[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2745 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2745

   To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend 
  permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2008

  Mr. Harkin (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend 
  permanent price support authorities beyond that date, 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 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) Extension.--Except as otherwise provided in this section and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities provided 
under 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 Act 
(and for mandatory programs at such funding levels), as in effect on 
September 30, 2007, shall continue, and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall carry out the authorities, until April 18, 2008.
    (b) Conservation Programs.--
            (1) Farmland protection program.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 
        this subsection as the ``Secretary'') shall continue the 
        farmland protection program established under subchapter B of 
        chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 
        of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) at a funding level of 
        $97,000,000 per year.
            (2) Ground and surface water conservation.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, the Secretary shall continue the 
        ground and surface water conservation program established under 
        section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
        3839aa-9) at a funding level of $60,000,000 per year.
            (3) Wildlife habitat incentives program.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, the Secretary shall continue the 
        wildlife habitat incentive program established under section 
        1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-1) at 
        a funding level of $85,000,000 per year.
    (c) Exceptions.--This section does not apply with respect to the 
following provisions of law:
            (1) Section 1307(a)(6) of the Farm Security and Rural 
        Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7957(a)(6)).
            (2) Section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1524(b)).
            (3) Section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
        2034).
            (4) Section 601(j)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 
        1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(j)(1)).
            (5) Section 231(b)(4) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
        Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621note; Public Law 106-224).
            (6) Section 9002(k)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 
        Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(2)).
            (7) Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural 
        Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)).
            (8) Section 9006(f) of the Farm Security and Rural 
        Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(f)).
            (9) Subtitles A through C of title I of the Farm Security 
        and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911 et seq.), with 
        respect to the 2008 crops (other than the 2008 crop of a loan 
        commodity described in paragraph (11), (12), (13), or (14) of 
        section 1202(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
        of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7932(b))).
    (d) Suspension of Permanent Price Support Authorities.--The 
provisions of law specified in subsections (a) through (c) of section 
1602 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
7992) shall be suspended through April 18, 2008.
    (e) Relation to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
        section does not apply to the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
        Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Act, 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-161; 121 
        Stat. 1846).
            (2) Repeal of superseded extension.--Section 751 of the 
        Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (division A of 
        Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 1883) is repealed.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by this 
section shall take effect on March 15, 2008.
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