,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #igie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #be1        
#bjbd,ms4 ,p]ez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize a 
pilot program = ! mak+ ( #ij-ye>1 z]o   
int]e/ loans = ! pur*ase ( real e/ate to
 be us$ = agricultural production = #ij 
ye>s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,help+ ,optimize ,m>kets &     
,enc\rage ,g5]ational ,resili5ce ?r\gh  
,own]%ip1 ,workman%ip1 & ,nurtur+ ,soil 
,heal? ,act or ! ,,homegr[n ,soil ,heal?
 ,act 4  #b4 ,pilot program ( #ij-ye>1  
z]o int]e/ loans = ! pur*ase ( real     
e/ate to be us$ = agricultural          
production = #ij ye>s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y ( ,agriculture 79 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all-- 7#a7    
conduct a pilot program "u :i* loans are
 made by ! ,secret>y to eligible f>m]s =
 ! pur*ase ( eligible cropl&2 &  7#b7   
monitor ! productivity ( eligible cropl&
 pur*as$ pursuant to ! pilot program4   

7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,eligible f>m] ,! t]m eligible f>m]     
means a f>m] :o-- 7,a7 has p>ticipat$ 9 
! bus9ess op]ations ( a f>m or ran* = n 
less ?an #aj ye>s2 or  7,b7 has o!r     
acceptable exp]i5ce1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,eligible l& ,! t]m    
eligible cropl&-- 7,a7 means private or 
tribal l& on :i* fruits or vegetables1  
tree nuts1 dri$ fruits1 horticulture1 or
 nurs]y crops 7includ+ floriculture7 are
 gr[n2  7,b7 includes o!r l& incid5tal  
to l& describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 if !    
,secret>y det]m9es t includ+ ! o!r l& is
 necess>y = ! effici5t adm9i/ration ( a 
loan to be made "u ?is section2  7,c7 n 
m ?an #b p]c5t ( ! surface ( :i* is     
imp]vi\s2 &  7,d7 ! total area ( :i*    
does n exce$ #afj acres4  7c7 ,location 
( loan recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y %all make 
loans "u ?is section to recipi5ts 9 #e  
regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates select$ by !  
,secret>y1 & ! loan recipi5ts 9 ea*     
region %all all be locat$ )9 a s+le     
radius ( #ajj miles4  7d7 ,z]o-,int]e/  

loan ,a loan "u ?is section %all n be>  
int]e/4  7e7 ,loan t]m ,a loan "u ?is   
section %all be repayable dur+ a t]m (  
#ij ye>s4  7f7 ,loan condition ,z a     
condition ( mak+ a loan "u ?is section1 
! ,secret>y %all require ! borr[] to use
 ! cropl& 9 a mann] describ$ 9          
subsection 7b77#b77;,a7 ?r\gh\t !       
#ij-ye> p]iod t beg9s ) ! date ! loan is
 made1 & if t condition is violat$1 to  
repay ! ,secret>y an am\nt equal to #aja
 p]c5t ( ! fair m>ket value ( ! cropl&  
at ! "t ( ! violation4  7g7 ,regulations
 ,! ,secret>y may prescribe su*         
regulations z are necess>y to c>ry out  
?is section4  7h7 ,effective date ,?is  
,act %all take effect #ij days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4  7i7   
,t]m9ation ,! au?ority provid$ by ?is   
section %all expire on ! date t is #e   
ye>s aft] ! effective date ( ?is ,act4