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[H.R. 6849 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                    September 29 (legislative day, September 17), 2008.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
6849) entitled ``An Act to amend the commodity provisions of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate 
base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving 
direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue 
election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres 
or less, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF FARMS WITH LIMITED BASE ACRES.

    (a) Suspension of Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1101(d) of the Food, Conservation, 
        and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8711(d)) is amended by adding 
        at the end the following:
            ``(4) Suspension of prohibition.--Paragraphs (1) through 
        (3) shall not apply during the 2008 crop year.''.
            (2) Peanuts.--Section 1302(d) of the Food, Conservation, 
        and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8752(d)) is amended by adding 
        at the end the following:
            ``(4) Suspension of prohibition.--Paragraphs (1) through 
        (3) shall not apply during the 2008 crop year.''.
    (b) Extension of 2008 Signup for Direct Payments and Counter-
Cyclical Payments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1106 of the Food, Conservation, 
        and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8716) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
    ``(f) Extension of 2008 Signup.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary shall extend the 2008 crop year deadline for 
        the signup for benefits under this subtitle by producers on a 
        farm with base acres of 10 acres or less until the later of--
                    ``(A) November 14, 2008; or
                    ``(B) the end of the 45-day period beginning on the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection.
            ``(2) Penalties.--The Secretary shall ensure that no 
        penalty with respect to benefits under this subtitle or 
        subtitle B is assessed against producers on a farm described in 
        paragraph (1) for failure to submit reports under this section 
        or timely comply with other program requirements as a result of 
        compliance with the extended signup deadline under that 
        paragraph.''.
            (2) Peanuts.--Section 1305 of the Food, Conservation, and 
        Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8755) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
    ``(f) Extension of 2008 Signup.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary shall extend the 2008 crop year deadline for 
        the signup for benefits under this subtitle by producers on a 
        farm with base acres of 10 acres or less until the later of--
                    ``(A) November 14, 2008; or
                    ``(B) the end of the 45-day period beginning on the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection.
            ``(2) Penalties.--The Secretary shall ensure that no 
        penalty with respect to benefits under this subtitle is 
        assessed against producers on a farm described in paragraph (1) 
        for failure to submit reports under this section or timely 
        comply with other program requirements as a result of 
        compliance with the extended signup deadline under that 
        paragraph.''.
    (c) Offsetting Reduction.--Section 515(k)(1) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1515(k)(1)) is amended by striking ``2011'' and 
inserting ``2010, and not more than $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2011''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Federal Crop Insurance Act.--
            (1) Definitions.--Section 531(a) of the Federal Crop 
        Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``has'' after 
                ``on a farm that'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 1102 of 
                the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002'' 
                and all that follows through the end of the paragraph 
                and inserting ``under--
                            ``(i) section 1102 or 1302 of the Farm 
                        Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
                        U.S.C. 7912, 7952);
                            ``(ii) section 1102 or 1301(6) of the Food, 
                        Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
                        8712, 8751(6)); or
                            ``(iii) a successor section.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking ``, the 
                total loss'' and all that follows through the end of 
                the paragraph and adding ``the actual production on the 
                farm is less than 50 percent of the normal production 
                on the farm.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``for 
                        sale or on-farm livestock feeding (including 
                        native grassland intended for haying)'' after 
                        ``harvest''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``for sale'' after ``crop'';
                    (E) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4), 
                (5) through (12), and (13) through (18) as paragraphs 
                (3) through (5), (7) through (14), and (16) through 
                (21), respectively;
                    (F) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Actual production on the farm.--The term `actual 
        production on the farm' means the sum of the value of all crops 
        produced on the farm, as determined under subsection 
        (b)(6)(B).'';
                    (G) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (E)) the following:
            ``(6) Crop of economic significance.--The term `crop of 
        economic significance' shall have the uniform meaning given the 
        term by the Secretary for purposes of subsections (b)(1)(B) and 
        (g)(6).''; and
                    (H) by inserting after paragraph (14) (as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (E)) the following:
            ``(15) Normal production on the farm.--The term `normal 
        production on the farm' means the sum of the expected revenue 
        for all crops on the farm, as determined under subsection 
        (b)(6)(A).''.
