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[S. 2745 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2745

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and eight


                                 An Act


 
   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. 1621 note; 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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.