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(2) Section 205 of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1595) is amended by striking subsection (f) 
and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) UP-FRONT COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, subject to paragraph (3), the cost 
share obligations required by this section shall be met through 
an up-front cost share from the Basin Funds, in the same 
proportions as the cost allocations required under subsection 
(a), as provided in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) BASIN STATES PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall expend 
the required cost share funds described in paragraph (1) 
through the Basin States Program for salinity control activities 
established under section 202(a)(7). 
‘‘(3) EXISTING
SALINITY
CONTROL
ACTIVITIES.—The cost 
share contribution required by this section shall continue to 
be met through repayment in a manner consistent with this 
section for all salinity control activities for which repayment 
was commenced prior to the date of enactment of this para-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 2807. DESERT TERMINAL LAKES. 
Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–171) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘$200,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) TRANSFER.—Subject to 
subsection (b) and paragraph (1) of section 207(a) of Public 
Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 146), notwithstanding paragraph (3) 
of that section, on the date of enactment of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall transfer $175,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking the quotation marks at the beginning 
of paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PERMITTED USES.—In any case in which there are willing 
sellers, the funds described in subsection (a) may be used— 
‘‘(1) to lease water; or 
‘‘(2) to purchase land, water appurtenant to the land, and 
related interests in the Walker River Basin in accordance with 
section 208(a)(1)(A) of the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–103; 119 Stat. 
2268).’’. 
Subtitle J—Miscellaneous Conservation 
Provisions 
SEC. 2901. HIGH PLAINS WATER STUDY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no person 
shall become ineligible for any program benefits under this Act 
or an amendment made by this Act solely as a result of participating 
in a 1-time study of recharge potential for the Ogallala Aquifer 
in the High Plains of the State of Texas.
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SEC. 2902. NAMING OF NATIONAL PLANT MATERIALS CENTER AT 
BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, IN HONOR OF NORMAN A. BERG. 
The National Plant Materials Center at Beltsville, Maryland, 
referenced in section 613.5(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Norman A. Berg National 
Plant Materials Center’’. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to such 
National Plant Materials Center shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center. 
SEC. 2903. TRANSITION. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF PROGRAMS IN FISCAL YEAR 2008.—Except 
as otherwise provided by an amendment made by this title, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to carry out any program 
or activity covered by title XII of the Food Security Act (16 U.S.C. 
3801 et seq.) until September 30, 2008, using the provisions of 
law applicable to the program or activity as they existed on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act and using funds 
made available under such title for fiscal year 2008 for the program 
or activity. 
(b) GROUND AND SURFACE WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.— 
During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on September 30, 2008, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall continue to carry out the ground and surface water conserva-
tion program under section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9), as in effect before the amendment made 
by section 2510, using the terms, conditions, and funds available 
to the Secretary to carry out such program on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2904. REGULATIONS. 
(a) ISSUANCE.—Except as otherwise provided in this title or 
an amendment made by this title, not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
in consultation with the Commodity Credit Corporation, shall 
promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this 
title. 
(b) APPLICABLE AUTHORITY.—The promulgation of regulations 
under subsection (a) and administration of this title— 
(1) shall be carried out without regard to— 
(A) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (com-
monly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act); and 
(B) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agri-
culture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804) relating 
to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation 
in rulemaking; and 
(2) may— 
(A) be promulgated with an opportunity for notice and 
comment; or 
(B) if determined to be appropriate by the Secretary 
of Agriculture or the Commodity Credit Corporation, as 
an interim rule effective on publication with an opportunity 
for notice and comment. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided 
under section 808(2) of title 5, United States Code.
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TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
Subtitle A—Food Stamp Program 
PART I—RENAMING OF FOOD STAMP ACT AND 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 4001. RENAMING OF FOOD STAMP ACT AND PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—The first section of the Food Stamp Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 note; Public Law 88–525) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Food Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008’’. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘food stamp program’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘supple-
mental nutrition assistance program’’. 
SEC. 4002. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2013) is amended in the section heading by striking 
‘‘FOOD STAMP PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM’’. 
