[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8210 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8210

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to eliminate a 
requirement that certain individuals be related by blood or marriage to 
be eligible for farm loans as a qualified beginning farmer or rancher, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2024

   Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on Agriculture,

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to eliminate a 
requirement that certain individuals be related by blood or marriage to 
be eligible for farm loans as a qualified beginning farmer or rancher, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Future Farmers and Ranchers of 
Tomorrow Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM LOANS AS A QUALIFIED BEGINNING FARMER OR 
              RANCHER.

    Section 343(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and 
redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) 
through (F), respectively.
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