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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2207 

Making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency 

assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2007 

Mr. OBEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

Making supplemental appropriations for agricultural and 

other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agricultural Disaster 

5 Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished 

6 Business Appropriations Act, 2007’’. 

7 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

8 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

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TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE 

TITLE II—EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR WESTERN STATES 

1 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 

3 of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

4 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. 

5 TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL 

6 ASSISTANCE 

7 SEC. 1001. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE. 

8 (a) ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.—There are hereby ap9 propriated to the Secretary of Agriculture such sums as 

10 are necessary, to remain available until expended, to make 

11 emergency financial assistance available to producers on 

12 a farm that incurred qualifying quantity or quality losses 

13 for the 2005 or 2006 crop, or that part of the 2007 crop 

14 year before February 28, 2007, due to damaging weather 

15 or any related condition (including losses due to crop dis16 eases, insects, and delayed planting), as determined by the 

17 Secretary. However, to be eligible for assistance, the crop 

18 subject to the loss must have been planted before Feb19 ruary 28, 2007 or, in the case of prevented planting or 

20 other total loss, would have been planted before February 

21 28, 2007 in the absence of the damaging weather or any 

22 related condition. 

23 (b) ELECTION OF CROP YEAR.—If a producer in24 curred qualifying crop losses in more than one of the 

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1 2005, 2006, or 2007 crop years, the producer shall elect 

2 to receive assistance under this section for losses incurred 

3 in only one of such crop years. The producer may not re4 ceive assistance under this section for more than one crop 

5 year. 

6 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para8 graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 

9 assistance available under this section in the same 

10 manner as provided under section 815 of the Agri11 culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Admin12 istration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

13 2001 (Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–55), 

14 including using the same loss thresholds for quantity 

15 and economic losses as were used in administering 

16 that section, except that the payment rate shall be 

17 50 percent of the established price, instead of 65 

18 percent. 

19 (2) LOSS THRESHOLDS FOR QUALITY

20 LOSSES.—In the case of a payment for quality loss 

21 for a crop under subsection (a), the loss thresholds 

22 for quality loss for the crop shall be determined 

23 under subsection (d). 

24 (d) QUALITY LOSSES.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 

2 the amount of a payment made to producers on a 

3 farm for a quality loss for a crop under subsection 

4 (a) shall be equal to the amount obtained by multi5 plying— 

6 (A) 65 percent of the payment quantity de7 termined under paragraph (2); by 

8 (B) 50 percent of the payment rate deter9 mined under paragraph (3). 

10 (2) PAYMENT QUANTITY.—For the purpose of 

11 paragraph (1)(A), the payment quantity for quality 

12 losses for a crop of a commodity on a farm shall 

13 equal the lesser of— 

14 (A) the actual production of the crop af15 fected by a quality loss of the commodity on the 

16 farm; or 

17 (B) the quantity of expected production of 

18 the crop affected by a quality loss of the com19 modity on the farm, using the formula used by 

20 the Secretary of Agriculture to determine quan21 tity losses for the crop of the commodity under 

22 subsection (a). 

23 (3) PAYMENT RATE.—For the purpose of para24 graph (1)(B) and in accordance with paragraphs (5) 

25 and (6), the payment rate for quality losses for a 

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1 crop of a commodity on a farm shall be equal to the 

2 difference between— 

3 (A) the per unit market value that the 

4 units of the crop affected by the quality loss 

5 would have had if the crop had not suffered a 

6 quality loss; and 

7 (B) the per unit market value of the units 

8 of the crop affected by the quality loss. 

9 (4) ELIGIBILITY.—For producers on a farm to 

10 be eligible to obtain a payment for a quality loss for 

11 a crop under subsection (a), the amount obtained by 

12 multiplying the per unit loss determined under para13 graph (1) by the number of units affected by the 

14 quality loss shall be at least 25 percent of the value 

15 that all affected production of the crop would have 

16 had if the crop had not suffered a quality loss. 

17 (5) MARKETING CONTRACTS.—In the case of 

18 any production of a commodity that is sold pursuant 

19 to one or more marketing contracts (regardless of 

20 whether the contract is entered into by the pro21 ducers on the farm before or after harvest) and for 

22 which appropriate documentation exists, the quan23 tity designated in the contracts shall be eligible for 

24 quality loss assistance based on the one or more 

25 prices specified in the contracts. 

