Summary: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out conservation reserve program notice CRP-598 ("Voluntary Modification of Conservation Reserve Program [CRP] Contract for Critical Feed Use") pursuant to the terms and conditions of the notice to: (1) modify producer and operator conservation reserve program contracts; and (2) allow harvesting or grazing on agricultural lands enrolled in the conservation reserve program.

directs secretary agriculture carry conservation reserve program notice voluntary modification conservation reserve program crp contract critical feed use pursuant terms conditions notice modify producer operator conservation reserve program contracts allow harvesting grazing agricultural lands enrolled conservation reserve program


Summary: Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act - Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act - Requires a biotech company that sells any genetically engineered animal, plant, or seed that will be used in the United States to: (1) provide the purchaser with written notice of possible legal and environmental risks of such article's use (such disclosure shall neither relieve the company from liability, nor be construed to create purchaser liability); and (2) disclose any technology fees to the Secretary of Agriculture, and not charge fees that are higher than those outside the United States. Sets forth related contract prohibitions and limitations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify which plants are outcrossed pollinators and make such information available to affected sellers and purchasers; and (2) issue rules to require mitigation strategies for predominately outcrossed crops. Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish the best achievable resistance plan for plant-incorporated pesticides engineered to include toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); (2) revoke Bt registrations not in plan compliance; (3) reduce a pesticide's use if it is determined to be facilitating Bt-toxin resistance in pests; and (4) establish an advisory panel. Prohibits: (1) labeling seeds as non-genetically engineered if the Secretary determines such seeds contains genetically engineered material; (2) manufacture, sale, or planting of genetically engineered or chemically induced non-fertile seeds; and (3) loan discrimination against a producer who refuses to use genetically engineered plants or animals. Authorizes, with respect to violations under this Act,: (1) the Secretary to assess civil penalties; and (2) citizen civil actions against the Secretary, a federal agency, or an individual. Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2007 [sic] - States that: (1) a biotech company shall be liable to any party injured by the release of a genetically engineered organism into the environment if the injury results from such genetic engineering; and (2) liability may not be waived or otherwise avoided by contract.

genetically engineered technology farmer protection act genetically engineered crop company sells genetically engineered animal plant seed united_states provide purchaser written notice possible legal environmental risks article use disclosure shall relieve company liability construed create purchaser liability disclose technology fees secretary agriculture charge fees higher outside united_states sets forth related contract prohibitions limitations directs secretary identify plants pollinators information available affected sellers purchasers issue rules require mitigation strategies predominately crops amends federal_insecticide fungicide rodenticide_act direct administrator environmental_protection_agency epa establish best achievable resistance plan plant incorporated pesticides engineered include toxins derived revoke registrations plan compliance reduce pesticide use determined facilitating toxin resistance pests establish advisory panel prohibits labeling seeds non genetically engineered secretary determines seeds contains genetically engineered material manufacture sale planting genetically engineered chemically induced non seeds loan discrimination producer refuses use genetically engineered plants animals authorizes respect violations act secretary assess civil penalties citizen civil actions secretary federal agency individual genetically engineered organism liability act sic company shall liable party injured release genetically engineered organism environment injury results genetic engineering liability waived avoided contract


Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to: (1) municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops or raise livestock for local community sale; (2) local nongovernmental farming associations that promote community-based farming or to qualified farmers to provide technical, advisory, and other assistance for a municipally-based agricultural project; and (3) provide startup funding to agricultural producers who must diversify in order to participate in a community-supported agricultural project. Directs the Secretary to provide marketing assistance to a participating farmer who has received a lease or loan guarantee that has not been terminated to assist the farmer in marketing to community institutions, including schools, child care centers, and senior centers.

authorizes secretary agriculture grants municipalities facilitate ability local farmers grow food crops raise livestock local community sale local nongovernmental farming associations promote community based farming qualified farmers provide technical advisory assistance municipally based agricultural project provide startup funding agricultural producers diversify order participate community supported agricultural project directs secretary provide marketing assistance participating farmer received lease loan guarantee terminated assist farmer marketing community institutions including schools child care centers senior centers


Summary: (Sec. 1) Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 with respect to producers, including peanut producers, with 10 or fewer base acres to: (1) suspend a prohibition on direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments for crop year 2008; and (2) extend the 2008 signup deadline for direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments until the later of November 14, 2008, or the end of the 45-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure that no penalty is assessed against producers for failure to submit reports or comply with other program requirements as a result of compliance with the extended signup deadline. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce FY2011 amounts available for Federal Crop Insurance Corporation information management upgrades. (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act, regarding the supplemental revenue assistance program (SURE), to define: (1) "actual production on the farm" as the sum of the value of all crops raised on the farm; and (2) "normal production on the farm" as the sum of the expected revenue for all crops on the farm. Revises the definition of "disaster county" to include any farm in which the actual farm production is less than 50% of normal production. Requires the actual production on a farm for at least one crop of economic significance to be reduced by at least 10% due to disaster, adverse weather, or disaster-related conditions in order to be eligible for crop loss assistance payments. Excludes subsequently planted crops and uninsured crops in calculating the disaster assistance program guarantee. Adds provisions regarding normal and actual farm production. Removes grazing land from SURE. Funds the tree assistance program from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund. Sets forth: (1) a de minimis exception to the risk management purchase requirement; (2) a risk management purchase requirement waiver for crop year 2009; and (3) a payment limitation transition rule for crop year 2008. Makes similar amendments to the Trade Act of 1974.

