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tify qualified persons for such appointment with minimal
or no potential conflicts of interest.
SEC. 781. (a) Hereafter, none of the funds made avail-
able by this Act or any other Act may be used to publish,
disseminate, or distribute Agriculture Information Bulletin
Number 787.
(b) Of the funds provided to the Economic Research
Service, the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to con-
duct a comprehensive report on the economic development
and current status of the sheep industry in the United
States.
SEC. 782. The Secretary of Agriculture may establish
a demonstration intermediate relending program for the
construction and rehabilitation of housing for the Mis-
sissippi Band of Choctaw Indians: Provided, That the in-
terest rate for direct loans shall be 1 percent: Provided fur-
ther, That no later than one year after the establishment
of this program the Secretary shall provide the Committees
on Appropriations with a report providing information on
the program structure, management, and general demo-
graphic information on the loan recipients.
SEC. 783. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to provide funding to a research facility
that purchases animals from a dealer that holds a Class
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B license under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et
seq.).
SEC. 784. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to approve for human consumption under
the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) any
cattle, sheep, swine, or goats, or horses, mules, or other
equines that are unable to stand or walk unassisted at a
slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering, or similar
establishment subject to inspection at the point of examina-
tion and inspection under section 3(a) of that Act (21
U.S.C. 603(a)).
SEC. 785. None of the funds made available by this
or any other Act may be used to close or relocate a county
or local Farm Service Agency office unless or until the Sec-
retary of Agriculture has determined the cost effectiveness
and enhancement of program delivery of the closure or relo-
cation, and report to the House and Senate Committees on
Agriculture and Appropriations.
SEC. 786. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel
to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspec-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 603) or under the guidelines issued
under section 903 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–
127).
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SEC. 787. Section 508(a)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(4)(B)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or similar commodities’’ after ‘‘the commodity’’.
SEC. 788. 90 days before initiating any structural
change in a mission area of the Department, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall provide notice of the change to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 789. (a) Notwithstanding subtitles B and C of
the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
4501 et seq.), during fiscal year 2006, the National Dairy
Promotion and Research Board may obligate and expend
funds for any activity to improve the environment and pub-
lic health.
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall review the im-
pact of any expenditures under subsection (a) and include
the review in the 2007 report of the Secretary to Congress
on the dairy promotion program established under subtitle
B of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
SEC. 790. Section 274(a)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘(C) It is not a violation of
clauses (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), or of clause (iv)
of subparagraph (A) except where a person encourages or
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induces an alien to come to or enter the United States, for
a religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit, reli-
gious organization in the United States, or the agents or
officers of such denomination or organization, to encourage,
invite, call, allow, or enable an alien who is present in the
United States to perform the vocation of a minister or mis-
sionary for the denomination or organization in the United
States as a volunteer who is not compensated as an em-
ployee, notwithstanding the provision of room, board, trav-
el, medical assistance, and other basic living expenses, pro-
vided the minister or missionary has been a member of the
denomination for at least one year.’’
SEC. 791. The Federal facility located at the South
Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville,
Mississippi, and known as the ‘‘Southern Horticultural
Laboratory’’, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Thad
Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory’’: Provided,
That any reference in law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to such Federal
facility shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Thad Coch-
ran Southern Horticultural Laboratory’’.
SEC. 792. As soon as practicable after the Agricultural
Research Service operations at the Western Cotton Research
Laboratory located at 4135 East Broadway Road in Phoe-
nix, Arizona, have ceased, the Secretary of Agriculture may
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convey, without consideration, to the Arizona Cotton Grow-
ers Association and Supima all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to the real property at that loca-
tion, including improvements.
SEC. 793. The Secretary of Agriculture shall—
(1) as soon as practicable after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, conduct an evaluation of any im-
pacts of the court decision in Harvey v. Veneman,
396 F.3d 28 (1st Cir. Me. 2005); and
(2) not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, submit to Congress a report
that—
(A) describes the results of the evaluation
conducted under paragraph (1);
(B) includes a determination by the Sec-
retary on whether restoring the National Organic
Program, as in effect on the day before the date
of the court decision described in paragraph (1),
would adversely affect organic farmers, organic
food processors, and consumers;
(C) analyzes issues regarding the use of syn-
thetic ingredients in processing and handling;
(D) analyzes the utility of expedited peti-
tions for commercially unavailable agricultural
commodities and products; and
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(E) considers the use of crops and forage
from land included in the organic system plan
of dairy farms that are in the third year of or-
ganic management.
SEC. 794. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall publish in the Federal
Register uniform methods and rules for addressing chronic
wasting disease.
(b) If the Administrator does not publish the uniform
methods and rules by the deadline specified in subsection
(a), not later than 30 days after the deadline and every
30 days thereafter until the uniform methods and rules are
published in accordance with that subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report that—
(1) describes the status of the uniform methods
and rules; and
(2) provides an estimated completion date for the
uniform methods and rules.
SEC. 795. (a) In carrying out a livestock assistance,
compensation, or feed program, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall include horses within the definition of ‘‘livestock’’ cov-
ered by the program.
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(b)(1) Section 602(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949
(7 U.S.C. 1471(2)) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘horses’’, after ‘‘bison’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘equine animals used for food or
in the production of food,’’.
(2) Section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat.
1549A–51) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including losses to
elk, reindeer, bison, and horses)’’ after ‘‘livestock losses’’.
(3) Section 10104(a) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1472(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘and bison’’ and inserting ‘‘bison, and horses’’.
(4) Section 203(d)(2) of the Agricultural Assistance
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 541) is amended
by striking ‘‘and bison’’ and inserting ‘‘bison, and horses’’.