            (2) Supplemental revenue assistance payments.--Section 
        531(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(b)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1) in general.--The 
                        Secretary'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Crop loss.--To be eligible for crop loss 
                assistance under this subsection, the actual production 
                on the farm for at least 1 crop of economic 
                significance shall be reduced by at least 10 percent 
                due to disaster, adverse weather, or disaster-related 
                conditions.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following:
                    ``(C) Exclusion of subsequently planted crops.--In 
                calculating the disaster assistance program guarantee 
                under paragraph (3) and the total farm revenue under 
                paragraph (4), the Secretary shall not consider the 
                value of any crop that--
                            ``(i) is produced on land that is not 
                        eligible for a policy or plan of insurance 
                        under subtitle A or assistance under the 
                        noninsured crop assistance program; or
                            ``(ii) is subsequently planted on the same 
                        land during the same crop year as the crop for 
                        which disaster assistance is provided under 
                        this subsection, except in areas in which 
                        double-cropping is a normal practice, as 
                        determined by the Secretary.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(III)--
                            (i) in the matter before item (aa), by 
                        inserting ``50 percent of'' before ``the higher 
                        of''; and
                            (ii) in item (aa), by striking 
                        ``guarantee'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                                    (I) by striking subclauses (I) and 
                                (II) and inserting the following:
                                    ``(I) the actual production by crop 
                                on a farm for purposes of determining 
                                losses under subtitle A or the 
                                noninsured crop assistance program; 
                                and''; and
                                    (II) by redesignating subclause 
                                (III) as subclause (II);
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) as the Secretary determines 
                        appropriate, to reflect regional variations in 
                        a manner consistent with the operation of the 
                        crop insurance program under subtitle A and the 
                        noninsured crop assistance program.'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``the sum obtained by 
                        adding'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``the product'' and 
                                inserting ``for each insurable 
                                commodity, the product'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``greatest'' and inserting ``greater'';
                                    (III) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``of the insurance price guarantee; 
                                and'' and inserting ``of the price 
                                election for the commodity used to 
                                calculate an indemnity for an 
                                applicable policy of insurance if an 
                                indemnity is triggered; and''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``the product'' and 
                                inserting ``for each noninsurable crop, 
                                the product'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (III) by redesignating clause (ii) 
                                as clause (iii); and
                                    (IV) by inserting after clause (i) 
                                the following:
                            ``(ii) the acreage planted or prevented 
                        from being planted for each crop; and''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Production on the farm.--
                    ``(A) Normal production on the farm.--The normal 
                production on the farm shall equal the sum of the 
                expected revenue for each crop on a farm as determined 
                under paragraph (5).
                    ``(B) Actual production on the farm.--The actual 
                production on the farm shall equal the sum obtained by 
                adding--
                            ``(i) for each insurable commodity on the 
                        farm, the product obtained by multiplying--
                                    ``(I) 100 percent of the price 
                                election for the commodity used to 
                                calculate an indemnity for an 
                                applicable policy of insurance if an 
                                indemnity is triggered; and
                                    ``(II) the quantity of the 
                                commodity produced on the farm, 
                                adjusted for quality losses; and
                            ``(ii) for each noninsurable commodity on a 
                        farm, the product obtained by multiplying--
                                    ``(I) 100 percent of the noninsured 
                                crop assistance program established 
                                price for the commodity; and
                                    ``(II) the quantity of the 
                                commodity produced on the farm, 
                                adjusted for quality losses.''.
            (3) Waiver for socially disadvantaged, limited resource, or 
        beginning farmer or rancher.--Section 531(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the 
        Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(d)(5)(B)(ii)) is 
        amended by striking ``section'' and inserting ``subsection''.
            (4) Tree assistance program.--Section 531(f)(2)(A) of the 
        Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(f)(2)(A)) is amended 
        by striking ``the Secretary shall provide'' and inserting ``the 
        Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary from the Trust 
        Fund to provide''.
            (5) De minimis exception to risk management purchase 
        requirement.--Section 531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 1531(g)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(6) De minimis exception.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of assistance under 
                subsection (b), at the option of an eligible producer 
                on a farm, the Secretary shall waive paragraph (1)--
                            ``(i) in the case of a portion of the total 
                        acreage of a farm of the eligible producer that 
                        is not of economic significance on the farm, as 
                        established by the Secretary; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a crop for which the 
                        administrative fee required for the purchase of 
                        noninsured crop disaster assistance coverage 
                        exceeds 10 percent of the value of that 
                        coverage.
                    ``(B) Treatment of acreage.--The Secretary shall 
                not consider the value of any crop exempted under 
                subparagraph (A) in calculating the supplemental 
                revenue assistance program guarantee under subsection 
                (b)(3) and the total farm revenue under subsection 
                (b)(4).''.