sec amends energy act respect producers including peanut producers fewer base acres suspend prohibition direct payments counter cyclical payments average crop revenue election payments crop year extend deadline direct payments counter cyclical payments average crop revenue election payments later november end day period beginning date enactment act directs secretary agriculture ensure penalty assessed producers failure submit reports comply program requirements result compliance extended deadline amends federal_crop_insurance_act reduce fy2011 amounts available federal_crop_insurance_corporation information management upgrades sec amends federal_crop_insurance_act supplemental revenue assistance program sure define actual production farm sum value crops raised farm normal production farm sum expected revenue crops farm revises definition disaster county include farm actual farm production normal production requires actual production farm crop economic significance reduced disaster adverse weather disaster related conditions order eligible crop loss assistance payments excludes subsequently planted crops uninsured crops calculating disaster assistance program guarantee adds provisions normal actual farm production removes grazing land sure funds tree assistance program agricultural disaster relief trust fund sets forth minimis exception risk management purchase requirement risk management purchase requirement waiver crop year payment limitation transition rule crop year makes similar amendments trade act


Summary: Farm Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to appropriate funds for: (1) emergency financial assistance to producers on a farm that incurred qualifying natural disaster-caused quantity or quality losses for the 2008 crop; (2) certain processors in Florida for natural disaster-caused crop and other losses in 2008; (3) certain first processors of sugarcane that operate in a county affected by a natural disaster or obtain sugarcane from a county affected by a natural disaster in Louisiana; and (4) certain sugarcane growers in Texas for natural disaster-caused demurrage, storage, and transportation costs in 2008. Provides specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds for grants to state departments of agriculture for assistance to eligible catfish producers to help offset natural disaster-caused feed costs or economic losses in 2008.

farm relief act amends katrina_recovery iraq_accountability_appropriations_act appropriate funds emergency financial assistance producers farm incurred qualifying natural disaster caused quantity quality losses crop certain processors florida natural disaster caused crop losses certain processors sugarcane operate county affected natural disaster obtain sugarcane county affected natural disaster louisiana certain sugarcane growers texas natural disaster caused storage transportation costs provides specified commodity_credit_corporation funds grants state departments agriculture assistance eligible catfish producers help offset natural disaster caused feed costs economic losses


Summary: Livestock Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) payments through the 2002 livestock compensation program for qualifying livestock disaster losses due to blizzard and drought in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Oklahoma; and (2) livestock indemnity payments to producers who have incurred livestock disaster losses in 2006 or 2007, or both, including blizzard and drought losses.

livestock assistance act directs secretary agriculture provide payments livestock compensation program qualifying livestock disaster losses drought colorado kansas nebraska new_mexico oklahoma livestock indemnity payments producers incurred livestock disaster losses including drought losses


Summary: Reliable Farm Safety Net Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish permanent authority (beginning with crop year 2007) for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide disaster relief to qualifying agricultural producers who incur crop or livestock losses as a result of damaging weather or related condition in federally declared disaster areas.

establish permanent authority beginning crop year secretary agriculture provide disaster relief qualifying agricultural producers incur crop livestock losses result damaging weather related condition federally declared disaster areas


Summary: Emergency Farm Relief Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance for: (1) crop disaster assistance for qualifying quantity or quality losses (other than sugar beets) for the 2005 and/or 2006 crop due to weather or related conditions (including disease, insects, and delayed harvest); (2) dairy losses; (3) livestock assistance for 2005 and 2006 disaster-caused losses, including losses from blizzards that began in 2006 and continued into 2007; (4) livestock indemnity payments for 2005 and 2006 disaster-caused losses, including wildfires, hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, anthrax, and blizzards that began in 2006 and continued into 2007; (5) ewe lamb replacement and retention; (6) sugar beet disaster assistance for crop year 2005 or 2006; (7) sugarcane growers in Hawaii through a payment to an agricultural transportation cooperative in Hawaii; and (8) flooded crop and grazing land in the Devils Lake basin, the McHugh, Lake Laretta, and Rose Lake closed drainage areas, North Dakota. Directs the Secretary to make grants to state agriculture departments or comparable agencies in qualified states for direct economic loss payments to eligible small businesses that suffered weather-related agricultural losses in crop year 2005 or 2006. Directs the Secretary to use specified funds to carry out emergency measures under: (1) the emergency watershed protection program, including specified projects in Hawaii; (2) the emergency conservation program, including wildfire recovery efforts in Montana and other states and specified projects in Hawaii; and (3) the environmental quality incentives program, including wildfire and blizzard recovery efforts in Montana and other states. Directs the Secretary to use specified funds to hire additional county Farm Service Agency personnel to expedite the delivery of agricultural disaster and economic assistance.

emergency farm relief act directs secretary agriculture provide financial assistance crop disaster assistance qualifying quantity quality losses sugar beets crop weather related conditions including disease insects delayed harvest dairy losses livestock assistance disaster caused losses including losses blizzards began continued livestock indemnity payments disaster caused losses including wildfires hurricanes floods extreme heat blizzards began continued replacement retention sugar beet disaster assistance crop year sugarcane growers hawaii payment agricultural transportation cooperative hawaii flooded crop grazing land closed drainage areas north_dakota directs secretary grants state agriculture departments comparable agencies qualified states direct economic loss payments eligible small businesses suffered weather related agricultural losses crop year directs secretary use specified funds carry emergency measures emergency watershed protection program including specified projects hawaii emergency conservation program including wildfire recovery efforts montana states specified projects hawaii environmental quality incentives program including wildfire recovery efforts montana states directs secretary use specified funds hire additional county farm_service_agency personnel expedite delivery agricultural disaster economic assistance