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1 (6) OTHER PRODUCTION.—For any additional 

2 production of a commodity for which a marketing 

3 contract does not exist or for which production con4 tinues to be owned by the producer, quality losses 

5 shall be based on the average local market discounts 

6 for reduced quality, as determined by the appro7 priate State committee of the Farm Service Agency. 

8 (7) QUALITY ADJUSTMENTS AND DISCOUNTS.— 

9 The appropriate State committee of the Farm Serv10 ice Agency shall identify the appropriate quality ad11 justment and discount factors to be considered in 

12 carrying out this subsection, including— 

13 (A) the average local discounts actually ap14 plied to a crop; and 

15 (B) the discount schedules applied to loans 

16 made by the Farm Service Agency or crop in17 surance coverage under the Federal Crop Insur18 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 

19 (8) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTION.—The Secretary of 

20 Agriculture shall carry out this subsection in a fair 

21 and equitable manner for all eligible production, in22 cluding the production of fruits and vegetables, 

23 other specialty crops, and field crops. 

24 (e) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.— 

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1 (1) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—As2 sistance provided under this section to a producer 

3 for losses to a crop, together with the amounts speci4 fied in paragraph (2) applicable to the same crop, 

5 may not exceed 95 percent of what the value of the 

6 crop would have been in the absence of the losses, 

7 as estimated by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

8 (2) OTHER PAYMENTS.—In applying the limita9 tion in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the 

10 following: 

11 (A) Any crop insurance payment made 

12 under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

13 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or payment under section 

14 196 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement 

15 and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) that 

16 the producer receives for losses to the same 

17 crop. 

18 (B) The value of the crop that was not lost 

19 (if any), as estimated by the Secretary. 

20 (f) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITA21 TIONS.—The producers on a farm shall not be eligible for 

22 assistance under this section with respect to losses to an 

23 insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity if the 

24 producers on the farm— 

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1 (1) in the case of an insurable commodity, did 

2 not obtain a policy or plan of insurance for the in3 surable commodity under the Federal Crop Insur4 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incur5 ring the losses; 

6 (2) in the case of a noninsurable commodity, 

7 did not file the required paperwork, and pay the ad8 ministrative fee by the applicable State filing dead9 line, for the noninsurable commodity under section 

10 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

11 Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) for the crop 

12 incurring the losses; or 

13 (3) were not in compliance with highly erodible 

14 land conservation and wetland conservation provi15 sions. 

16 (g) TIMING.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

18 the Secretary of Agriculture shall make payments to 

19 producers on a farm for a crop under this section 

20 not later than 60 days after the date the producers 

21 on the farm submit to the Secretary a completed ap22 plication for the payments. 

23 (2) INTEREST.—If the Secretary does not make 

24 payments to the producers on a farm by the date de25 scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pay to 

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1 the producers on a farm interest on the payments at 

2 a rate equal to the current (as of the sign-up dead3 line established by the Secretary) market yield on 

4 outstanding, marketable obligations of the United 

5 States with maturities of 30 years. 

6 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) INSURABLE COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘insur8 able commodity’’ means an agricultural commodity 

9 (excluding livestock) for which the producers on a 

10 farm are eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insur11 ance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

12 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). 

13 (2) NONINSURABLE COMMODITY.—The term 

14 ‘‘noninsurable commodity’’ means a crop for which 

15 the producers on a farm are eligible to obtain assist16 ance under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 

17 Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

18 7333). 

19 SEC. 1002. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE. 

20 (a) LIVESTOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM.— 

21 (1) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—There are 

22 hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 

23 such sums as are necessary, to remain available 

24 until expended, to carry out the livestock compensa25 tion program established under subpart B of part 

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1 1416 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, as an2 nounced by the Secretary on February 12, 2007 (72 

3 Fed. Reg. 6443), to provide compensation for live4 stock losses between January 1, 2005 and February 

5 28, 2007, due to a disaster, as determined by the 

6 Secretary (including losses due to blizzards that 

7 started in 2006 and continued into January 2007). 