(2) Section 5(h)(2)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Food 
Stamp Disaster Task Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Disaster Task 
Force’’. 
(3) Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2015) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘for food stamps’’; 
(B) in subsection (j), in the subsection heading, by 
striking ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’; and 
(C) in subsection (o)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘food stamp bene-
fits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘food stamps’’ 
and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits’’; and 
(bb) in clause (ii)— 
(AA) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘a food stamp 
recipient’’ and inserting ‘‘a member of a 
household that receives supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits’’; 
and 
(BB) by striking ‘‘food stamp benefits’’ 
each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits’’; and 
(II) in subparagraphs (D) and (E), by striking 
‘‘food stamp recipients’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘members of households that receive
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supplemental nutrition assistance program bene-
fits’’. 
(4) Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2016) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
households’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘households 
receiving 
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
issuance’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assist-
ance issuance’’; and 
(B) in subsection (k)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘food stamp bene-
fits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘food stamp retail’’ 
and inserting ‘‘retail’’. 
(5) Section 9(b)(1) of that Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2018(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘food stamp house-
holds’’ and inserting ‘‘households that receive supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits’’. 
(6) Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2020) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (e)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘food stamps’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘food stamp offices’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program offices’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘food stamp office’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program office’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (25)— 
(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘Simplified Food Stamp Program’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘Simplified 
Supplemental 
Nutrition 
Assistance Program’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program benefits’’; 
(B) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘may issue, upon 
request by the State agency, food stamps’’ and inserting 
‘‘may provide, on request by the State agency, supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits’’; 
(C) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘food stamp participa-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram participation’’; 
(D) in subsections (q) and (r), in the subsection 
headings, by striking ‘‘FOOD STAMPS’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘BENEFITS’’; 
(E) in subsection (s), by striking ‘‘food stamp benefits’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits’’; and 
(F) in subsection (t)(1)—
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
application’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition 
assistance program application’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits’’. 
(7) Section 14(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2023(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘food stamp’’. 
(8) Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2025) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
informational activities’’ and inserting ‘‘informational 
activities relating to the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(9)(C), by striking ‘‘food stamp case-
load’’ and inserting ‘‘the caseload under the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program’’; and 
(C) in subsection (h)(1)(E)(i), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
recipients’’ and inserting ‘‘members of households receiving 
supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits’’. 
(9) Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2026) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘food stamp bene-
fits’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program benefits’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp recipients’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental 
nutrition assistance program recipients’’; 
(bb) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ‘‘the 
State’s food stamp households’’ and inserting 
‘‘the number of households in the State 
receiving supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits’’; and 
(cc) in clause (iv)(IV)(bb), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp deductions’’ and inserting ‘‘supple-
mental nutrition assistance program deduc-
tions’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘food stamp bene-
fits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance 
program benefits’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp employment’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental 
nutrition assistance program employment’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp recipients’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental 
nutrition assistance program recipients’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘food 
stamps’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits’’; and
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(IV) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program benefits’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘food stamps’’ and 
inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp allotments’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘allotments’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ‘‘food 
stamp benefit’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program benefits’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)(E), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits’’; 
(E) in subsections (e) and (f), by striking ‘‘food stamp 
benefits’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits’’; 
(F) in subsection (g), in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘receipt of food stamp’’ and inserting ‘‘receipt of supple-
mental nutrition assistance program’’; and 
(G) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘food stamp agencies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance program 
agencies’’. 
(10) Section 18(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘food 
stamps’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits’’. 
(11) Section 22 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2031) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FOOD STAMP 
PORTION OF MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PLAN’’ and 
inserting ‘‘MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROJECT’’; 
(B) in subsections (b)(12) and (d)(3), by striking ‘‘the 
Food Stamp Act, as amended,’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘this Act’’; and 
(C) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘the Food Stamp 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
Act’’. 
(12) Section 26 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2035) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SIMPLIFIED 
FOOD
STAMP
PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘SIMPLIFIED 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘simplified food stamp 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘simplified supplemental nutrition 
assistance program’’. 
(b) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each provision of law described in para-
graph (2) is amended (as applicable)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘food stamp program’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition assistance 
program’’;