[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5813 Considered and Passed House (CPH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5813

  To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of 
 programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
                      2002 beyond April 18, 2008.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2008

  Mr. Peterson of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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

                             April 16, 2008

The Committees on Agriculture and Foreign Affairs discharged; which was 
                         considered and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of 
 programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
                      2002 beyond April 18, 2008.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AND 
              SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITIES.

    Effective as of April 18, 2008, section 1 of Public Law 110-196 
(122 Stat. 653) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until April 18, 
        2008'' and inserting ``the authorities shall be carried out, 
        until April 25, 2008''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``April 18, 2008'' and 
        inserting ``April 25, 2008''.
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