8 However, the payment rate for compensation under 

9 this subsection shall be 70 percent of the payment 

10 rate otherwise applicable under such program. In 

11 addition, section 1416.102(b)(2)(ii) of title 7, Code 

12 of Federal Regulations (72 Fed. Reg. 6444) shall 

13 not apply. 

14 (2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—In carrying out 

15 the program described in paragraph (1), the Sec16 retary shall provide assistance to any applicant 

17 that— 

18 (A) conducts a livestock operation that is 

19 located in a disaster county with eligible live20 stock specified in paragraph (1) of section 

21 1416.102(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regula22 tions (72 Fed. Reg. 6444), an animal described 

23 in section 10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security 

24 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 

25 321d(a)(1)), or other animals designated by the 

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1 Secretary as livestock for purposes of this sub2 section; and 

3 (B) meets the requirements of paragraphs 

4 (3) and (4) of section 1416.102(a) of title 7, 

5 Code of Federal Regulations, and all other eligi6 bility requirements established by the Secretary 

7 for the program. 

8 (3) ELECTION OF LOSSES.— 

9 (A) If a producer incurred eligible livestock 

10 losses in more than one of the 2005, 2006, or 

11 2007 calendar years, the producer shall elect to 

12 receive payments under this subsection for 

13 losses incurred in only one of such calendar 

14 years, and such losses must have been incurred 

15 in a county declared or designated as a disaster 

16 county in that same calendar year. 

17 (B) Producers may elect to receive com18 pensation for losses in the calendar year 2007 

19 grazing season that are attributable to wildfires 

20 occurring during the applicable period, as deter21 mined by the Secretary. 

22 (4) MITIGATION.—In determining the eligibility 

23 for or amount of payments for which a producer is 

24 eligible under the livestock compensation program, 

25 the Secretary shall not penalize a producer that 

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1 takes actions (recognizing disaster conditions) that 

2 reduce the average number of livestock the producer 

3 owned for grazing during the production year for 

4 which assistance is being provided. 

5 (5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

6 (A) DISASTER COUNTY.—The term ‘‘dis7 aster county’’ means— 

8 (i) a county included in the geo9 graphic area covered by a natural disaster 

10 declaration; and 

11 (ii) each county contiguous to a coun12 ty described in clause (i). 

13 (B) NATURAL DISASTER DECLARATION.— 

14 The term ‘‘natural disaster declaration’’ 

15 means— 

16 (i) a natural disaster declared by the 

17 Secretary between January 1, 2005 and 

18 February 28, 2007, under section 321(a) 

19 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De20 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); 

21 (ii) a major disaster or emergency 

22 designated by the President between Janu23 ary 1, 2005 and February 28, 2007, under 

24 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

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1 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

2 5121 et seq.); or 

3 (iii) a determination of a Farm Serv4 ice Agency Administrator’s Physical Loss 

5 Notice if such notice applies to a county 

6 included under (ii). 

7 (b) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENTS.— 

8 (1) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—There are 

9 hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 

10 such sums as are necessary, to remain available 

11 until expended, to make livestock indemnity pay12 ments to producers on farms that have incurred live13 stock losses between January 1, 2005 and February 

14 28, 2007, due to a disaster, as determined by the 

15 Secretary (including losses due to blizzards that 

16 started in 2006 and continued into January 2007) 

17 in a disaster county. To be eligible for assistance, 

18 applicants must meet all eligibility requirements es19 tablished by the Secretary for the program. 

20 (2) ELECTION OF LOSSES.—If a producer in21 curred eligible livestock losses in more than one of 

22 the 2005, 2006, or 2007 calendar years, the pro23 ducer shall elect to receive payments under this sub24 section for losses incurred in only one of such cal25 endar years. The producer may not receive payments 

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1 under this subsection for more than one calendar 

2 year. 

3 (3) PAYMENT RATES.—Indemnity payments to 

4 a producer on a farm under paragraph (1) shall be 

5 made at a rate of not less than 30 percent of the 

6 market value of the applicable livestock on the day 

7 before the date of death of the livestock, as deter8 mined by the Secretary. 

