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.