In the Senate of the United States,
December 14, 2007.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2419) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the con-
tinuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012,
and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Food and Energy Security Act of 2007’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this
Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—PRODUCER INCOME PROTECTION PROGRAMS
Sec. 1001. Definitions.
Subtitle A—Traditional Payments and Loans
PART I—DIRECT PAYMENTS AND COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS
Sec. 1101. Base acres and payment acres for a farm.
Sec. 1102. Payment yields.
Sec. 1103. Availability of direct payments.
Sec. 1104. Availability of counter-cyclical payments.
Sec. 1105. Producer agreement required as condition of provision of direct pay-
ments and counter-cyclical payments.
Sec. 1106. Planting flexibility.
Sec. 1107. Special rule for long grain and medium grain rice.
Sec. 1108. Period of effectiveness.
PART II—MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS
Sec. 1201. Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan com-
modities.
Sec. 1202. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans.
Sec. 1203. Term of loans.
Sec. 1204. Repayment of loans.
Sec. 1205. Loan deficiency payments.
Sec. 1206. Payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage.
Sec. 1207. Special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton.
Sec. 1208. Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton.
Sec. 1209. Availability of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed
cotton.
Sec. 1210. Adjustments of loans.
PART III—PEANUTS
Sec. 1301. Definitions.
Sec. 1302. Base acres for peanuts for a farm.
Sec. 1303. Availability of direct payments for peanuts.
Sec. 1304. Availability of counter-cyclical payments for peanuts.
Sec. 1305. Producer agreement required as condition on provision of direct pay-
ments and counter-cyclical payments.
Sec. 1306. Planting flexibility.
Sec. 1307. Marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for peanuts.
Sec. 1308. Adjustments of loans.
Subtitle B—Average Crop Revenue Program
Sec. 1401. Availability of average crop revenue payments.
Sec. 1402. Producer agreement as condition of average crop revenue payments.
Sec. 1403. Planting flexibility.
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Subtitle C—Sugar
Sec. 1501. Sugar program.
Sec. 1502. Storage facility loans.
Sec. 1503. Commodity Credit Corporation storage payments.
Sec. 1504. Flexible marketing allotments for sugar.
Sec. 1505. Sense of the Senate regarding NAFTA sugar coordination.
Subtitle D—Dairy
Sec. 1601. Dairy product price support program.
Sec. 1602. National dairy market loss payments.
Sec. 1603. Dairy export incentive and dairy indemnity programs.
Sec. 1604. Funding of dairy promotion and research program.
Sec. 1605. Revision of Federal marketing order amendment procedures.
Sec. 1606. Dairy forward pricing program.
Sec. 1607. Report on Department of Agriculture reporting procedures for nonfat
dry milk.
Sec. 1608. Federal Milk Marketing Order Review Commission.
Sec. 1609. Mandatory reporting of dairy commodities.
Sec. 1610. Additional mandatory dairy reporting.
Subtitle E—Administration
Sec. 1701. Administration generally.
Sec. 1702. Suspension of permanent price support authority.
Sec. 1703. Payment limitations.
Sec. 1704. Adjusted gross income limitation.
Sec. 1705. Availability of quality incentive payments for certain producers.
Sec. 1706. Hard white wheat development program.
Sec. 1707. Durum wheat quality program.
Sec. 1708. Storage facility loans.
Sec. 1709. Personal liability of producers for deficiencies.
Sec. 1710. Extension of existing administrative authority regarding loans.
Sec. 1711. Assignment of payments.
Sec. 1712. Cotton classification services.
Sec. 1713. Designation of States for cotton research and promotion.
Sec. 1714. Government publication of cotton price forecasts.
Sec. 1715. State, county, and area committees.
Sec. 1716. Prohibition on charging certain fees.
Sec. 1717. Signature authority.
Sec. 1718. Modernization of Farm Service Agency.
Sec. 1719. Geospatial systems.
Sec. 1720. Leasing office space.
Sec. 1721. Repeals.
Subtitle F—Specialty Crop Programs
Sec. 1801. Definitions.
PART I—MARKETING, INFORMATION, AND EDUCATION
Sec. 1811. Fruit and vegetable market news allocation.
Sec. 1812. Farmers’ market promotion program.
Sec. 1813. Food safety initiatives.
Sec. 1814. Census of specialty crops.
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PART II—ORGANIC PRODUCTION
Sec. 1821. Organic data collection and price reporting.
Sec. 1822. Exemption of certified organic products from assessments.
Sec. 1823. National Organic Certification Cost Share Program.
Sec. 1824. National organic program.
PART III—INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Sec. 1831. Foreign market access study and strategy plan.
Sec. 1832. Technical assistance for specialty crops.
Sec. 1833. Consultations on sanitary and phytosanitary restrictions for fruits
and vegetables.
PART IV—SPECIALTY CROPS COMPETITIVENESS
Sec. 1841. Specialty crop block grants.
Sec. 1842. Grant program to improve movement of specialty crops.
Sec. 1843. Healthy Food Enterprise Development Center.
PART V—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 1851. Clean plant network.
