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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4775 
To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending 
programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
until after implementing legislation for the Doha Development Round 
of World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into law, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2006 
Mr. THORNBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To extend all of the authorizations of appropriations and 
direct spending programs of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 until after implementing 
legislation for the Doha Development Round of World 
Trade Organization negotiations is enacted into law, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002 PENDING COMPLE-
TION OF DOHA TRADE ROUND. 
(a) COMMODITY PROGRAMS.— 
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(1) EXTENSION.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), 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.) and 
every reference in an amendment made by such title 
to the ‘‘2007 crop year’’ or the ‘‘2007 crop’’ of a 
commodity shall be deemed to mean the crop year 
or crop of the commodity that is the first full crop 
year or crop immediately following the date on which 
legislation transmitted by the President to imple-
ment the agreement of the Doha Development 
Round of World Trade Organization negotiations is 
enacted into law. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The extensions authorized 
in paragraph (1) shall not apply to sections 1208(a), 
1307(a)(6), and 1502 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7938(a), 
7957(a)(6), 7982). 
(3) SPECIAL
RULES.—Reference to July 31, 
2008, or December 31, 2007, in title I of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) shall be deemed to mean July 
31 or December 31, respectively, of the second full 
year immediately following the date on which legisla-
tion transmitted by the President to implement the 
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agreement of the Doha Development Round of 
World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted 
into law, as follows: 
(A) In the case of July 31, 2008, sections 
1204(e)(1) and 1207(a) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
7934(e)(1), 7937(a)). 
(B) In the case of December 31, 2007, sec-
tions 1501(a) and 1602(a) of that Act (7 
U.S.C. 7981(a), 7992(a)). 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘commodity’’ means— 
(A) a covered commodity, loan commodity, 
and extra long staple cotton, as defined in sec-
tion 1001 of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901); and 
(B) peanuts, milk, sugar, high moisture 
feed grains, seed cotton, hay, silage, and 
unshorn pelts. 
(b) OTHER DIRECT SPENDING PROGRAMS AND AU-
THORITIES.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—In the case of every program 
and authority funded by direct spending that was es-
tablished or amended by the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
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171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.), other than commodities 
and programs covered by subsection (a), every ref-
erence to 2007 shall be deemed to mean the first full 
year immediately following the date on which legisla-
tion transmitted by the President to implement the 
agreement of the Doha Development Round of 
World Trade Organization negotiations is enacted 
into law. 
(2) SPECIAL RULES.—Any funding level, acre-
age level, or tonnage level applicable to a program 
or authority referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
deemed to apply to the program of authority until 
September 30 of the first full year immediately fol-
lowing the date on which legislation transmitted by 
the President to implement the agreement of the 
Doha Development Round of World Trade Organiza-
tion negotiations is enacted into law. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘direct spending’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
900(c)(8)). 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Every authorization of appropriations contained 
in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
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(Public Law 107–171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) or contained 
in an amendment made by such Act, regardless of the date 
on which the authorization of appropriations would other-
wise expire, shall be deemed to expire on the cor-
responding day and month of the first full year imme-
diately following the date on which legislation transmitted 
by the President to implement the agreement of the Doha 
Development Round of World Trade Organization negotia-
tions is enacted into law. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In subsections (b) and (c), the 
term ‘‘year’’ means either a fiscal year or calendar year, 
as applicable. 
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