Amend HB 993 in SECTION 1 of the bill, in Section 253.002, Agriculture Code, by adding subsection (e) (committee printing page 1, line 33) to read as follows: (e) The board may enter an agreement with a lender and a borrower under which the board provides a payment from money in the young farmer loan guarantee account for the purpose of providing a reduced interest rate on a loan guaranteed to a borrower under this chapter. The board shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. The maximum rate reduction under this subsection shall not exceed three percentage points.