[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4775 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4775

   To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct 
spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
until after implementing legislation for the Doha Development Round of 
  World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into law, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2006

Mr. Thornberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct 
spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
until after implementing legislation for the Doha Development Round of 
  World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into law, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002 
              PENDING COMPLETION OF DOHA TRADE ROUND.

    (a) Commodity Programs.--
            (1) Extension.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), every reference in title I of the Farm Security and Rural 
        Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et 
        seq.) and every reference in an amendment made by such title to 
        the ``2007 crop year'' or the ``2007 crop'' of a commodity 
        shall be deemed to mean the crop year or crop of the commodity 
        that is the first full crop year or crop immediately following 
        the date on which legislation transmitted by the President to 
        implement the agreement of the Doha Development Round of World 
        Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into law.
            (2) Exceptions.--The extensions authorized in paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply to sections 1208(a), 1307(a)(6), and 1502 of 
        the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
        7938(a), 7957(a)(6), 7982).
            (3) Special rules.--Reference to July 31, 2008, or December 
        31, 2007, in title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
        Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) shall be deemed to mean 
        July 31 or December 31, respectively, of the second full year 
        immediately following the date on which legislation transmitted 
        by the President to implement the agreement of the Doha 
        Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is 
        enacted into law, as follows:
                    (A) In the case of July 31, 2008, sections 
                1204(e)(1) and 1207(a) of the Farm Security and Rural 
                Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7934(e)(1), 7937(a)).
                    (B) In the case of December 31, 2007, sections 
                1501(a) and 1602(a) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 7981(a), 
                7992(a)).
            (4) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``commodity'' 
        means--
                    (A) a covered commodity, loan commodity, and extra 
                long staple cotton, as defined in section 1001 of the 
                Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
                U.S.C. 7901); and
                    (B) peanuts, milk, sugar, high moisture feed 
                grains, seed cotton, hay, silage, and unshorn pelts.
    (b) Other Direct Spending Programs and Authorities.--
            (1) Extension.--In the case of every program and authority 
        funded by direct spending that was established or amended by 
        the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 
        107-171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.), other than commodities and 
        programs covered by subsection (a), every reference to 2007 
        shall be deemed to mean the first full year immediately 
        following the date on which legislation transmitted by the 
        President to implement the agreement of the Doha Development 
        Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into 
        law.
            (2) Special rules.--Any funding level, acreage level, or 
        tonnage level applicable to a program or authority referred to 
        in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to apply to the program of 
        authority until September 30 of the first full year immediately 
        following the date on which legislation transmitted by the 
        President to implement the agreement of the Doha Development 
        Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into 
        law.
            (3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``direct 
        spending'' has the meaning given that term in section 250(c)(8) 
        of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
        1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)).
    (c) Extension of Authorizations of Appropriations.--Every 
authorization of appropriations contained in the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et 
seq.) or contained in an amendment made by such Act, regardless of the 
date on which the authorization of appropriations would otherwise 
expire, shall be deemed to expire on the corresponding day and month of 
the first full year immediately following the date on which legislation 
transmitted by the President to implement the agreement of the Doha 
Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted 
into law.
    (d) Definition.--In subsections (b) and (c), the term ``year'' 
means either a fiscal year or calendar year, as applicable.
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