Summary: Emergency Farm Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to provide assistance: (1) to producers of specialty crops in disaster counties that suffered losses in 2005 or 2006; (2) to citrus producers in disaster counties that suffered losses in 2007; (3) to producers of other specialty crops in disaster counties that suffered losses in 2007; (4) to dairy producers in disaster counties that suffered losses in 2006; and (5) for livestock indemnity payments to producers in disaster counties that incurred losses in 2006 or 2007, or both. Directs the Secretary to make grants to California for an expedited disaster assistance program to qualified small businesses that suffered losses during the 2005, 2006, or 2007 crop year as a result of weather-related agricultural losses to the California specialty crop or livestock production sectors. Directs the Secretary to provide assistance to tree or fruit and tree nut producers in disaster counties that suffered losses in 2005, 2006, or 2007, or any combination of such years. Defines "tree" to include: (1) a tree (including a Christmas tree, ornamental tree, nursery tree, and potted tree); (2) a bush (including a shrub, nursery shrub, nursery bush, ornamental bush, ornamental shrub, potted bush, and potted shrub); and (3) a vine (including a nursery vine and ornamental vine). Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide unemployment assistance and temporary mortgage rental assistance to California agricultural workers (including low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers) who are unemployed due to disasters in 2007. Directs the Secretary to provide: (1) food coupons and surplus commodities to such workers; and (2) emergency grants for California low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers who are unemployed due to disasters in 2007.

emergency farm assistance act directs secretary agriculture secretary provide assistance producers specialty crops disaster counties suffered losses citrus producers disaster counties suffered losses producers specialty crops disaster counties suffered losses dairy producers disaster counties suffered losses livestock indemnity payments producers disaster counties incurred losses directs secretary grants california expedited disaster assistance program qualified small businesses suffered losses crop year result weather related agricultural losses california specialty crop livestock production sectors directs secretary provide assistance tree fruit tree nut producers disaster counties suffered losses combination years defines tree include tree including christmas tree ornamental tree nursery tree tree bush including nursery nursery bush ornamental bush ornamental bush vine including nursery vine ornamental vine directs secretary homeland_security provide unemployment assistance temporary mortgage rental assistance california agricultural workers including low income migrant seasonal farmworkers unemployed disasters directs secretary provide food coupons surplus commodities workers emergency grants california low income migrant seasonal farmworkers unemployed disasters


Summary: Federal Milk Marketing Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from using distance or transportation costs from a location not within a marketing area as the basis for pricing Class I (fluid) milk unless such location supplies the recipient marketing area with specified quantities of milk (single base point pricing).

federal milk marketing reform act amends agricultural adjustment act prohibit secretary agriculture distance transportation costs location marketing area basis pricing class fluid milk location supplies recipient marketing area specified quantities milk single base point pricing


Summary: Rural Entrepreneur and Microenterprise Assistance Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a rural entrepreneur and microenterprise (sole proprietorship or business entity with not more than 10 full-time employees) program to help low- and moderate- income individuals acquire: (1) necessary skills to establish small rural businesses; and (2) technical and financial assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a related rural microloan program to provide technical and financial assistance to sole proprietorships and small rural businesses with a particular focus on businesses with five or fewer full-time employees.

consolidated_farm rural development act direct secretary agriculture establish rural entrepreneur microenterprise sole proprietorship business entity time employees program help low- income individuals acquire necessary skills establish small rural businesses technical financial assistance authorizes secretary carry related rural microloan program provide technical financial assistance sole small rural businesses particular focus businesses fewer time employees


Summary: Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations through FY2012 for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Specifies Commodity Credit Corporation fund amounts to be used for the Program in each of FY2008-FY2012. Makes the Secretary of Agriculture responsible for specified program administration provisions currently delegated to the President.

amends farm_security rural investment act authorize appropriations fy2012 mcgovern dole international food education child nutrition program specifies commodity_credit_corporation fund amounts program fy2008 fy2012 makes secretary agriculture responsible specified program administration provisions currently delegated president


Summary: Captive Supply Reform Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 respecting livestock producer-packer forward contracts to: (1) require the inclusion of fixed dollar amount base pricing and public bidding; (2) prohibit formula pricing; (3) limit individual contract size; and (4) exclude from the definition of "formula price" futures-based prices and base adjustments resulting from factors outside packer control.

captive supply reform act amends packers stockyards_act respecting livestock producer packer forward contracts require inclusion fixed dollar base pricing public bidding prohibit formula pricing limit individual contract size exclude definition formula price futures based prices base adjustments resulting factors outside packer control


Summary: Farming Flexibility Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, with respect to direct and counter-cyclical payments, to: (1) permit a producer to reduce a covered commodity base acreage by electing to plant such acres with fruits or vegetables for processing; (2) require such election to be made annually; and (3) provide that if a farm's base acreage is recalculated, such fruit or vegetable production shall be considered the same as the planning, prevented planting, or production of the covered commodity.

