ELIGIBILITY.

SEC. 131. ELIGIBILITY. (a) Drought Loss.—Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide assistance, as specified in section 132, to eligible tree farmers that planted tree seedlings in 1988 or 1989 for commercial purposes but lost such seedlings as a result of drought or related condition in 1989, as determined by the Secretary. (b) Limitation.—An eligible tree farmer shall qualify for assistance under subsection (a) only if such tree farmer’s tree seedling mortality, as a result of the natural disaster, exceeds 45 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).