,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjbj,ms4   
,/ab5[ 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,braun7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture to gu>antee inve/m5ts t w  
op5 new m>kets = =e/ own]s 9 rural areas
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,rural ,=e/ ,m>kets ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4
 ,rural ,=e/ ,m>ket ,inve/m5t ,program  
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,rural ,! t]m rural has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #cdc ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m
 & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #aiia74  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( program
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% a program1 to be kn[n z ! ,rural
 ,=e/ ,m>ket ,inve/m5t ,program1 to     
gu>antee an environm5tal impact bond1   

loan1 or o!r inve/m5t vehicle1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y1 issu$ = ! sole purpose 
( f9anc+ eligible projects describ$ 9   
subsection 7c71 to enable rural private 
=e/ l&[n]s to p>ticipate 9 an innovative
 m>ket = =e/ c>bon or o!r products4     
7#b7 ,consid]ation ,9 e/abli%+ ! program
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y may      
consid] ways to ensure t ! program      
m9imizes1 to ! ext5t practicable1       
disruptions to traditional =e/ products 
m>kets4  7c7 ,eligible projects ,an     
eligible project ref]r$ to 9 subsection 
7b77#a7 is a project develop$ by private
 entity1 or a publicly support$1        
*>itable nonpr(it organization1 engag$ 9
 ! aggregation ( su/a9able =e/ry        
practices implem5t$ by rural private =e/
 l&[n]s to facilitate ! sale ( cr$its 9 
! volunt>y c>bon m>ket or o!r           
environm5tal m>ket1 us+ a me?odology    
approv$ by a cr$ible1 ?ird-p>ty entity1 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7d7          
,requirem5ts ,a project describ$ 9      
subsection 7c7 t includes ! practice (  

tree plant+ may only be c>ri$ out1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 on l& t 0 
hi/orically =e/$2  7#b7 us+ tree species
 t are native to ! region & at          
ecologically appropriate d5sities2 &    
7#c7 9 a mann] t does n create o!r      
negative impacts to biodiv]sity or !    
environm5t4  7e7 ,gu>antee am\nt ,!     
,secret>y may gu>antee n m ?an          
#aej1jjj1jjj ) respect to ea* bond1     
loan1 or o!r inve/m5t vehicle "u        
subsection 7b77#a74  7f7 ,regulations ,n
 lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
issue regulations to implem5t ! program 
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b77#a74  7g7    
,t]m9ation ( au?ority ,! au?ority       
provid$ by ?is section t]m9ates on      
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc4