,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,edwards 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,tokuda7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,agricultural ,act of #bjad to allow for
 the advance payment of assistance under
 ,tree ,assistance ,program1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,advance payment of
 assistance under ,tree ,assistance     
,program ,section #aeja7;e7 of the      
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;e77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
,advance payment ,of the amount of      
assistance to be provided by the        
,secretary under paragraph 7#c7 to      
eligible orchardists and nursery tree   
growers for losses described in         
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary may      
disburse not more than #be percent of   
such amount to such eligible orchardists
 and nursery tree growers before the    

eligible orchardists or nursery tree    
growers begin replanting the trees for  
which such assistance is provided4  4