Sec. 1852. Market loss assistance for asparagus producers.
Sec. 1853. Mushroom promotion, research, and consumer information.
Sec. 1854. National Honey Board.
Sec. 1855. Identification of honey.
Sec. 1856. Expedited marketing order for Hass avocados for grades and standards
and other purposes.
Subtitle G—Risk Management
Sec. 1901. Definition of organic crop.
Sec. 1902. General powers.
Sec. 1903. Reduction in loss ratio.
Sec. 1904. Controlled business insurance.
Sec. 1905. Administrative fee.
Sec. 1906. Time for payment.
Sec. 1907. Surcharge prohibition.
Sec. 1908. Premium reduction plan.
Sec. 1909. Enterprise and whole farm units.
Sec. 1910. Denial of claims.
Sec. 1911. Measurement of farm-stored commodities.
Sec. 1912. Reimbursement rate.
Sec. 1913. Renegotiation of standard reinsurance agreement.
Sec. 1914. Change in due date for Corporation payments for underwriting gains.
Sec. 1915. Access to data mining information.
Sec. 1916. Producer eligibility.
Sec. 1917. Contracts for additional crop policies.
Sec. 1918. Research and development.
Sec. 1919. Funding from insurance fund.
Sec. 1920. Camelina pilot program.
Sec. 1921. Sesame insurance pilot program.
Sec. 1922. Risk management education for beginning farmers or ranchers.
Sec. 1923. Agricultural management assistance.
Sec. 1924. Crop insurance mediation.
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Sec. 1925. Drought coverage for aquaculture under noninsured crop assistance
program.
Sec. 1926. Increase in service fees for noninsured crop assistance program.
Sec. 1927. Determination of certain sweet potato production.
Sec. 1928. Perennial crop report.
Sec. 1929. Malting barley.
Sec. 1930. Definition of basic unit.
TITLE II—CONSERVATION
Subtitle A—Definitions
Sec. 2001. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Highly Erodible Land Conservation
Sec. 2101. Review of good faith determinations; exemptions.
Subtitle C—Wetland Conservation
Sec. 2201. Review of good faith determinations.
Subtitle D—Agricultural Resources Conservation Program
CHAPTER 1—COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION ENHANCEMENT
SUBCHAPTER A—COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Sec. 2301. Reauthorization and expansion of programs covered.
SUBCHAPTER B—CONSERVATION RESERVE
Sec. 2311. Conservation reserve program.
Sec. 2312. Flooded farmland program.
Sec. 2313. Wildlife habitat program.
SUBCHAPTER C—WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM
Sec. 2321. Wetlands reserve program.
Sec. 2322. Easements and agreements.
Sec. 2323. Payments.
SUBCHAPTER D—HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM
Sec. 2331. Healthy forests reserve program.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER D—HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 1237M. Establishment of healthy forests reserve program.
‘‘Sec. 1237N. Eligibility and enrollment of lands in program.
‘‘Sec. 1237O. Restoration plans.
‘‘Sec. 1237P. Financial assistance.
‘‘Sec. 1237Q. Technical assistance.
‘‘Sec. 1237R. Protections and measures.
‘‘Sec. 1237S. Involvement by other agencies and organizations.
‘‘Sec. 1237T. Authorization of appropriations.
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CHAPTER 2—COMPREHENSIVE STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVES PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2341. Comprehensive stewardship incentives program.
‘‘CHAPTER 6—COMPREHENSIVE STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVES PROGRAM
‘‘SUBCHAPTER A—COMPREHENSIVE STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVES PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 1240T. Comprehensive stewardship incentives program.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER B—CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 1240U. Purposes.
‘‘Sec. 1240V. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 1240W. Establishment of program.
‘‘Sec. 1240X. Eligibility.
‘‘Sec. 1240Y. Regulations.
SUBCHAPTER B—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM
Sec. 2351. Purposes.
Sec. 2352. Definitions.
Sec. 2353. Establishment and administration of environmental quality incentives
program.
Sec. 2354. Evaluation of offers and payments.
Sec. 2355. Duties of producers.
Sec. 2356. Environmental quality incentives program plan.
Sec. 2357. Limitation on payments.
Sec. 2358. Conservation innovation grants.
Sec. 2359. Ground and surface water conservation.
Sec. 2360. Organic conversion.
Sec. 2361. Chesapeake Bay watershed conservation program.
CHAPTER 3—FARMLAND PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER A—FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM
Sec. 2371. Farmland protection program.
SUBCHAPTER B—GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM
Sec. 2381. Grassland reserve program.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER C—GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 1238N. Definitions.
‘‘Sec. 1238O. Grassland reserve program.
‘‘Sec. 1238P. Duties.
‘‘Sec. 1238Q. Terms and conditions.
CHAPTER 4—OTHER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Sec. 2391. Conservation security program.
Sec. 2392. Conservation of private grazing land.
Sec. 2393. Reauthorization of wildlife habitat incentive program.
Sec. 2394. Grassroots source water protection program.
Sec. 2395. Great Lakes basin program for soil erosion and sediment control.