3.0.0 541 2023-01-11T19:58:35Z 2023-01-11T19:58:35Z Senate S S 2007-02-08 110 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-08T23:00:06Z 2007-02-08 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1800-1808) IntroReferral 2007-02-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1796-1800) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Agricultural conservation Agricultural credit Agricultural education Agricultural extension work Agricultural innovations Agricultural pollution Agricultural research Agricultural subsidies Alternative energy sources Animals Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Biomass energy Broadband Cellulose Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Dairy industry Defense contracts Demography Department of Agriculture Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Employee training Energy Energy crops Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Families Farmers Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Finance and Financial Sector Food relief Food stamps Forestry Fruit Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government procurement Government spending reductions Grants-in-aid Higher education Housing and Community Development Internet Labor and Employment Law Livestock Marketing of farm produce Minorities Minority business enterprises Organic farming Pest control Pesticides Produce trade Protection of animals Public Lands and Natural Resources Rural economic development School lunch program Science, Technology, Communications Small farms Social Welfare Sustainable agriculture Technology transfer Vegetables WIC program Agriculture and Food 00 2007-02-08 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-06T19:55:18Z Rural Opportunities Act of 2007 - Amends the Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make state grants for extension, education, applied research, and development activities at institutions of higher education, state agencies, or partnerships for local and regional bioenergy and biobased product use and production; and (2) provide funds for basic research on next generation technology.

Authorizes the Secretary to make supplemental rural cooperative development grants.

Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary to: (1) establish regional bonus grant funds for bioenergy and biobased products competitive research, education, and extension programs; and (2) carry out agroforestry conversion and cellulosic production pilot programs.

Extends: (1) the renewable energy systems and energy improvements program; and (2) the value-added agricultural grant program.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary to make state grants for development of the next generation of farmers, ranchers, and other land managers. Directs the Secretary to carry out specified pilot programs.

Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend: (1) the beginning farmer and rancher development program; and (2) the organic certification cost-share program.

Directs the Secretary to identify barriers to small, beginning, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged producers in conservation and farm support programs.

Authorizes funds for rural technology transfers.

Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to extend the best utilization of biological applications program. Establishes a federal-state matching grant program.

Extends: (1) the national training program; (2) the organic agriculture research and extension program; and (3) the socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers outreach and technical assistance program.

Amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary to establish a national organic agriculture conversion and stewardship incentives program.

Authorizes geographic produce and food procurement preferences for certain Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture programs.

Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend the women, infants, and children (WIC) farmers' market nutrition program.

Amends the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 to extend the farmers market promotion program.

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to extend, and revise funding provisions for, assistance for community food projects.

Requires: (1) broadband service providers to provide the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with specified information; and (2) the FCC to provide Congress with demographic information for underserved areas.

Sets forth specified offset provisions.

]]> Rural Opportunities Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Rural Opportunities Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Rural Opportunities Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s541is/xml/BILLS-110s541is.xml 2007-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1800-1808) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.