I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6064 
To reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs 
and certain other programs of the Department, to modify the operation 
and administration of these programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Mr. BASS, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BRADLEY 
of New Hampshire, Mr. CASE, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. FARR, 
Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. HOLT, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Min-
nesota, Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. UDALL
of Colorado, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, and Mr. WALSH) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and 
energy programs and certain other programs of the De-
partment, to modify the operation and administration 
of these programs, 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. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The tables of contents 
for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
TITLE I—CONSERVATION 
Sec. 101. Conservation reserve program. 
Sec. 102. Wetlands reserve program. 
Sec. 103. Conservation security program. 
Sec. 104. Reauthorization of and increased enrollment authority for grassland 
reserve program. 
Sec. 105. Environmental quality incentives program. 
Sec. 106. Reauthorization of and increased funding for wildlife habitat incentive 
program. 
Sec. 107. Cooperative conservation partnership initiative. 
Sec. 108. Regional equity in funding of certain Department of Agriculture con-
servation programs. 
Sec. 109. Exclusion of payments under Department of Agriculture conservation 
programs from adjusted gross income limitation. 
Sec. 110. Reauthorization of and additional funding for agricultural manage-
ment assistance program. 
Sec. 111. Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Program. 
Sec. 112. Farmland protection and farm viability programs. 
Sec. 113. Healthy forests reserve program. 
Sec. 114. Integrated pest management initiative. 
Sec. 115. National organic certification and transition cost share program. 
Sec. 116. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. 
Sec. 117. Funding for education grants programs for Hispanic-serving institu-
tions. 
Sec. 118. Initiative to encourage greater participation by socially disadvantaged 
farmers and ranchers in conservation programs. 
TITLE II—ENERGY 
Sec. 201. Definition of biomass. 
Sec. 202. Support for development of biorefineries. 
Sec. 203. Reauthorization of energy audit and renewable energy development 
program. 
Sec. 204. Reauthorization of and increased funding for renewable energy sys-
tems and energy efficiency improvements program. 
Sec. 205. Reauthorization of Department of Agriculture bioenergy program. 
Sec. 206. Reauthorization of and increased funding for biomass research and 
development. 
Sec. 207. Reauthorization of carbon cycle research. 
TITLE III—HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES 
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Sec. 301. Reauthorization of and increased funding for community food project 
grants. 
Sec. 302. Expansion of fresh fruit and vegetable program. 
Sec. 303. Authorization level for farm-to-cafeteria activities. 
Sec. 304. Extension of WIC farmer’s market nutrition program. 
Sec. 305. Senior farmers’ market nutrition program. 
Sec. 306. Farmers’ market promotion program. 
TITLE I—CONSERVATION 
SEC. 101. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) FUNDING EXTENSION.—Section 1241(a) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) 
is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The’’ 
and inserting ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2002 
through 2013, the’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1231 
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013’’; 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)(3), by striking 
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’; and 
(D) in subsection (h)(1), by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’. 
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