9 (4) LIVESTOCK DEFINED.—In this subsection, 

10 the term ‘‘livestock’’ means an animal that— 

11 (A) is specified in clause (i) of section 

12 1416.203(a)(2) of title 7, Code of Federal Reg13 ulations (72 Fed. Reg. 6445), or is designated 

14 by the Secretary as livestock for purposes of 

15 this subsection; and 

16 (B) meets the requirements of clauses (iii) 

17 and (iv) of such section. 

18 (5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

19 (A) DISASTER COUNTY.—The term ‘‘dis20 aster county’’ means— 

21 (i) a county included in the geo22 graphic area covered by a natural disaster 

23 declaration; and 

24 (ii) each county contiguous to a coun25 ty described in clause (i). 

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1 (B) NATURAL DISASTER DECLARATION.— 

2 The term ‘‘natural disaster declaration’’ 

3 means— 

4 (i) a natural disaster declared by the 

5 Secretary between January 1, 2005 and 

6 February 28, 2007 under section 321(a) of 

7 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop8 ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)); 

9 (ii) a major disaster or emergency 

10 designated by the President between Janu11 ary 1, 2005 and February 28, 2007 under 

12 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

13 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

14 5121 et seq.); or 

15 (iii) a determination of a Farm Serv16 ice Agency Administrator’s Physical Loss 

17 Notice if such notice applies to a county 

18 included under (ii). 

19 SEC. 1003. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 

20 There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Ag21 riculture $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

22 to provide assistance under the Emergency Conservation 

23 Program under title IV of the Agriculture Credit Act of 

24 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) for the cleanup and restora25 tion of farm and agricultural production lands. 

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1 SEC. 1004. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 

2 (a) REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS TO REFLECT PAY3 MENTS FOR SAME OR SIMILAR LOSSES.—The amount of 

4 any payment for which a producer is eligible under sec5 tions 5101 and 5102 shall be reduced by any amount re6 ceived by the producer for the same loss or any similar 

7 loss under— 

8 (1) the Department of Defense, Emergency 

9 Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes 

10 in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 

11 2006 (Public Law 109–148; 119 Stat. 2680); 

12 (2) an agricultural disaster assistance provision 

13 contained in the announcement of the Secretary on 

14 January 26, 2006, or August 29, 2006; or 

15 (3) the Emergency Supplemental Appropria16 tions Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 

17 and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

18 234; 120 Stat. 418). 

19 (b) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.—Section 

20 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308– 

21 3a) shall apply with respect to assistance provided under 

22 sections 5101, 5102, and 5103. 

23 SEC. 1005. ADMINISTRATION. 

24 (a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

25 may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to im26 plement sections 5101 and 5102. 

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1 (b) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the imple2 menting regulations and the administration of sections 

3 5101 and 5102 shall be made without regard to— 

4 (1) the notice and comment provisions of sec5 tion 553 of title 5, United States Code; 

6 (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of 

7 Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 

8 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking 

9 and public participation in rulemaking; and 

10 (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 

11 (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 

12 Act’’). 

13 (c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE14 MAKING.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 

15 Agriculture shall use the authority provided under section 

16 808 of title 5, United States Code. 

17 (d) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION; 

18 LIMITATION.—In implementing sections 5101 and 5102, 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture may use the facilities, serv20 ices, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corpora21 tion. The Corporation shall not make any expenditures to 

22 carry out sections 5101 and 5102 unless funds have been 

23 specifically appropriated for such purpose. 

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1 SEC. 1006. MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PROGRAM. 

2 Section 1502(c)(3) of the Farm Security and Rural 

3 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7982(c)(3)) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

6 the end; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘August’’ 

8 and all that follows through the end and inserting 

9 ‘‘September 30, 2007, 34 percent.’’; and 

10 (3) by striking subparagraph (C). 

11 SEC. 1007. DAIRY ASSISTANCE. 

12 There is hereby appropriated $20,000,000 to make 

13 payments to dairy producers for dairy production losses 

14 in disaster counties, as defined in section 1002 of this 

15 title, to remain available until expended. 

