,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjbd,mr4 
,kelly ( ,mississippi 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,gue/1 &  
,mr4 ,ezell7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,agricultural ,cr$it ,act ( #aigh to    
au?orize assi/ance = em]g5cy measures 9 
response to p9e beetle outbreaks1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy ,p9e ,beetle  
,response ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,em]g5cy   
measures 9 response to p9e beetle       
outbreaks ,section #djg ( !             
,agricultural ,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
r$esignat+ subsection 7e7 z subsection  
7f72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7d7 ! foll[+3  7e7 ,em]g5cy measures 9  
response to p9e beetle outbreaks  7#a7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,eligible itemiz$ co/s ,! t]m eligible  
itemiz$ co/s means exp5ses incurr$ by a 

timb] s]vice bus9ess 9 c>ry+ out        
contractual s]vices associat$ ) outbreak
 response measures1 includ+-- 7i7 labor 
or h\rs = truck driv]s or equipm5t      
op]ators2  7ii7 mileage or h\rs = use ( 
equipm5t1 su* z transports1 bulldoz]s1 &
 skidd]s2 &  7iii7 mat]ials1 su* z      
gravel1 grass se$1 culv]ts1 & mats4     
7,b7 ,outbreak response measures ,! t]m 
outbreak response measures means        
measures necess>y to address p9e beetle 
outbreaks on non9du/rial private =e/ l&1
 includ+-- 7i7 timb] h>ve/+ or ?9n+2    
7ii7 prescrib$ burn+2  7iii7 debris     
removal2  7iv7 insecticide treatm5t2    
7v7 e/abli%m5t ( buff] areas2 &  7vi7   
su* o!r measures z ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
to be appropriate4  7,c7 ,timb] s]vice  
bus9ess ,! t]m timb] s]vice bus9ess     
means a bus9ess t d]ives gross rev5ue   
f-- 7i7 cutt+ or transport+ timb] f =e/ 
l&2 or  7ii7 inspect+1 plant+1 prun+1 or
 remov+ trees 9 resid5tial or comm]cial 
areas4  7#b7 ,assi/ance = own]s (       
non9du/rial private =e/ l&  7,a7 ,9     

g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all make paym5ts to 
an own] ( non9du/rial private =e/ l& :o 
c>ries out outbreak response measures to
 re/ore =e/ heal? & =e/-relat$ res\rces 
aft] ! l& is damag$ by a p9e beetle     
outbreak4  7,b7 ,co/ %>e requirem5t     
,paym5ts made "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n
 exce$ #he p]c5t ( ! total co/ ( !      
outbreak response measures c>ri$ out by 
an own] ( non9du/rial private =e/ l&4   
7#c7 ,assi/ance = timb] s]vice bus9esses
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all make  
paym5ts to a timb] s]vice bus9ess to    
cov] eligible itemiz$ co/s incurr$ 9    
c>ry+ out contractual s]vices associat$ 
) outbreak response measures to re/ore  
=e/ heal? & =e/-relat$ res\rces on      
non9du/rial private =e/ l& aft] ! l& is 
damag$ by a p9e beetle outbreak4  7,b7  
,co/ %>e requirem5t ,paym5ts made "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n exce$ #ej p]c5t 
( ! total eligible itemiz$ co/s incurr$ 
by a timb] s]vice bus9ess4  7#d7        
,eligibility & provision ( paym5ts  7,a7
 ,eligibility ,to be eligible = a paym5t

 "u p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 an own] (    
non9du/rial private =e/ l& or a timb]   
s]vice bus9ess1 respectively1 %all      
submit to ! applicable local (fice ( !  
,f>m ,s]vice ,ag5cy an application      
demon/rat+ t-- 7i7 to ! satisfaction ( !
 local (fice1 ! non9du/rial private =e/ 
l& on :i* ! outbreak response measures  
are c>ri$ out _h tree cov] imm$iately   
be=e ! p9e beetle outbreak2  7ii7 !     
non9du/rial private =e/ l& is locat$ 9 a
 c\nty t ! ,secret>y has designat$ z a  
prim>y natural disa/] area due to dr\ght
 9 ! mo/ rec5t cal5d> ye>2 &  7iii7 =e/ 
pe/ surveys conduct$ by ! ,=e/ ,s]vice  
or a ,/ate =e/ry ag5cy confirm p9e      
beetle infe/ations on or )9 a reasonable
 di/ance f ! non9du/rial private =e/ l& 
on :i* ! outbreak response measures are 
c>ri$ out4  7,b7 ,implem5tation by local
 (fices ,! local (fices ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice
 ,ag5cy1 9 consultation ) ! applicable  
c\nty committees ( ! ,f>m ,s]vice       
,ag5cy1 %all-- 7i7 det]m9e :e!r         
applicants = paym5ts "u p>agraphs 7#b7 &

 7#c7 are eligible = ! paym5ts2 &  7ii7 
provide paym5ts to eligible applicants4 
7#e7 ,em]g5cy outbreak public assi/ance 
grants ,! ,secret>y may provide         
supplem5tal grants to ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & 
local gov]nm5ts to aid 9 ! response to1 
& repair ( damage caus$ by1 p9e beetle  
outbreaks4  4  #c4 ,em]g5cy loans       
,section #cba ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m &   
,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#aifa7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
subsection 7d7 z subsection 7e72 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3
  7d7 ,loans to own]s ( non9du/rial     
private =e/ l&  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
subsection3 7,a7 ,non9du/rial private   
=e/ l& ,! t]m non9du/rial private =e/ l&
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section       
#djg7;a7 ( ! ,agricultural ,cr$it ,act (
 #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7;a774  7,b7 
,outbreak response measures ,! t]m      
outbreak response measures has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #djg7;e77#a7 ( !   
,agricultural ,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7;e77#a774  7#b7 ,loans  

,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is        
subtitle1 ! ,secret>y may make an       
em]g5cy loan to an own] ( non9du/rial   
private =e/ l& to c>ry out outbreak     
response measures4  7#c7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt
 ( an em]g5cy loan "u ?is subsection    
%all be n less ?an #ge p]c5t ( ! e/imat$
 total co/ ( ! outbreak response        
measures to be c>ri$ out to address a   
p9e beetle outbreak4  7#d7 ,loan        
repaym5t options ,9 ! case ( an own] (  
non9du/rial private =e/ l& :o receives  
an em]g5cy loan "u ?is subsection &     
subsequ5tly receives a co/-%>e paym5t "u
 section #djg7;e77#b7 ( ! ,agricultural 
,cr$it ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbjf7;e77#b77 ) respect to ! same p9e  
beetle outbreak on ! same l&1 ! own]    
may1 at ! option ( ! own]1 apply ! am\nt
 ( ! co/-%>e paym5t to ! rema9+ pr9cipal
 on ! em]g5cy loan4  4