,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #befb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ae1 #bjba,mr4 
,b5tz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4   
,ne:\se1 & ,mr4 ,gos>7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to address ! nationwide %ortage ( tree 
se$l+s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,solv+  
,our ,%ortages = ,se$l+s ,act or ! ,,sos
 = ,se$l+s ,act4  #b4 ,se$l+ /rategy    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 %all develop &  
implem5t a national /rategy to increase 
! capacity ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 &  
private nurs]ies to address ! nationwide
 %ortage ( tree se$l+s4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!
 /rategy requir$ "u subsection 7a7      
%all-- 7#a7 be bas$ on ! be/ available  
sci5ce & data2 &  7#b7 id5tify &        
address-- 7,a7 regional se$l+ %ortages (
 b>]oot & conta9] tree se$l+s2  7,b7    

regional re=e/ation opportunities & !   
se$l+ supply necess>y to fulfill su*    
opportunities2  7,c7 opportunities to   
enhance se$l+ div]sity & close gaps 9   
se$ inv5tories2 &  7,d7 b>ri]s to exp&+1
 enhanc+1 or creat+ new infra/ructure to
 increase nurs]y capacity4  #c4 ,f$]al  
nurs]ies ,section #b ( ! ,act ( ,june   
#i1 #aicj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #egf;a2        
commonly kn[n z ! ,knutson-,v&5b]g      
,act71 is am5d$ by /rik+ ea* fiscal ye> 
aft] ye> end+ ,june #cj1 #aicd1 n to    
exce$ #djj1jjj1 & ins]t+ ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjcj1 #be1jjj1jjj14   
#d4 ,loan program = ,/ate1 ,tribal1 &   
private nurs]ies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all c>ry out a
 loan program to make or gu>antee       
qualifi$ nurs]y loans to eligible       
entities "u ?is section4  7b7           
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a qualifi$ nurs]y loan or loan gu>antee 
"u ?is section1 an eligible entity %all 
submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture an 
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   

conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require1 includ+ a plan to ma9ta9 !     
g5etic & physical quality ( se$l+s ( !  
eligible entity4  7c7 ,priority ,9 mak+ 
qualifi$ nurs]y loans or loan gu>antees 
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture %all give priority to      
eligible entities t-- 7#a7 are small    
bus9esses1 9 p>ticul> small bus9esses   
locat$ 9 rural areas2  7#b7 create or   
support jobs1 p>ticul>ly 9 rural areas2 
&  7#c7 s]ve regions ) high dem& =      
re=e/ation4  7d7 ,qualifi$ nurs]y       
project ,a loan or loan gu>antee "u ?is 
section may only be us$ to c>ry out a   
qualifi$ nurs]y project to-- 7#a7       
develop1 exp&1 enhance1 or improve      
nurs]y capacity or infra/ructure2  7#b7 
e/abli% nurs]ies2 or  7#c7 develop or   
implem5t quality control measures at    
nurs]ies4  7e7 ,loan & loan gu>antee    
t]ms  7#a7 ,am\nt gu>ante$ ,! portion ( 
a loan t ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture may 
gu>antee "u ?is section may n be great] 
?an #hj p]c5t ( ! pr9cipal am\nt ( su*  

loan4  7#b7 ,repaym5t ,! p]iod (        
repaym5t = a loan made "u ?is section   
%all n exce$ #bj ye>s4  7f7             
,adm9i/rative provisions  7#a7          
,limitation on au?ority ,! total am\nt (
 qualifi$ nurs]y loans made or gu>ante$ 
"u ?is section by ! ,secret>y may n     
exce$ #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,di/ribution
 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure1 to ! maximum 
ext5t practicable1 t loans made or      
gu>ante$ "u ?is section are di/ribut$   
across div]se geographic regions4  7g7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local 
gov]nm5t2 or  7,b7 a dome/ic private1   
non-pr(it1 or coop]ative organization4  
7#b7 ,nurs]y ,! t]m #8nurs]y means a    
,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local gov]nm5t or    
private own$ facility t gr[s1 /ores1    
extracts1 or monitors b>]oot or conta9] 
tree se$l+s4  7#c7 ,qualifi$ nurs]y loan
 ,! t]m qualifi$ nurs]y loan means a    
l[-int]e/ loan1 ! proce$s ( :i* are us$ 
to cov] ! co/s to ! borr[] ( c>ry+ out a

 qualifi$ nurs]y project describ$ 9     
subsection 7d74