II
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2696
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
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.
Extension of Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 pending completion of Doha Trade Round
Definitions
In this section:
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.
Commodity
The term commodity means—
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
peanuts, milk, sugar, high moisture feed grains, seed cotton, hay, silage, and unshorn pelts.
Extension of commodity programs
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.
Special rules
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.
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.
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).
Extension of other titles
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.
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)).
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.