,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,huiz5ga 7= himself & ,mr4 ,panetta7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 
) respect to ! tree assi/ance program1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,am]ica's
 ,or*>di/s & ,nurs]y ,tree ,gr[]s ,act4 
#b4 ,tree assi/ance program  7a7        
,def9itions ,section #aeja7;e77#a7 ( !  
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijha7;e77#a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ or bi5nial  
aft] annual2 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71
 by ins]t+ or pe/ aft] insect4  7b7     
,l[]+ mortality ?re%old ,section        
#aeja7;e7 ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;e77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by /rik+ #ae 
p]c5t 7adju/$ = normal mortality7 &     
ins]t+ normal mortality2  7#b7 9        
p>agraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by /rik+ #ae     

p]c5t mortality 7adju/$ = normal        
mortality7 & ins]t+ normal mortality2 & 
7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b71 by /rik+ #ae 
p]c5t damage or mortality 7adju/$ =     
normal tree damage & mortality & ins]t+ 
normal tree damage or mortality4  7c7   
,assi/ance ,section #aeja7;e77#c7 ( !   
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijha7;e77#c77 is am5d$ 9 ! matt] be=e 
subp>agraph 7,a7 by /rik+ & 7#e7 &      
ins]t+ 7#e71 & 7#f74  7d7 ,requirem5ts )
 respect to assi/ance ,section #aeja7;e7
 ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;e77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,tim+ requirem5ts
 ,an eligible or*>di/ or nurs]y tree    
gr[] %all agree1 z a condition on       
receipt ( assi/ance "u ?is subsection1  
to c>ry out any replacem5t &            
rehabilitation activities = :i* su*     
assi/ance is provid$ n lat] ?an-- 7,a7  
#ab mon?s aft] ! application = su*      
assi/ance is approv$2 or  7,b7 if !     
p]iod specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is n  
adequate = tree survival1 at su* "t z is

 necess>y to ensure tree survival4  7#g7
 ,alt]natives us$ 9 replant+  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,an eligible or*>di/ or nurs]y    
tree gr[] receiv+ assi/ance "u ?is      
subsection ) respect to tree loss may   
use su* assi/ance to replant us+--  7i7 
an alt]native v>iety2  7ii7 an          
alt]native /& d5sity2 &  7iii7 an       
alt]native location ?an 0 us$ prior to !
 loss4  7,b7 ,limitations ) respect to  
alt]natives ,! assi/ance provid$ by !   
,secret>y to eligible or*>di/s & nurs]y 
tree gr[]s--  7i7 = losses describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a77i71 may n be great] ?an
 ! am\nt ! eligible or*>di/ or nurs]y   
tree gr[] w\ld receive if ! eligible    
or*>di/ or nurs]y tree gr[] plant$ !    
v>iety lo/2  7ii7 = losses describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 may n be great] ?an
 ! am\nt ! eligible or*>di/ or nurs]y   
tree gr[] w\ld receive if ! eligible    
or*>di/ or nurs]y tree gr[] plant$ ! /& 
d5sity lo/2 &  7iii7 = losses describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a77iii71 may n be great] 
?an ! am\nt ! eligible or*>di/ or nurs]y

 tree gr[] w\ld receive if ! eligible   
or*>di/ or nurs]y tree gr[] plant$ !    
location 9 :i* ! loss occurr$4  4  7e7  
,exclusion ( gross income limitation    
,section #aeja7;e7 ( ! ,agricultural    
,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ihja7;e77 is
 fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7#h7 ,exclusion ( gross income          
limitation ,subsection 7b7 ( section    
#ajja;,d ( ! ,food ,security ,act (     
#aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acjh-c;a7 %all n   
apply ) respect to assi/ance "u ?is     
subsection made to a p]son or legal     
entity t has an av]age adju/$ gross     
income 7z def9$ 9 su* section7 ( :i* #ge
 p]c5t or great] d]ives f f>m+1 ran*+1  
or silviculture activities4  4  7f7     
,notice ( application /atus ,section    
#aeja7;e7 ( ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ihja7;e77 is fur!r am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7       
,notice ( application /atus ,n lat] ?an 
#abj days aft] receiv+ an application = 
assi/ance "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y
 %all-- 7,a7 approve or d5y su*         

application2 &  7,b7 notify ! applicant 
( su* approval or d5ial4  4