II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2696 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 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.

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.