(c)(1) This section and the amendments made by this
section apply to losses resulting from a disaster that occurs
on or after July 28, 2005.
(2) This section and the amendments made by this sec-
tion do not apply to losses resulting from a disaster that
occurred before July 28, 2005.
SEC. 796. With respect to the sale of the Thermo
Pressed Laminates building in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the
Secretary of Agriculture may allow the Klamath County
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Economic Development Corporation to establish a revolving
economic development loan fund with the funds that other-
wise would be required to be repaid to the Secretary in ac-
cordance with the rural business enterprise grant under sec-
tion 310B(c)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)).
SEC. 797. SENSE OF THE SENATE.—(a) FINDINGS.—
The Senate finds the following:
(1) In a time of national catastrophe, it is the
responsibility of Congress and the Executive Branch
to take quick and decisive action to help those in
need.
(2) The size, scope, and complexity of Hurricane
Katrina are unprecedented, and the emergency re-
sponse and long-term recovery efforts will be extensive
and require significant resources.
(3) It is the responsibility of Congress and the
Executive Branch to ensure the financial stability of
the nation by being good stewards of Americans’
hard-earned tax dollars.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that any funding directive contained in this Act, or its
accompanying report, that is not specifically authorized in
any Federal law as of the date of enactment of this section,
or Act or resolution passed by the Senate during the 1st
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Session of the 109th Congress prior to such date, or pro-
posed in pursuance to an estimate submitted in accordance
with law, that is for the benefit of an identifiable program,
project, activity, entity, or jurisdiction and is not directly
related to the impact of Hurricane Katrina, may be redi-
rected to recovery efforts if the appropriate head of an agen-
cy or department determines, after consultation with appro-
priate Congressional Committees, that the funding directive
is not of national significance or is not in the public inter-
est.
SEC. 798. (a) The Senate finds the following:
(1) Research and development have been critical
components of the prosperity of the United States.
(2) The United States is entering an increas-
ingly competitive world in the 21st century.
(3) The National Academy of Sciences has found
that public agricultural research and development ex-
penditures in the United States were the lowest of
any developed country in the world.
(4) The Nation needs to ensure that public
spending for agricultural research is commensurate
with the importance of agriculture to the long-term
economic health of the Nation.
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(5) Research and development is critical to en-
suring that American agriculture remains strong and
vital in the coming decades.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that, in order for the
United States to remain competitive, the President and the
Department of Agriculture should increase public sector
funding of agricultural research and development.
SEC. 799. It is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) the Senate—
(A) encourages expanded efforts to alleviate
hunger throughout developing countries; and
(B) pledges to continue to support inter-
national hunger relief efforts;
(2) the United States Government should use fi-
nancial and diplomatic resources to work with other
donors to ensure that food aid programs receive all
necessary funding and supplies; and
(3) food aid should be provided in conjunction
with measures to alleviate hunger, malnutrition, and
poverty.
SEC. 800. Amounts made available for the Plant Mate-
rials Center in Fallon, Nevada, under the heading ‘‘CON-
SERVATION OPERATIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘NATURAL RE-
SOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE’’ of title II of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
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tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub-
lic Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2823) shall remain available
until expended.
SEC. 801. Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in co-
operation with the Secretary of Energy, shall provide to the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
a report that describes the impact of increased prices of gas,
natural gas, and diesel on agricultural producers, ranchers,
and rural communities.
SEC. 802. The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in
this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall prepare a report for
submission by the President to Congress, along with the fis-
cal year 2007 budget request under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, that—
(1) identifies measures to address bark beetle in-
festation and the impacts of bark beetle infestation as
the first priority for assistance under the Healthy
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq.);
(2) describes activities that will be conducted by
the Secretary to address bark beetle infestations and
the impacts of bark beetle infestations;
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(3) describes the financial and technical re-
sources that will be dedicated by the Secretary to
measures to address bark beetle infestations and the
impacts of the infestations; and
(4) describes the manner in which the Secretary
will coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and
State and local governments in conducting the activi-
ties under paragraph (2).
SEC. 803. Any limitation, directive, or earmarking
contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate
report accompanying H.R. 2744 shall also be included in
the conference report or joint statement accompanying H.R.
2744 in order to be considered as having been approved by
both Houses of Congress.
SEC. 804. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Consumers need clear and consistent infor-
mation about the risks associated with exposure to the
sun, and the protection offered by over-the-counter
sunscreen products.
(2) The Food and Drug Administration (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘FDA’’) began developing a
monograph for over-the-counter sunscreen products in
1978.
(3) In 2002, after 23 years, the FDA issued the
final monograph for such sunscreen products.
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(4) One of the most critical aspects of sunscreen
is how to measure protection against UVA rays,
which cause skin cancer.
(5) The final sunscreen monograph failed to ad-
dress this critical aspect and, accordingly, the mono-
graph was stayed shortly after being issued until
issuance of a comprehensive monograph.
(6) Skin cancer rates continue to rise, especially
in younger adults and women.
(7) Pursuant to section 751 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379r), a Federal
rule on sunscreen labeling would preempt any related
State labeling requirements.
(8) The absence of a Federal rule could lead to
a patchwork of State labeling requirements that
would be confusing to consumers and unnecessarily
burdensome to manufacturers.
(b) It is the sense of Congress that the FDA should,
not later than one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, issue a comprehensive final monograph for over-the-
counter sunscreen products, including UVA and UVB label-
ing requirements, in order to provide consumers with all
the necessary information regarding the dangers of skin
cancer and the importance of wearing sunscreen.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
Attest:
Secretary.