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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3695 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 12 (legislative day, DECEMBER 11), 2013 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

AN ACT 

To provide a temporary extension of the Food, Conservation, 

and Energy Act of 2008 and amendments made by that 

Act, as previously extended and amended and with certain additional modifications and exceptions, to suspend 

permanent price support authorities, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL 

4 PROGRAMS. 

5 (a) EXTENSION.—Except as otherwise provided in 

6 this section and notwithstanding any other provision of 

7 law, the authorities provided by each provision of the 

8 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

9 110–246; 122 Stat. 1651) and each amendment made by 

10 that Act (and for mandatory programs at such funding 

11 levels), as in effect on September 30, 2013, pursuant to 

12 the extension and amendments made by section 701 of the 

13 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112– 

14 240; 7 U.S.C. 8701 note), shall continue, and the Sec15 retary of Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until 

16 January 31, 2014, except as provided in subsection (b)(1) 

17 of such section 701. 

18 (b) SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT

19 AUTHORITIES.—The provisions of law specified in sub20 sections (a) through (c) of section 1602 of the Food, Con21 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8782) shall 

22 be suspended until January 31, 2014. 

23 (c) SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AS24 SISTANCE.—Section 531 of the Federal Crop Insurance 

25 Act (7 U.S.C. 1531), as amended by section 702 of the 


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1 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112– 

2 240), relating to the provision of supplemental agricul3 tural disaster assistance, shall apply through January 31, 

4 2014. 

5 (d) EXCEPTIONS.— 

6 (1) NUTRITION.—Subsection (a) does not apply 

7 with respect to mandatory funding provided by the 

8 program authorized by the provision of law amended 

9 by subsection (d)(2) of section 701 of the American 

10 Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–240; 

11 7 U.S.C. 8701 note). 

12 (2) CONSERVATION.—Subsection (a) does not 

13 apply with respect to the programs specified in para14 graphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7) of section 1241(a) 

15 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

16 3841(a)), relating to the conservation stewardship 

17 program, farmland protection program, environ18 mental quality incentives program, and wildlife habi19 tat incentives program, for which program authority 

20 was extended through fiscal year 2014 by section 

21 716 of Public Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 582). 

22 (3) TRADE.—Subsection (a) does not apply 

23 with respect to the following provisions of law: 

24 (A) Section 3206 of the Food, Conserva25 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c) 


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1 relating to the use of Commodity Credit Cor2 poration funds to support local and regional 

3 food aid procurement projects. 

4 (B) Section 3107(l)(1) of the Farm Secu5 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

6 U.S.C. 1736o–1(l)(1)) relating to the use of 

7 Commodity Credit Corporation funds to carry 

8 out the McGovern-Dole International Food for 

9 Education and Child Nutrition Program. 

10 (4) SURVEY OF FOODS PURCHASED BY SCHOOL

11 FOOD AUTHORITIES.—Subsection (a) does not apply 

12 with respect to section 4307 of the Food, Conserva13 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 

14 122 Stat. 1893) relating to the use of Commodity 

15 Credit Corporation funds for a survey and report re16 garding foods purchased by school food authorities. 

17 (5) RURAL DEVELOPMENT.—Subsection (a) 

18 does not apply with respect to the following provi19 sions of law: 

20 (A) Section 379E(d)(1) of the Consoli21 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

22 U.S.C. 2008s(d)(1)), relating to funding of the 

23 rural microentrepreneur assistance program. 

24 (B) Section 6029 of the Food, Conserva25 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 


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1 110–246; 122 Stat. 1955) relating to funding 

2 of pending rural development loan and grant 

3 applications. 

4 (C) Section 231(b)(7)(A) of the Agricul5 tural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 

6 1632a(b)(7)(A)), relating to funding of value7 added agricultural market development program 

8 grants. 

9 (D) Section 375(e)(6)(B) of the Consoli10 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

11 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(6)(B)) relating to the use of 

12 Commodity Credit Corporation funds for the 

13 National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. 

14 (6) MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE FOR ASPARAGUS

15 PRODUCERS.—Subsection (a) does not apply with re16 spect to section 10404(d) of the Food, Conservation, 

17 and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 

18 Stat. 2112). 

19 (7) SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER

20 ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (a) does not apply with re21 spect to section 531 of the Federal Crop Insurance 

22 Act (7 U.S.C. 1531) and title IX of the Trade Act 

23 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497 et seq.) relating to the pro24 vision of supplemental agricultural disaster assist25 ance. 


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1 (8) PIGFORD CLAIMS.—Subsection (a) does not 

2 apply with respect to section 14012 of the Food, 

3 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

4 110–246; 122 Stat. 2209) relating to determination 

5 on the merits of Pigford claims. 

6 (9) HEARTLAND, HABITAT, HARVEST, AND

7 HORTICULTURE ACT OF 2008.—Subsection (a) does 

8 not apply with respect to title XV of the Food, Con9 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

10 110–246; 122 Stat. 2246), and amendments made 

11 by that title, relating to the provision of supple12 mental agricultural disaster assistance under title IX 

13 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497 et seq.), 

14 certain revenue and tax provisions, and certain trade 

15 benefits and other matters. 

16 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect as 

17 of September 30, 2013. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 

2013. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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