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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3695 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 11, 2013 

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

on Agriculture 

A BILL 

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. 

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 

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1 law, the authorities provided by each provision of the 

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

3 110–246; 122 Stat. 1651) and each amendment made by 

4 that Act (and for mandatory programs at such funding 

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

6 the extension and amendments made by section 701 of the 

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

8 240; 7 U.S.C. 8701 note), shall continue, and the Sec9 retary of Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until 

10 January 31, 2014. 

11 (b) SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT

12 AUTHORITIES.—The provisions of law specified in sub13 sections (a) through (c) of section 1602 of the Food, Con14 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8782) shall 

15 be suspended until January 31, 2014. 

16 (c) SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AS17 SISTANCE.—Section 531 of the Federal Crop Insurance 

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

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

20 240), relating to the provision of supplemental agricul21 tural disaster assistance, shall apply through January 31, 

22 2014. 

23 (d) EXCEPTIONS.— 

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

25 with respect to mandatory funding provided by the 

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1 program authorized by the provision of law amended 

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

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

4 7 U.S.C. 8701 note). 

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

6 apply with respect to the programs specified in para7 graphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7) of section 1241(a) 

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

9 3841(a)), relating to the conservation stewardship 

10 program, farmland protection program, environ11 mental quality incentives program, and wildlife habi12 tat incentives program, for which program authority 

13 was extended through fiscal year 2014 by section 

14 716 of Public Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 582). 

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

16 with respect to the following provisions of law: 

17 (A) Section 3206 of the Food, Conserva18 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c) 

19 relating to the use of Commodity Credit Cor20 poration funds to support local and regional 

21 food aid procurement projects. 

22 (B) Section 3107(l)(1) of the Farm Secu23 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

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

25 Commodity Credit Corporation funds to carry 

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1 out the McGovern-Dole International Food for 

2 Education and Child Nutrition Program. 

3 (4) SURVEY OF FOODS PURCHASED BY SCHOOL

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

5 with respect to section 4307 of the Food, Conserva6 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 

7 122 Stat. 1893) relating to the use of Commodity 

8 Credit Corporation funds for a survey and report re9 garding foods purchased by school food authorities. 

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

11 does not apply with respect to the following provi12 sions of law: 

13 (A) Section 379E(d)(1) of the Consoli14 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

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

16 rural microentrepreneur assistance program. 

17 (B) Section 6029 of the Food, Conserva18 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

19 110–246; 122 Stat. 1955) relating to funding 

20 of pending rural development loan and grant 

21 applications. 

22 (C) Section 231(b)(7)(A) of the Agricul23 tural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 

24 1632a(b)(7)(A)), relating to funding of valuemaindgalligan on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 added agricultural market development program 

2 grants. 

3 (D) Section 375(e)(6)(B) of the Consoli4 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

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

6 Commodity Credit Corporation funds for the 

7 National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. 

8 (6) MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE FOR ASPARAGUS

9 PRODUCERS.—Subsection (a) does not apply with re10 spect to section 10404(d) of the Food, Conservation, 

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

12 Stat. 2112). 

13 (7) SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER

14 ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (a) does not apply with re15 spect to section 531 of the Federal Crop Insurance 

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

17 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497 et seq.) relating to the pro18 vision of supplemental agricultural disaster assist19 ance. 

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

21 apply with respect to section 14012 of the Food, 

22 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

23 110–246; 122 Stat. 2209) relating to determination 

24 on the merits of Pigford claims. 

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1 (9) HEARTLAND, HABITAT, HARVEST, AND

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

3 not apply with respect to title XV of the Food, Con4 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

5 110–246; 122 Stat. 2246), and amendments made 

6 by that title, relating to the provision of supple7 mental agricultural disaster assistance under title IX 

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

9 certain revenue and tax provisions, and certain trade 

10 benefits and other matters. 

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

12 of September 30, 2013. 

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