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,own]%ip ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,direct 
f>m own]%ip loan pilot program ,subtitle
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) respect to a p>ticipant 9 ! pilot     
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 annually submit to ! ,committee on     

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evaluations1 assessm5ts1 & p>ticipation 
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describ$ 9 section                      
#edac7;b77#a77;,a77iv7 ( ! ,agriculture 
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjjhx7b77#a77;,a77iv772 &  7,b7 a      
recomm5dation z to ! value ( ! pilot    
program1 includ+ :e!r to au?orize a     
p]man5t program model$ on ! pilot       
program4  4