            (6) Risk management purchase requirement waiver for 2009 
        crop year.--Section 531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1531(g)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``(other than subsection 
                        (c))'' and inserting ``(other than subsections 
                        (c) and (d))''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        excluding grazing land'' after ``producers on 
                        the farm'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``grazed, 
                planted,'' and inserting ``planted'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``(4)'' and all 
                that follows through ``In the case'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Waivers for certain crop years.--
                    ``(A) 2008 crop year.--In the case''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) 2009 crop year.--In the case of an insurable 
                commodity or noninsurable commodity for the 2009 crop 
                year that does not meet the requirements of paragraph 
                (1) and the relevant crop insurance program sales 
                closing date or noninsured crop assistance program fee 
                payment date was prior to August 14, 2008, the 
                Secretary shall waive paragraph (1) if the eligible 
                producer of the insurable commodity or noninsurable 
                commodity pays a fee in an amount equal to the 
                applicable noninsured crop assistance program fee or 
                catastrophic risk protection plan fee required under 
                paragraph (1) to the Secretary not later than 90 days 
                after the date of enactment of this subparagraph.''.
            (7) Payment limitations.--Section 531(h) of the Federal 
        Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(5) Transition rule.--Sections 1001, 1001A, 1001B, and 
        1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 et seq.) 
        as in effect on September 30, 2007, shall continue to apply 
        with respect to 2008 crops.''.
    (b) Trade Act of 1974.--
            (1) Definitions.--Section 901(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
        (19 U.S.C. 2497(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ``has'' after 
                ``on a farm that'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 1102 of 
                the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002'' 
                and all that follows through the end of the paragraph 
                and inserting ``under--
                            ``(i) section 1102 or 1302 of the Farm 
                        Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
                        U.S.C. 7912, 7952);
                            ``(ii) section 1102 or 1301(6) of the Food, 
                        Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
                        8712, 8751(6)); or
                            ``(iii) a successor section.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking ``, the 
                total loss'' and all that follows through the end of 
                the paragraph and adding ``the actual production on the 
                farm is less than 50 percent of the normal production 
                on the farm.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``for 
                        sale or on-farm livestock feeding (including 
                        native grassland intended for haying)'' after 
                        ``harvest''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``for sale'' after ``crop'';
                    (E) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4), 
                (5) through (12), and (13) through (18) as paragraphs 
                (3) through (5), (7) through (14), and (16) through 
                (21), respectively;
                    (F) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Actual production on the farm.--The term `actual 
        production on the farm' means the sum of the value of all crops 
        produced on the farm, as determined under subsection 
        (b)(6)(B).'';
                    (G) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (E)) the following:
            ``(6) Crop of economic significance.--The term `crop of 
        economic significance' shall have the uniform meaning given the 
        term by the Secretary for purposes of subsections (b)(1)(B) and 
        (g)(6).''; and
                    (H) by inserting after paragraph (14) (as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (E)) the following:
            ``(15) Normal production on the farm.--The term `normal 
        production on the farm' means the sum of the expected revenue 
        for all crops on the farm, as determined under subsection 
        (b)(6)(A).''.
            (2) Supplemental revenue assistance payments.--Section 
        901(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(b)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1) in general.--The 
                        Secretary'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Crop loss.--To be eligible for crop loss 
                assistance under this subsection, the actual production 
                on the farm for at least 1 crop of economic 
                significance shall be reduced by at least 10 percent 
                due to disaster, adverse weather, or disaster-related 
                conditions.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
                following:
                    ``(C) Exclusion of subsequently planted crops.--In 
                calculating the disaster assistance program guarantee 
                under paragraph (3) and the total farm revenue under 
                paragraph (4), the Secretary shall not consider the 
                value of any crop that--
                            ``(i) is produced on land that is not 
                        eligible for a policy or plan of insurance 
                        under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
                        1501 et seq.) or assistance under the 
                        noninsured crop assistance program; or
                            ``(ii) is subsequently planted on the same 
                        land during the same crop year as the crop for 
                        which disaster assistance is provided under 
                        this subsection, except in areas in which 
                        double-cropping is a normal practice, as 
                        determined by the Secretary.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(III)--
                            (i) in the matter before item (aa), by 
                        inserting ``50 percent of'' before ``the higher 
                        of'';
                            (ii) in item (aa), by striking 
                        ``guarantee'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                                    (I) by striking subclauses (I) and 
                                (II) and inserting the following:
                                    ``(I) the actual production by crop 
                                on a farm for purposes of determining 
                                losses under the Federal Crop Insurance 
                                Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or the 
                                noninsured crop assistance program; 
                                and''; and
                                    (II) by redesignating subclause 
                                (III) as subclause (II);
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) as the Secretary determines 
                        appropriate, to reflect regional variations in 
                        a manner consistent with the operation of the 
                        Federal crop insurance program under the 
                        Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 
                        seq.) and the noninsured crop assistance 
                        program.'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``the sum obtained by 
                        adding'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``the product'' and 
                                inserting ``for each insurable 
                                commodity, the product'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``greatest'' and inserting ``greater'';
                                    (III) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``of the insurance price guarantee; 
                                and'' and inserting ``of the price 
                                election for the commodity used to 
                                calculate an indemnity for an 
                                applicable policy of insurance if an 
                                indemnity is triggered; and''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``the product'' and 
                                inserting ``for each noninsurable crop, 
                                the product'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (III) by redesignating clause (ii) 
                                as clause (iii); and
                                    (IV) by inserting after clause (i) 
                                the following:
                            ``(ii) the acreage planted or prevented 
                        from being planted for each crop; and''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Production on the farm.--
                    ``(A) Normal production on the farm.--The normal 
                production on the farm shall equal the sum of the 
                expected revenue for each crop on a farm as determined 
                under paragraph (5).
