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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4775 

To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending 

programs of 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2006 

Mr. THORNBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and 

direct spending programs of 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. 

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

3 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 

4 INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002 PENDING COMPLE5 TION OF DOHA TRADE ROUND. 

6 (a) COMMODITY PROGRAMS.— 


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1 (1) EXTENSION.—Except as provided in para2 graphs (2) and (3), every reference in title I of the 

3 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 

4 (Public Law 107–171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) and 

5 every reference in an amendment made by such title 

6 to the ‘‘2007 crop year’’ or the ‘‘2007 crop’’ of a 

7 commodity shall be deemed to mean the crop year 

8 or crop of the commodity that is the first full crop 

9 year or crop immediately following the date on which 

10 legislation transmitted by the President to imple11 ment the agreement of the Doha Development 

12 Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is 

13 enacted into law. 

14 (2) EXCEPTIONS.—The extensions authorized 

15 in paragraph (1) shall not apply to sections 1208(a), 

16 1307(a)(6), and 1502 of the Farm Security and 

17 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7938(a), 

18 7957(a)(6), 7982). 

19 (3) SPECIAL RULES.—Reference to July 31, 

20 2008, or December 31, 2007, in title I of the Farm 

21 Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

22 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) shall be deemed to mean July 

23 31 or December 31, respectively, of the second full 

24 year immediately following the date on which legisla25 tion transmitted by the President to implement the 


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1 agreement of the Doha Development Round of 

2 World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted 

3 into law, as follows: 

4 (A) In the case of July 31, 2008, sections 

5 1204(e)(1) and 1207(a) of the Farm Security 

6 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

7 7934(e)(1), 7937(a)). 

8 (B) In the case of December 31, 2007, sec9 tions 1501(a) and 1602(a) of that Act (7 

10 U.S.C. 7981(a), 7992(a)). 

11 (4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

12 ‘‘commodity’’ means— 

13 (A) a covered commodity, loan commodity, 

14 and extra long staple cotton, as defined in sec15 tion 1001 of the Farm Security and Rural In16 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901); and 

17 (B) peanuts, milk, sugar, high moisture 

18 feed grains, seed cotton, hay, silage, and 

19 unshorn pelts. 

20 (b) OTHER DIRECT SPENDING PROGRAMS AND AU21 THORITIES.— 

22 (1) EXTENSION.—In the case of every program 

23 and authority funded by direct spending that was es24 tablished or amended by the Farm Security and 

25 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 


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1 171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.), other than commodities 

2 and programs covered by subsection (a), every ref3 erence to 2007 shall be deemed to mean the first full 

4 year immediately following the date on which legisla5 tion transmitted by the President to implement the 

6 agreement of the Doha Development Round of 

7 World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted 

8 into law. 

9 (2) SPECIAL RULES.—Any funding level, acre10 age level, or tonnage level applicable to a program 

11 or authority referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 

12 deemed to apply to the program of authority until 

13 September 30 of the first full year immediately fol14 lowing the date on which legislation transmitted by 

15 the President to implement the agreement of the 

16 Doha Development Round of World Trade Organiza17 tion negotiations is enacted into law. 

18 (3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

19 ‘‘direct spending’’ has the meaning given that term 

20 in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and 

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

22 900(c)(8)). 

23 (c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA24 TIONS.—Every authorization of appropriations contained 

25 in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 


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1 (Public Law 107–171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) or contained 

2 in an amendment made by such Act, regardless of the date 

3 on which the authorization of appropriations would other4 wise expire, shall be deemed to expire on the cor5 responding day and month of the first full year imme6 diately following the date on which legislation transmitted 

7 by the President to implement the agreement of the Doha 

8 Development Round of World Trade Organization negotia9 tions is enacted into law. 

10 (d) DEFINITION.—In subsections (b) and (c), the 

11 term ‘‘year’’ means either a fiscal year or calendar year, 

12 as applicable. 

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