109 HR 6064 IH: Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2006-09-13 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6064 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2006 Mr. Kind (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Case, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Holt, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Walsh) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation and administration of these programs, and for other purposes.

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Short title and table of contents

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006. (b)

Table of contents

The tables of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. Title I—Conservation Sec. 101. Conservation reserve program. Sec. 102. Wetlands reserve program. Sec. 103. Conservation security program. Sec. 104. Reauthorization of and increased enrollment authority for grassland reserve program. Sec. 105. Environmental quality incentives program. Sec. 106. Reauthorization of and increased funding for wildlife habitat incentive program. Sec. 107. Cooperative conservation partnership initiative. Sec. 108. Regional equity in funding of certain Department of Agriculture conservation programs. Sec. 109. Exclusion of payments under Department of Agriculture conservation programs from adjusted gross income limitation. Sec. 110. Reauthorization of and additional funding for agricultural management assistance program. Sec. 111. Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program. Sec. 112. Farmland protection and farm viability programs. Sec. 113. Healthy forests reserve program. Sec. 114. Integrated pest management initiative. Sec. 115. National organic certification and transition cost share program. Sec. 116. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. Sec. 117. Funding for education grants programs for Hispanic-serving institutions. Sec. 118. Initiative to encourage greater participation by socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in conservation programs. Title II—Energy Sec. 201. Definition of biomass. Sec. 202. Support for development of biorefineries. Sec. 203. Reauthorization of energy audit and renewable energy development program. Sec. 204. Reauthorization of and increased funding for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program. Sec. 205. Reauthorization of Department of Agriculture bioenergy program. Sec. 206. Reauthorization of and increased funding for biomass research and development. Sec. 207. Reauthorization of carbon cycle research. Title III—Healthy Food Choices Sec. 301. Reauthorization of and increased funding for community food project grants. Sec. 302. Expansion of fresh fruit and vegetable program. Sec. 303. Authorization level for farm-to-cafeteria activities. Sec. 304. Extension of WIC farmer’s market nutrition program. Sec. 305. Senior farmers’ market nutrition program. Sec. 306. Farmers’ market promotion program.