,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjbf,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$--  7#a7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ or bi5nial  
aft] annual2 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71
 by ins]t+ or pe/ aft] insect4  7b7     
,economic viability ,section            
#aeja7;e77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,agricultural    
,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4              
#ijha7;e77#b77;,a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! 
matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+       
provide & all t foll[s ?r\gh "u p>agraph
 7#c7 to & ins]t+ provide assi/ance "u  

p>agraph 7#c7 to2  7#b7 9 clause 7i7--  
7,a7 by ins]t+ 1 reg>dless ( production 
hi/ory1 aft] gr[]s2  7,b7 by ins]t+ 1 or
 ! trees no long] produce an            
economically viable crop1 aft] ! trees2 
&  7,c7 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a p]iod2 &
  7#c7 by /rik+ clause 7ii74  7c7       
,assi/ance ,section #aeja7;e7 ( !       
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijha7;e77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! matt]  
prec$+ p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by /rik+ &   
7#e7 & ins]t+ 1 7#e71 & 7#f72 &  7#b7 9 
p>agraph 7#d71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,acreage        
limitation adju/m5ts ,! ,secret>y %all h
 discretion to modify or waive1 9 :ole  
or 9 "p1 ! acreage limitation describ$  
"u subp>agraph 7,b71 z ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es appropriate4  4  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+ requirem5t ,z a condition =       
receiv+ assi/ance "u ?is subsection1 an 

eligible or*>di/ or nurs]y tree gr[]    
%all agree to c>ry out any activity =   
:i* su* assi/ance is provid$ n lat]     
?an-- 7,a7 #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! 
,secret>y notifies su* eligible or*>di/ 
or nurs]y tree gr[] ( an approval "u    
p>agraph 7#i72 or  7,b7 if ! p]iod      
describ$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 is n       
adequate = tree survival1 at su* "t z is
 necess>y to ensure tree survival4  7#g7
 ,alt]natives = replant+ trees  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,an eligible or*>di/ or nurs]y    
tree gr[] receiv+ assi/ance "u ?is      
subsection may use su* assi/ance to     
replant us+--  7i7 an alt]native v>iety 
( tree f ! v>iety plant$ prior to ! tree
 loss = :i* su* assi/ance is provid$2   
7ii7 an alt]native /& d5sity f ! /&     
d5sity plant$ prior to su* loss2 &      
7iii7 an alt]native location f !        
location 9 :i* su* loss occurr$4  7,b7  
,co/ %>e limitations ) respect to       
alt]natives ,! assi/ance provid$ "u ?is 
subsection to an eligible or*>di/ or    
nurs]y tree gr[] %all be 9 an am\nt t is

 n great] ?an ! am\nt su* eligible      
or*>di/ or nurs]y tree gr[] w\ld receive
 if su* eligible or*>di/ or nurs]y tree 
gr[] replant$ us+--  7i7 = an alt]native
 describ$ "u subp>agraph 7,a77i71 !     
v>iety ( tree plant$ prior to ! tree    
loss = :i* su* assi/ance is provid$2    
7ii7 = an alt]native describ$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 ! /& d5sity plant$
 prior to su* loss2 &  7iii7 = an       
alt]native describ$ "u subp>agraph      
7,a77iii71 ! location 9 :i* su* loss    
occurr$4  4  7e7 ,notice ( application  
/atus ,section #aeja7;e7 ( !            
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ihja7;e77 is fur!r am5d$ 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