II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 919 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 20, 2007 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation and administration of these programs, and for other purposes.

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Short title and table of contents

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. Title I—Conservation Sec. 101. Conservation reserve program. Sec. 102. Wetlands reserve program. Sec. 103. Conservation security program. Sec. 104. Reauthorization of and increased enrollment authority for grassland reserve program. Sec. 105. Environmental quality incentives program. Sec. 106. Reauthorization of and increased funding for wildlife habitat incentive program. Sec. 107. Cooperative conservation partnership initiative. Sec. 108. Regional equity in funding of certain Department of Agriculture conservation programs. Sec. 109. Exclusion of payments under Department of Agriculture conservation programs from adjusted gross income limitation. Sec. 110. Reauthorization of and additional funding for agricultural management assistance program. Sec. 111. Community Forests and Open Space Conservation Program. Sec. 112. Farmland protection and farm viability programs. Sec. 113. Healthy forests reserve program. Sec. 114. Integrated pest management initiative. Sec. 115. Conservation access initiative to encourage greater participation by socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in conservation programs. Sec. 116. Conservation loan guarantee program. Sec. 117. Pilot program for comprehensive conservation planning. Sec. 118. Technical assistance under Department of Agriculture conservation programs. Title II—Energy Sec. 201. Definition of biomass. Sec. 202. Support for development of biorefineries. Sec. 203. Reauthorization of energy audit and renewable energy development program. Sec. 204. Reauthorization of and increased funding for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program. Sec. 205. Reauthorization of Department of Agriculture bioenergy program. Sec. 206. Reauthorization of and increased funding for biomass research and development. Sec. 207. Reauthorization of carbon cycle research. Title III—Healthy Food Choices Sec. 301. Reauthorization of and increased funding for community food project competitive grants. Sec. 302. Expansion of fresh fruit and vegetable program. Sec. 303. Authorization level for farm-to-cafeteria activities. Sec. 304. Extension of WIC farmer’s market nutrition program. Sec. 305. Senior farmers’ market nutrition program. Sec. 306. Farmers’ market promotion program. Sec. 307. Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture procurement of locally produced agricultural products. Sec. 308. Fruit and vegetable nutrition promotion program. Sec. 309. Use of Dietary Guidelines for Americans in special nutrition programs and school lunch programs. Sec. 310. Section 32 specialty crop purchases. Sec. 311. Amendments to the food stamp program. Sec. 312. Food stamp fruit and vegetable electronic benefit transfer pilot project. Title IV—Promotion of New Markets and Farm Viability Sec. 401. Farm viability program. Sec. 402. National organic certification and transition cost share program. Sec. 402A. National Organic Technical Committee. Sec. 403. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. Sec. 404. Funding for education grants programs for Hispanic-serving institutions. Sec. 405. Extension and funding increase for the Value-Added Agricultural Product Market Development Grant Program.