farming flexibility act amends farm security rural investment act respect direct counter cyclical payments permit producer reduce covered commodity base acreage electing plant acres fruits vegetables processing require election annually provide farm base acreage recalculated fruit vegetable production shall considered planning prevented planting production covered commodity


Summary: Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a crop insurance pilot program for experimental biofuel crops (nonpetroleum fuel source or nonpetroleum lubricant use). Amends the Farm Security and Reinvestment Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and (2) authorize the Secretary to make grants to research facilities and institutions of higher education for studies of such crops as animal feed and research on harvesting and planting techniques for such crops.

amends federal_crop_insurance_act establish crop insurance pilot program experimental biofuel crops fuel source use amends farm_security direct secretary agriculture provide loans loan guarantees producers experimental biofuel crops authorize secretary grants research facilities institutions higher education studies crops animal feed research harvesting planting techniques crops


Summary: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to make beginning farmer and rancher development grants available for energy conservation and organic and value-added alternative production. Caps annual grant amounts and permits consecutive grants to the same recipient. Sets forth grant evaluation criteria. Extends grant authority. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the new farmer individual development accounts pilot program under which: (1) an eligible participant shall deposit an agreed upon amount into an account which will be matched at 300% by the program ($9,000 annual cap); and (2) expenditures shall be used for specified farming purposes, including purchases of farmland, equipment and other assets, breeding stock, and timber, nut, or fruit trees. Revises: (1) the down payment loan program; and (2) the beginning farmer or rancher contract land sales program. Makes socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers eligible for inventory sales preferences on real property acquired by the Secretary through security servicing. Increases direct and operating agricultural loan limits. Requires the Secretary to establish a plan to transition agricultural loan borrowers to private credit sources. Increases fiscal year aggregate loan and specified set-aside levels. Makes socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers eligible for certain loan set-asides, and extends such set-aside authority. Includes among soil and water conservation grant priority recipients: (1) beginning or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and (2) owners or tenants who use the loans to convert to sustainable or organic agricultural production systems. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the conservation reserve program to permit the Secretary to modify a contract to facilitate land transition from a retired or retiring owner or operator to a beginning or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher in order to return some or all of the land into production using sustainable grazing or crop production methods. Sets forth transition options for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. Makes socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers eligible for cost sharing under the conservation security program and the environmental quality incentives program. Amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to include among "high priority research" areas of concern to beginning farmers or ranchers. Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to include farm transfer options for beginning or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers among priority grant areas. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide emphasis on risk management education for beginning, immigrant, retiring, or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.

beginning_farmer rancher opportunity act amends farm security rural investment act beginning farmer rancher development grants available energy conservation organic value added alternative production caps annual grant amounts permits consecutive grants recipient sets forth grant evaluation criteria extends grant authority amends consolidated_farm rural development act direct secretary agriculture establish new farmer individual development accounts pilot program eligible participant shall deposit agreed account matched program annual cap expenditures shall specified farming purposes including purchases farmland equipment assets breeding stock timber nut fruit trees revises payment loan program beginning farmer rancher contract land sales program makes socially disadvantaged farmers ranchers eligible inventory sales preferences real property acquired secretary security servicing increases direct operating agricultural loan limits requires secretary establish plan transition agricultural loan borrowers private credit sources increases fiscal year aggregate loan specified set aside levels makes socially disadvantaged farmers ranchers eligible certain loan set asides extends set aside authority includes soil water conservation grant priority recipients beginning socially disadvantaged farmers ranchers owners tenants use loans convert sustainable organic agricultural production systems amends food security act respect conservation reserve program permit secretary modify contract facilitate land transition retired retiring owner operator beginning socially disadvantaged farmer rancher order return land production sustainable grazing crop production methods sets forth transition options beginning socially disadvantaged farmers ranchers makes socially disadvantaged farmers ranchers eligible cost sharing conservation security program environmental quality incentives program amends competitive special facilities research grant act include high priority research areas concern beginning farmers ranchers amends education reform act include farm transfer options beginning socially disadvantaged farmers ranchers priority grant areas amends federal_crop_insurance_act provide emphasis risk management education beginning immigrant retiring socially disadvantaged farmers ranchers


Summary: Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007 - Extends and revises various agricultural programs, including programs respecting: (1) milk and dairy; (2) conservation security; (3) conservation reserve; (4) wetlands reserve; (5) environmental quality incentives; (6) farmland protection; (7) cooperative conservation partnership initiative; (8) wildlife habitat; (9) conservation loan guarantees; (10) market access; (11) food stamps; (12) farm and ranch profitability grants; (13) community forest and open space conservation; (14) healthy forests reserve; (15) biomass and renewable energy; (16) specialty crops, farmers' markets, and nutrition; (17) organic agriculture programs; (18) crop insurance; and (18) colony collapse disorder.

farm nutrition community investment act extends revises agricultural programs including programs respecting milk dairy conservation security conservation reserve wetlands reserve environmental quality incentives farmland protection cooperative conservation partnership initiative wildlife habitat conservation loan guarantees market access food stamps farm ranch profitability grants community forest open space conservation healthy forests reserve biomass renewable energy specialty crops farmers markets nutrition organic agriculture programs crop insurance colony collapse disorder


Summary: Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a decision relating to any proposed milk marketing order amendment for which a hearing is held not later than 90 days after the hearing.

