[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2696 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2696

   To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct 
 spending programs under 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 2, 2006

 Mr. Talent (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
 Pryor, Mr. Bond, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Vitter) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct 
 spending programs under 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) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Doha implementing legislation.--The term ``Doha 
        implementing legislation'' means legislation transmitted to 
        Congress by the President to implement the agreement of the 
        Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization 
        negotiations.
            (2) Commodity.--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) Extension of Commodity Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), each 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 each amendment made by that title to the ``2007 crop 
        year'' or ``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 effective date of 
        the Doha implementing legislation.
            (2) Special rules.--
                    (A) Cotton.--Each reference in sections 1204(e)(1) 
                and 1208(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
                Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7934(e)(1), 7938(a)) to ``July 
                31, 2008'' shall be deemed to mean July 31 of the 
                second full calendar year immediately following the 
                effective date of the Doha implementing legislation.
                    (B) Dairy; price supports.--Each reference in 
                subtitles E and F of the Farm Security and Rural 
                Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7981 et seq.) to 
                ``2007'' shall be deemed to mean the first full year 
                immediately following the effective date of the Doha 
                implementing legislation.
            (3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to section 
        1207(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
        (7 U.S.C. 7937(a)), as it existed prior to the effective date 
        of the amendment made by section 1103(a)(1) of the Deficit 
        Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171; 120 Stat. 4).
    (c) Extension of Other Titles.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each 
        reference in titles II through X of the Farm Security and Rural 
        Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et 
        seq.) and each amendment made by those titles to ``2007'' shall 
        be deemed to mean the first full year immediately following the 
        effective date of the Doha implementing legislation.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to paragraphs 
        (1)(E) and (2)(E) of section 14(h) of the Watershed Protection 
        and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)).
            (3) Special rules.--Any funding level, acreage, or tonnage 
        level applicable to a program or authority established under or 
        extended by titles II through X of the Farm Security and Rural 
        Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171), or any amendment 
        made by those titles, for a period of fiscal or calendar years, 
        as appropriate, shall be increased, on a pro rata basis, to 
        reflect the extension of the program or authority as a result 
        of this Act, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
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