To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize assistance for emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize assistance for emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2025.
- Section id946f4297978a48808d7449630f90e684: 2. Emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks Section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206) is amended— by redesignating...
- Section id4a40cb0ba13c44d29b416de0fae5dbdb: 3. Emergency loans Section 321 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961) is amended— by striking subsection (d); in subsection (c)— by...
- Section id3bf69b895d3649e5a46d0ecc18febc57: 321. Definitions; eligibility for loans In this subtitle: The term able to obtain sufficient credit elsewhere, with respect to an applicant, means that the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize assistance for emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize assistance for emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mr. Ossoff, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Kennedy, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the husbandry of aquatic organisms under a controlled or selected environment.(b)Eligible personsThe Secretary
a business that derives gross revenue from—(i)cutting or transporting timber from forest land
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