amends agricultural adjustment act reenacted amendments agricultural_marketing_agreement_act require secretary agriculture issue decision relating proposed milk marketing order amendment hearing held later days hearing


Summary: Wildfire Presuppression Fuels Management Pilot Program Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend the environmental quality incentives program. Includes private land fire presuppression activities in the program. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make FY2008-FY2012 cost-share and incentive payments to contracting producers for fuels management conservation plans on private grazing land to help prevent wildfires fueled by invasive or noxious weed species, including activities relating to: (1) fuel breaks; (2) protection of wildlife habitat; (3) restoration of fire-damaged areas; and (4) conservation practices.

amends food security act extend environmental quality incentives program includes private land fire activities program directs secretary agriculture fy2008 fy2012 cost share incentive payments contracting producers fuels management conservation plans private grazing land help prevent wildfires fueled invasive noxious weed species including activities relating fuel breaks protection wildlife habitat restoration fire damaged areas conservation practices


Summary: Wheat Counter-Cyclical Payments Enhancement Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to consider national average market price variations for different classes of wheat when determining wheat producer eligibility for 2007 counter-cyclical payments. States that in calculating a separate effective price for a class of wheat the effective price shall equal the sum of: (1) the higher of the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year, or the national average loan rate during that period; and (2) the direct wheat payment rate.

farm security rural investment act authorize secretary agriculture consider national average market price variations different classes wheat determining wheat producer eligibility counter cyclical payments states calculating separate effective price class wheat effective price shall equal sum higher national average market price received producers month marketing year national average loan rate period direct wheat payment rate


Summary: Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to eliminate the requirement that forage producers must participate in the insurance pilot program or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program in order to receive crop disaster and livestock assistance.

amends katrina_recovery iraq_accountability_appropriations_act eliminate requirement forage producers participate insurance pilot program noninsured crop disaster assistance program order receive crop disaster livestock assistance


Summary: Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the dairy price support program. Amends the national dairy market loss payment program to: (1) extend the sign-up and contract duration periods; (2) replace the "Class 1 milk" definition with a "Class III milk" definition; (3) revise the payment formula (which shall include a feed adjustment factor); and (4) establish a maximum annual payment of $50,000 per dairy operation. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a national dairy options program; and (2) make nonrecourse loans available to commercial processors of cheddar cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out a milk revenue insurance pilot program under which dairy producers may elect to receive insurance against revenue loss due to natural disasters and price fluctuations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) study the economic benefits to milk producers of establishing a two-class system (fluid milk class and manufacturing grade milk class) for classifying milk under federal milk marketing orders; and (2) amend federal milk marketing orders to implement such system if it would benefit milk producers. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to eliminate pilot program status for, and extend, the dairy forward pricing program. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize rural industrial assistance loans and loan guarantees for dairy processors to invest in new equipment and technologies. Amends the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to authorize banks for cooperatives to assist dairy processing cooperatives with export activities. Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a new subtitle P, entitled the "Federal Dairy Education Loan Forgiveness Act." Directs the Secretary to carry out a dairy education loan forgiveness program under which the Secretary shall assume the obligation to repay a specified amount for one or more qualified loans made to eligible applicants. Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for mandatory reporting of specified dairy commodities.

amends farm_security rural investment act repeal dairy price support program amends national dairy market loss payment program extend sign contract duration periods replace class milk definition class iii milk definition revise payment formula shall include feed adjustment factor establish maximum annual payment dairy operation directs secretary agriculture establish national dairy options program nonrecourse loans available commercial processors cheese nonfat dry milk amends federal_crop_insurance_act direct commodity_credit_corporation carry milk revenue insurance pilot program dairy producers elect receive insurance revenue loss natural disasters price fluctuations directs secretary study economic benefits milk producers establishing class system fluid milk class manufacturing grade milk class classifying milk federal milk marketing orders amend federal milk marketing orders implement system benefit milk producers amends amended agricultural_marketing_agreement_act eliminate pilot program status extend dairy forward pricing program amends consolidated_farm rural development act authorize rural industrial assistance loans loan guarantees dairy processors invest new equipment technologies amends farm_credit_act authorize banks cooperatives assist dairy processing cooperatives export activities amends teaching policy act establish new subtitle entitled federal dairy education loan forgiveness act directs secretary carry dairy education loan forgiveness program secretary shall assume obligation repay specified qualified loans eligible applicants amends agricultural_marketing_act provide mandatory reporting specified dairy commodities


Summary: Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to base the minimum Class II milk price on the average production cost of producing all milk in the 48 contiguous states. Directs the Secretary to: (1) announce the minimum price for Class II milk by November 1 of each year, with specified price adjustment dates; (2) use the Class II milk price as the basic formula price for all federal and state milk marketing orders and all unregulated milk production areas; and (3) estimate annual milk production and domestic consumption. States that the price of Class I (fluid) milk price in all federal and state milk marketing orders and all unregulated milk production areas shall be equal to the basic formula price plus the opportunity cost of unpaid labor for producing all milk. Prohibits imposition of producer charges for the cost of hauling milk or the conversion of raw milk to manufactured products. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) milk inventory management; and (2) milk handler responsibilities. States that in the case of a federal milk order, disapproval of an amendment to the order shall not be considered disapproval of the order or of other terms of the order.

