[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2954 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2954

  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 May 2, 2008.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2008

    Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
              considered, read the third time, 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 May 2, 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 April 25, 2008, section 1 of Public Law 110-196 (122 
Stat. 653) (as amended by Public Law 110-200 (122 Stat. 695) and Public 
Law 110-205 (122 Stat. 713)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``May 2, 2008'' and 
        inserting ``May 16, 2008''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``May 2, 2008'' and 
        inserting ``May 16, 2008''.
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