I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4193 
To provide for an automatic one-year extension of the authorizations of 
appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Mr. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. 
DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. BAKER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. 
MUSGRAVE, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Ms. 
FOXX, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SMITH of 
Nebraska, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
TIAHRT, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. BLUNT) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for an automatic one-year extension of the au-
thorizations of appropriations and direct spending pro-
grams of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. 
(a) CROP PROGRAMS.—Every 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.), or in an 
amendment made by such title, to the 2007 crop year or 
the 2007 crop of a commodity shall be deemed to also 
cover the 2008 crop year and the 2008 crop of the same 
commodity. In the case of sections 1204(e)(1) and 
1208(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7934(e)(1), 7938(a)), the 
references to July 31, 2008, shall be deemed to be July 
31, 2009. 
(b) OTHER DIRECT SPENDING PROGRAMS AND AU-
THORITIES.—For purposes of every direct spending pro-
gram (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
U.S.C. 900(c)(8))) or other authority established or 
amended by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–171), other than crop programs 
covered by subsection (a), every reference to 2007 with 
regard to such programs or authority shall be deemed to 
refer instead to 2008. The funding level, acreage level, or 
tonnage level (as the case may be) specified for such a 
program or authority in such Act, or in an amendment 
made by such Act, for fiscal year 2007 shall also apply 
for fiscal year 2008. 
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(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS AND PROGRAM TERMINATIONS.—Every authoriza-
tion of appropriations contained in the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171), or 
in an amendment made by such Act, that would otherwise 
expire on September 30, 2007, shall be deemed to expire 
on September 30, 2008. Every reference in such Act or 
in an amendment made by such Act to the termination 
of a program or authority in 2007 shall be deemed to refer 
instead to 2008. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—This section does not apply with 
respect to peanut storage costs under section 1307(a)(6) 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 7957(a)(6)). 
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