; and (C) in subsection (g)— (i) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting or veteran farmer or rancher after beginning farmer or rancher each place it appears; and (ii) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii)(II), by inserting and veteran farmers or ranchers after beginning farmers or ranchers . (3) Education and risk management assistance Section 524(a)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1524(a)(4) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (F) veteran farmers or ranchers. . (c) Down payment loan program Section 310E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1935 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking qualified beginning farmers or ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers and inserting eligible farmers or ranchers ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking recipients of the loans and inserting farmers or ranchers ; (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) encourage retiring farmers and ranchers to assist in the sale of their farms and ranches to eligible farmers or ranchers by providing seller financing; ; (C) in paragraph (4), by striking for beginning farmers or ranchers or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers and inserting the following: “for— (A) beginning farmers or ranchers; (B) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, as defined in section 355(e); or (C) veteran farmers or ranchers, as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 2279(e) ) ; and (D) in paragraph (5), by striking a qualified beginning farmer or rancher or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher and inserting an eligible farmer or rancher