                    ``(B) Actual production on the farm.--The actual 
                production on the farm shall equal the sum obtained by 
                adding--
                            ``(i) for each insurable commodity on the 
                        farm, the product obtained by multiplying--
                                    ``(I) 100 percent of the price 
                                election for the commodity used to 
                                calculate an indemnity for an 
                                applicable policy of insurance if an 
                                indemnity is triggered; and
                                    ``(II) the quantity of the 
                                commodity produced on the farm, 
                                adjusted for quality losses; and
                            ``(ii) for each noninsurable commodity on a 
                        farm, the product obtained by multiplying--
                                    ``(I) 100 percent of the noninsured 
                                crop assistance program established 
                                price for the commodity; and
                                    ``(II) the quantity of the 
                                commodity produced on the farm, 
                                adjusted for quality losses.''.
            (3) Waiver for socially disadvantaged, limited resource, or 
        beginning farmer or rancher.--Section 901(d)(5)(B)(ii) of the 
        Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(d)(5)(B)(ii)) is amended by 
        striking ``section'' and inserting ``subsection''.
            (4) Tree assistance program.--Section 901(f)(2)(A) of the 
        Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(f)(2)(A)) is amended by 
        striking ``the Secretary shall provide'' and inserting ``the 
        Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary from the Trust 
        Fund to provide''.
            (5) De minimis exception to risk management purchase 
        requirement.--Section 901(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2497(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) De minimis exception.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of assistance under 
                subsection (b), at the option of an eligible producer 
                on a farm, the Secretary shall waive paragraph (1)--
                            ``(i) in the case of a portion of the total 
                        acreage of a farm of the eligible producer that 
                        is not of economic significance on the farm, as 
                        established by the Secretary; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a crop for which the 
                        administrative fee required for the purchase of 
                        noninsured crop disaster assistance coverage 
                        exceeds 10 percent of the value of that 
                        coverage.
                    ``(B) Treatment of acreage.--The Secretary shall 
                not consider the value of any crop exempted under 
                subparagraph (A) in calculating the supplemental 
                revenue assistance program guarantee under subsection 
                (b)(3) and the total farm revenue under subsection 
                (b)(4).''.
            (6) Risk management purchase requirement waiver for 2009 
        crop year.--Section 901(g) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
        2497(g)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``(other than subsection 
                        (c))'' and inserting ``(other than subsections 
                        (c) and (d))''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        excluding grazing land'' after ``producers on 
                        the farm'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``grazed, 
                planted,'' and inserting ``planted'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``(4)'' and all 
                that follows through ``In the case'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(4) Waivers for certain crop years.--
                    ``(A) 2008 crop year.--In the case''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) 2009 crop year.--In the case of an insurable 
                commodity or noninsurable commodity for the 2009 crop 
                year that does not meet the requirements of paragraph 
                (1) and the relevant crop insurance program sales 
                closing date or noninsured crop assistance program fee 
                payment date was prior to August 14, 2008, the 
                Secretary shall waive paragraph (1) if the eligible 
                producer of the insurable commodity or noninsurable 
                commodity pays a fee in an amount equal to the 
                applicable noninsured crop assistance program fee or 
                catastrophic risk protection plan fee required under 
                paragraph (1) to the Secretary not later than 90 days 
                after the date of enactment of this subparagraph.''.
            (7) Payment limitations.--Section 901(h) of the Trade Act 
        of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(h)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(5) Transition rule.--Sections 1001, 1001A, 1001B, and 
        1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 et seq.) 
        as in effect on September 30, 2007, shall continue to apply 
        with respect to 2008 crops.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 6849

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                               AMENDMENT