[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2696 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2696
To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct
spending programs under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 until after implementing legislation for the Doha Development
Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into law, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 2, 2006
Mr. Talent (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr.
Pryor, Mr. Bond, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Vitter) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct
spending programs under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 until after implementing legislation for the Doha Development
Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into law, 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 FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002
PENDING COMPLETION OF DOHA TRADE ROUND.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Doha implementing legislation.--The term ``Doha
implementing legislation'' means legislation transmitted to
Congress by the President to implement the agreement of the
Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization
negotiations.
(2) Commodity.--The term ``commodity'' means--
(A) a covered commodity, loan commodity, and extra
long staple cotton, as defined in section 1001 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 7901); and
(B) peanuts, milk, sugar, high moisture feed
grains, seed cotton, hay, silage, and unshorn pelts.
(b) Extension of Commodity Programs.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), each reference in title I of 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 title to the ``2007 crop
year'' or ``2007 crop'' of a commodity shall be deemed to mean
the crop year or crop of the commodity that is the first full
crop year or crop immediately following the effective date of
the Doha implementing legislation.
(2) Special rules.--
(A) Cotton.--Each reference in sections 1204(e)(1)
and 1208(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7934(e)(1), 7938(a)) to ``July
31, 2008'' shall be deemed to mean July 31 of the
second full calendar year immediately following the
effective date of the Doha implementing legislation.
(B) Dairy; price supports.--Each reference in
subtitles E and F of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7981 et seq.) to
``2007'' shall be deemed to mean the first full year
immediately following the effective date of the Doha
implementing legislation.
(3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to section
1207(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 7937(a)), as it existed prior to the effective date
of the amendment made by section 1103(a)(1) of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171; 120 Stat. 4).
(c) Extension of Other Titles.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
reference in titles II through X of 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 those titles to ``2007'' shall
be deemed to mean the first full year immediately following the
effective date of the Doha implementing legislation.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to paragraphs
(1)(E) and (2)(E) of section 14(h) of the Watershed Protection
and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)).
(3) Special rules.--Any funding level, acreage, or tonnage
level applicable to a program or authority established under or
extended by titles II through X of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171), or any amendment
made by those titles, for a period of fiscal or calendar years,
as appropriate, shall be increased, on a pro rata basis, to
reflect the extension of the program or authority as a result
of this Act, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
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