16 SEC. 1008. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

17 For states in which there is a shortage of claims ad18 justors, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary 

19 shall permit the use of one claims adjustor certified by 

20 the Secretary in carrying out 7 CFR 1437.401. 

21 SEC. 1009. EMERGENCY GRANTS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME 

22 MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS. 

23 There is hereby appropriated $21,000,000 to carry 

24 out section 2281 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation 

25 and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5177a), to remain 

26 available until expended. 

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1 SEC. 1010. CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM. 

2 Section 20115 of Public Law 110–5 is amended by 

3 striking ‘‘section 726’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sec4 tion 726; section 741’’. 

5 SEC. 1011. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

6 There is hereby appropriated $30,000,000 for the 

7 ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2008. 

9 SEC. 1012. CONTRACT WAIVER. 

10 In carrying out crop disaster and livestock assistance 

11 in this title, the Secretary shall require forage producers 

12 to have participated in a crop insurance pilot program or 

13 the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program dur14 ing the crop year for which compensation is received. 

15 SEC. 1013. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 

16 Amounts in this title are designated as emergency re17 quirements pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

18 (109th Congress), and pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. 

19 Res. 376 (109th Congress) as made applicable to the 

20 House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 

21 6 (110th Congress). 

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1 TITLE II—EMERGENCY APPRO2 PRIATIONS FOR WESTERN 

3 STATES 

4 CHAPTER 1—FISHERIES DISASTER 

5 ASSISTANCE 

6 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

7 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

8 ADMINISTRATION

9 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, Research, 

11 and Facilities’’, $60,400,000, to remain available until 

12 September 30, 2008: Provided, That the National Marine 

13 Fisheries Service shall cause such amounts to be distrib14 uted among eligible recipients of assistance for the com15 mercial fishery failure designated under section 312(a) of 

16 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage17 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)) and declared by the Sec18 retary of Commerce on August 10, 2006. 

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1 CHAPTER 2—WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING 

2 AND RURAL SCHOOLS 

3 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

4 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

5 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man8 agement’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until ex9 pended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: 

10 Provided, That such funds shall only become available if 

11 funds previously provided for wildland fire suppression will 

12 be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of the Interior 

13 notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropria14 tions in writing of the need for these additional funds: Pro15 vided further, That such funds are also available for repay16 ment to other appropriations accounts from which funds 

17 were transferred for wildfire suppression. 

18 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

19 FOREST SERVICE

20 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man23 agement’’, $400,000,000, to remain available until ex24 pended, for urgent wildland fire suppression activities: 

25 Provided, That such funds shall only become available if 

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1 funds provided previously for wildland fire suppression will 

2 be exhausted imminently and the Secretary of Agriculture 

3 notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropria4 tions in writing of the need for these additional funds: Pro5 vided further, That such funds are also available for repay6 ment to other appropriation accounts from which funds 

7 were transferred for wildfire suppression. 

8 GENERAL PROVISION, THIS CHAPTER 

9 SEC. 2201. SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS. 

10 (a) For fiscal year 2007, payments shall be made 

11 from any revenues, fees, penalties, or miscellaneous re12 ceipts described in sections 102(b)(3) and 103(b)(2) of the 

13 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 

14 Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note), 

15 not to exceed $100,000,000, and the payments shall be 

16 made, to the maximum extent practicable, in the same 

17 amounts, for the same purposes, and in the same manner 

18 as were made to States and counties in 2006 under that 

19 Act. 

20 (b) There is appropriated $425,000,000, to remain 

21 available until December 31, 2007, to be used to cover 

22 any shortfall for payments made under this section from 

23 funds not otherwise appropriated. 

24 (c) Titles II and III of Public Law 106–393 are 

25 amended, effective September 30, 2006, by striking 

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1 ‘‘2006’’ and ‘‘2007’’ each place they appear and inserting 

2 ‘‘2007’’ and ‘‘2008’’, respectively. 

3 CHAPTER 3—GENERAL PROVISION, THIS 

4 TITLE 

5 SEC. 2301. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 

6 Amounts in this title are designated as emergency re7 quirements pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 

8 (109th Congress), and pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. 

9 Res. 376 (109th Congress) as made applicable to the 

10 House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 

11 6 (110th Congress). 

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