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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4193 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2007 Mr. Moran of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. King of Iowa, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Graves, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Blunt) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide for an automatic one-year extension of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and for other purposes.

1.

Extension of farm security and rural investment act of 2002

(a)

Crop programs

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.), or in an amendment made by such title, to the 2007 crop year or the 2007 crop of a commodity shall be deemed to also cover the 2008 crop year and the 2008 crop of the same commodity. In the case of sections 1204(e)(1) and 1208(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7934(e)(1), 7938(a)), the references to July 31, 2008, shall be deemed to be July 31, 2009. (b)

Other direct spending programs and authorities

For purposes of every direct spending program (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8))) or other authority established or amended by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171), other than crop programs covered by subsection (a), every reference to 2007 with regard to such programs or authority shall be deemed to refer instead to 2008. The funding level, acreage level, or tonnage level (as the case may be) specified for such a program or authority in such Act, or in an amendment made by such Act, for fiscal year 2007 shall also apply for fiscal year 2008. (c)

Extension of authorizations of appropriations and program terminations

Every authorization of appropriations contained in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171), or in an amendment made by such Act, that would otherwise expire on September 30, 2007, shall be deemed to expire on September 30, 2008. Every reference in such Act or in an amendment made by such Act to the termination of a program or authority in 2007 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2008. (d)

Exception

This section does not apply with respect to peanut storage costs under section 1307(a)(6) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7957(a)(6)).