amends agricultural adjustment act reenacted amendments agricultural_marketing_agreement_act direct secretary agriculture base minimum class milk price average production cost producing milk contiguous states directs secretary announce minimum price class milk november year specified price adjustment dates use class milk price basic formula price federal state milk marketing orders unregulated milk production areas estimate annual milk production domestic consumption states price class fluid milk price federal state milk marketing orders unregulated milk production areas shall equal basic formula price plus opportunity cost unpaid labor producing milk prohibits imposition producer charges cost hauling milk conversion raw milk manufactured products sets forth provisions respecting milk inventory management milk handler responsibilities states case federal milk order disapproval amendment order shall considered disapproval order terms order


Summary: National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007 - States that: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall lead federal, state, local, tribal, and private efforts to enhance the protection of critical U.S. infrastructure and key resources, including the agriculture and food system; (2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall lead federal efforts relating to agriculture, meat, poultry, and egg food products; (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall lead federal efforts relating to other food products; and (4) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall lead federal efforts relating to drinking water and waste water.Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) a Chief Medical Officer who shall serve as the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs; and (2) the agriculture and food defense rotational expertise program.Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the position of Under Secretary for Protection, Preparedness, and Response.Directs the Secretary of HHS to coordinate the public health surveillance of zoonotic diseases. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees the national agriculture and food defense strategy; (2) carry out vulnerability assessments of the agriculture and food system; (3) implement mitigation strategies to protect critical production and processing nodes from diseases, pests, and poisonous agents; (3) ensure that combined federal, state, and local capabilities are adequate to respond to a terrorist attack, disease outbreak, or other disaster affecting the U.S. agriculture and food system; (4) assist the states with food and agriculture protection activities; and (5) establish the Food and Agriculture Government Coordinating Council.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop a national veterinary stockpile; (2) develop a national plant disease recovery system; (3) establish a National Veterinary Stockpile Advisory Committee; (4) carry out a program (Agricultural Biosecurity Corps) to develop veterinary leaders with epidemiological expertise to respond to animal agriculture threats; (5) develop a national plant diagnostic network; (6) develop a national food emergency response network; (7) develop a national animal health laboratory network; (8) identify an increased production capacity goal for the rendering industry to meet animal disposal needs following a catastrophic animal disease outbreak; and (9) conduct a study of irradiation technology use to enhance food defense capabilities. Directs the Secretaries concerned to submit an integrated food system defense budget. Directs the Administrator to provide assistance to state, local, and tribal governments in assessing, decontaminating, and recovering from an agriculture or food emergency.

defense act 2007_-_states secretary homeland_security secretary shall lead federal state local tribal private efforts enhance protection critical infrastructure key resources including agriculture food system secretary agriculture shall lead federal efforts relating agriculture meat poultry egg food products secretary health_and_human_services hhs shall lead federal efforts relating food products administrator environmental_protection_agency epa shall lead federal efforts relating drinking water waste water establishes department_of_homeland_security dhs chief medical officer shall serve assistant secretary agriculture food defense rotational expertise program establishes department_of_agriculture position secretary response directs secretary hhs coordinate public health surveillance zoonotic diseases directs secretary prepare submit appropriate congressional committees national agriculture food defense strategy carry vulnerability assessments agriculture food system implement mitigation strategies protect critical production processing diseases pests poisonous agents ensure combined federal state local capabilities adequate respond terrorist attack disease outbreak disaster affecting agriculture food system assist states food agriculture protection activities establish directs secretary agriculture develop national veterinary stockpile develop national plant disease recovery system establish carry program develop veterinary leaders epidemiological expertise respond animal agriculture threats develop national plant diagnostic network develop national food emergency response network develop national animal health laboratory network identify increased production capacity goal rendering industry meet animal disposal needs following catastrophic animal disease outbreak conduct study technology use enhance food defense capabilities directs secretaries concerned submit integrated food system defense budget directs administrator provide assistance state local tribal governments assessing recovering agriculture food emergency


Summary: Farm Safety Net Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend (through crop year 2012) and revise the counter-cyclical payment program.Makes payments available in a state for a covered commodity if the actual state revenue (as defined by this Act) for the commodity is less than the revenue counter-cyclical program guarantee (as defined by this Act) for the commodity. (Under current law, payments are provided if a commodity's effective price is less than its target price.)Provides recourse loans for covered commodities through crop year 2012.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Risk Management Agency, to identify necessary actions to ensure that federal crop insurance programs are properly rated to account for a rebalancing of risk resulting from enactment of this Act.

farm safety net improvement act amends farm security rural investment act extend crop year revise counter cyclical payment program makes payments available state covered commodity actual state revenue defined act commodity revenue counter cyclical program guarantee defined act commodity current law payments provided commodity effective price target recourse loans covered commodities crop year secretary agriculture risk_management_agency identify necessary actions ensure federal crop insurance programs properly rated account risk resulting enactment act


