,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 
,finstad 7for himself and ,mr4 ,riley of
 ,new ,york7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,consolidated ,farm and   
,rural ,development ,act to modify      
limitations on access to farm ownership 
loans for beginning farmers and         
ranchers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,next ,generation   
,farmer ,act4  #b4 ,experience          
requirements ,section #cjb7;b7 of the   
,consolidated ,farm and ,rural          
,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#aibb7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a71 in the matter preceding 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #c years 
and inserting #a year2 and  7#b7 by     
striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting   
the following3  7#d7 ,waiver authority  
,in the case of a qualified beginning   
farmer or rancher1 the ,secretary may   

waive the #a-year requirement in        
paragraph 7#a7 if the farmer or rancher 
has-- 7,a7 at least #a year of          
experience as hired farm labor with     
substantial management responsibilities2
 or  7,b7 an established relationship   
with an individual who has experience in
 farming or ranching1 or is a retired   
farmer or rancher1 and is participating 
as a counselor in a ,service ,corps of  
,retired ,executives program authorized 
under section #h7;b77#a77;,b7 of the    
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcg7;b77#a77;,b771 or with a local farm
 or ranch operator or organization1     
approved by the ,secretary1 that is     
committed to mentoring the farmer or    
rancher4  4