci;aa-#bd74  7,d7          

,certified organic production under the 
,organic ,foods ,production ,act of     
#aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq474     
7,e7 ,such other soil health management 
systems1 including systems to increase  
soil carbon levels1 as the ,secretary   
may designate4  4  7b7 ,eligibility     
,section #cjd7;c77#b7 of the            
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibd7;c77#b77 is amended by striking   
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 and         
inserting subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 
7,c74  7c7 ,priority ,section #cjd7;d7  
of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural   
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibd7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#b71 by striking 2 and and   
inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#d7 farmers or ranchers whose farm or
 ranch land is subject to the           
jurisdiction of an ,indian tribe4  4    

7d7 ,administrative provisions ,section 
#cjd7;f7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and 
,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#aibd7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking
 ,the ,secretary and inserting the      
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#b7 ,soil health  
transition loans  7,a7 ,limitations     
permitted ,in making or guaranteeing    
soil health transition loans under this 
section1 the ,secretary may limit       
eligibility to individuals and entities 
described in subsection 7d74  7,b7      
,waiver of principal and interest ,the  
,secretary shall establish terms and    
conditions for making or guaranteeing   
soil health transition loans under this 
section that waive principal and        
interest repayment for up to three years
 from the date on which the loan is made
 or guaranteed in order for the borrower
 to make a satisfactory transition to   
the farming or ranching production and  
conservation system to be adopted under 

the soil health transition plan4  4