Summary: Harvesting Energy Act of 2007 - Extends: (1) federal procurement of biobased products; (2) biorefinery development grants; (3) the biodiesel fuel education program; (4) the energy audit and renewable energy development program; (5) the biomass research and development program; (6) assistance for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, including pyrolysis and thermochemical conversion systems; (7) cooperative research and extension projects; (8) the bioenergy program, including establishment of feedstock residue management and transition assistance programs; (9) research, extension, and educational programs on biobased technologies and products; (10) the environmental quality incentives program; and (11) high-priority research and extension initiatives.Establishes: (1) a biochar research and demonstration program; (2) a strategic biofuel feedstock reserve program; (3) a direct payment program for value-added and renewable energy enterprises; (4) a biomass feedstock pilot program; (5) biochar demonstration projects; and (6) demonstration projects for farm and rural applications of plug-in electric drive vehicles.Provides for Department of Agriculture (Department) use of flexible fuel vehicles.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, to carry out a renewable energy research and development program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a standardized protocol for market-based trading of greenhouse gas emissions reductions from soil carbon sequestration to monitor soil carbon sequestration and increases in soil carbon stocks associated with agricultural management practices; (2) provide grants to land-grant colleges and universities to develop renewable energy and value-added curricula and provide renewable energy extension services; and (3) provide grants to nonprofit organizations to educate fleet operators and the public about biodiesel and other renewable fuels.Provides for a joint Department-Department of Energy study and report on reducing the costs of producing electricity from renewable resources.

harvesting energy act extends federal procurement biobased products biorefinery development grants biodiesel fuel education program energy audit renewable energy development program biomass research development program assistance renewable energy systems energy efficiency improvements including thermochemical conversion systems cooperative research extension projects bioenergy program including establishment feedstock residue management transition assistance programs research extension educational programs biobased technologies products environmental quality incentives program high priority research extension initiatives establishes research demonstration program strategic biofuel feedstock reserve program direct payment program value added renewable energy enterprises biomass feedstock pilot program demonstration projects demonstration projects farm rural applications plug electric drive vehicles provides use flexible fuel vehicles directs secretary agriculture conjunction carry renewable energy research development program directs secretary establish standardized protocol market based trading greenhouse gas emissions reductions soil carbon sequestration monitor soil carbon sequestration increases soil carbon stocks associated agricultural management practices provide grants land grant colleges universities develop renewable energy value added curricula provide renewable energy extension services provide grants nonprofit organizations educate fleet operators public biodiesel renewable fuels provides joint study report reducing costs producing electricity renewable resources


Summary: Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to permanently reduce base acres for land that: (1) has been developed for commercial or industrial use; (2) has been subdivided and developed into multiple residential units or other nonfarming uses; or (3) is no longer intended for farm use. Includes within a producer agreement for direct or counter-cyclical payments prohibitions against the land: (1) being in residential use (including land subdivided and developed into residential units or other nonfarming uses); or (2) no longer being intended for farm use. Requires: (1) Farm Service Agency certification of an agreement; and (2) annual audits of direct and counter-cyclical payments and base acreage by the Secretary.

amends farm_security rural investment act require secretary agriculture permanently reduce base acres land developed commercial industrial use developed multiple residential units uses longer intended farm use includes producer agreement direct counter cyclical payments prohibitions land residential use including land developed residential units uses longer intended farm use requires farm service agency certification agreement annual audits direct counter cyclical payments base acreage secretary


Summary: Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from closing or relocating any Farm Service Agency (FSA) county or field office until at least one year after enactment of an omnibus law to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal years after 2007 unless such office, for 180 consecutive days during the two-year period ending on such date of enactment, had zero employees.

prohibits secretary agriculture closing relocating farm_service_agency fsa county field office year enactment omnibus law provide continuation agricultural programs fiscal years office consecutive days year period ending date enactment zero employees


Summary: Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from closing or relocating any Farm Service Agency (FSA) county or field office until at least one year after enactment of an omnibus law to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal years after 2007.

prohibits secretary agriculture closing relocating farm_service_agency fsa county field office year enactment omnibus law provide continuation agricultural programs fiscal years


Summary: Farm Savings Account Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt farm savings accounts to allow taxpayers engaged in the business of farming or ranching to use distributions from such accounts to offset operational losses in lieu of receiving, after a specified transitional period, federal subsidies to purchase crop insurance; (2) allow a tax deduction for cash contributions to such accounts; (3) specify minimum levels of contributions to, and maximum levels of distributions from, such accounts; (4) require the Secretary of Agriculture to make matching contributions to such accounts; and (5) set forth tax rules relating to account distributions, excess contributions, and prohibited transactions.

farm savings account act amends internal revenue code establish tax exempt farm savings accounts allow taxpayers engaged business farming ranching use distributions accounts offset operational losses lieu receiving specified transitional period federal subsidies purchase crop insurance allow tax deduction cash contributions accounts specify minimum levels contributions maximum levels distributions accounts require secretary agriculture matching contributions accounts set forth tax rules relating account distributions excess contributions prohibited transactions


