ELIGIBILITY.

SEC. 2261. ELIGIBILITY. (a) Loss.—Subject to the limitation in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide assistance, as specified in section 2262, to eligible tree farmers that planted tree seedlings in 1989 or 1990 for commercial purposes but lost such seedlings as a result of drought, earthquake, or related condition in 1990, 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 35 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).