Summary: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 - Title I: Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund - (Sec. 101) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish a program of supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. Establishes an Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund to provide payments to farmers and ranchers who suffer losses in areas declared as disaster areas by the Department of Agriculture. Authorizes payments from such Trust Fund in FY2008-FY2012 for crop disaster assistance, livestock indemnity, tree assistance, and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm raised fish.Creates a pest and disease management and disaster prevention program to conduct early pest detection and surveillance activities in coordination with state departments of agriculture.Title II: Conservation Provisions - Subtitle A: Land and Species Preservation Provisions - (Sec. 201) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit equal to the rental value of any land enrolled in the conservation reserve program established by the Food Security Act of 1985. Imposes a $750,000 annual limitation on such credit for FY2008-FY2012 and terminates such credit after FY2012. (Sec. 202) Excludes conservation reserve program payments made to recipients of social security retirement or disability payments from self employment income for purposes of determining social security employment tax liability. (Sec. 203) Makes permanent the special rule for enhanced tax deductions of contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes.(Sec. 204) Allows certain landowners whose property contains the habitat of an endangered or threatened species and who enter into a habitat protection agreement a tax credit for costs and property losses relating to habitat protection easements and restoration. Places limits on the amount of such credit for each of calendar years 2008 through 2012. Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to Congress on the effectiveness of such credit.(Sec. 205) Allows a tax deduction for expenditures related to endangered species recovery plans approved under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Sec. 206) Excludes from gross income certain payments under: (1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program authorized by the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act; (2) the Landowner Incentive Program, the State Wildlife Grants Program, and the Private Stewardship Grants Program authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956; and (3) the Forest Health Protection Program and the program related to integrated pest management authorized by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1976.(Sec. 207) Allows a new tax credit for the value of easements granted to the Secretary of Agriculture for wetlands reserve conservation and working grassland protection.Subtitle B: Timber Provisions - (Sec. 211) Provides for the issuance of tax-exempt forest conservation bonds to nonprofit organizations to acquire forests and forest lands for conservation purposes. Allows an exclusion from the gross income of such organizations of income from certain timber harvesting activities on forest and forest lands acquired with forest conservation bonds.(Sec. 212) Allows a tax deduction (available to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions) for up to 60% of gains from certain sales or exchanges of timber.(Sec. 213) Exempts deductible timber gains from the excise tax on the undistributed income of real estate investment trusts (REITs).(Sec. 214) Provides for the treatment of timber gains as qualifying REIT income and of mineral royalty income as qualifying real estate income for timber REITs.(Sec. 216) Increases to 25% the limitation on ownership of securities in a taxable REIT subsidiary by a timber REIT. (Sec. 217) Provides for a special exemption from prohibited transaction rules for sales of timber property to a nonprofit organization exclusively for conservation purposes (safe harbor rule). Title III: Energy Provisions - Subtitle A: Electricity Generation - (Sec. 301) Allows a tax credit for 30% of qualified small wind energy property expenditures to generate electricity for residential use. Limits the annual amount of such credit to $4,000.(Sec. 302) Excludes from gross income payments for easements granted to an electric utility for locating transmission lines.(Sec. 303) Provides that loans, loan guarantees, or grants under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 shall not reduce the amount of the credit for producing electricity from renewable resources. Subtitle B: Alcohol Fuel - (Sec. 311) Allows accelerated depreciation for property used solely to produce cellulosic biomass alcohol. Defines "cellulosic biomass alcohol" as any alcohol produced from any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis. (Sec. 312) Allows a new tax credit for the production of cellulosic biomass alcohol.(Sec. 313) Extends through 2012 the small ethanol production tax credit.(Sec. 314) Allows a new tax credit for the production of fossil free alcohol by a producer with a capacity of not more than 60 million gallons per year.(Sec. 315) Modifies the income and excise tax credits for ethanol blenders to reduce the amount of such credits after the production of 7.5 billion gallons of ethanol (including cellulosic ethanol).(Sec. 316) Excludes any denaturant added to alcohol from the volume measurements for purposes of the alcohol fuels tax credit. (Sec. 317) Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to extend the tariff duty on ethanol until January 1, 2011.(Sec. 318) Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose limitations and reductions on duty drawbacks of certain imported ethanol mixtures. Subtitle C: Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Fuel - (Sec. 321) Extends through 2010 the tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel (through 2012 for the small agri-biodiesel producer tax credit). Places a 60 million gallon limit on production of renewable diesel through co-processing of biomass and petroleum. Revises the definition of "agri-biodiesel" to include camelina as a biodiesel source.(Sec. 322) Includes qualified alcohol fuel and biodiesel fuel mixtures as taxable fuels for excise tax purposes. Imposes certain reporting requirements on producers of such fuel mixtures. Subtitle D: Alternative Fuel - (Sec. 331) Extends through 2010 the alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture excise tax credit and refund provisions. Includes compressed or liquefied biomass gas within the definition of alternative fuels for purposes of such credit. Allows an alternative fuel excise tax credit for aviation fuel purposes. Sets forth requirements for the alternative fuel excise tax credit relating to carbon capture.Establishes a Carbon Sequestration Capability Panel. Directs the Panel to study carbon sequestration requirements and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such study.(Sec. 332) Extends through 2010 the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures (other than for hydrogen-related property). Title IV: Agricultural Provisions - (Sec. 401) Increases to $450,000 the maximum loan limit on small issue agricultural bonds available to first-time farmers and indexes such increased amount for inflation after 2008. Eliminates the fair market value test from the definition of substantial farmland for purposes of determining eligibility for small issue bonds.(Sec. 402) Repeals the recognition of recapture income requirements for sales of single purpose agricultural or horticultural structures or any tree or vine bearing fruit or nuts eligible for a depreciation classification as 10-year property.(Sec. 403) Allows tax-free exchanges of shares in certain mutual ditch, reservoir, or irrigation companies.(Sec. 404) Allows holders of rural renaissance bonds a tax credit of 25% of the annual credit amount for such bonds as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Defines "rural renaissance bond" as any bond issued by a rural renaissance bond lender, a cooperative electric company, or a governmental entity that is used for capital expenditures for qualified projects in rural areas, including projects for water or waste treatment, distance learning or telemedicine programs, rural electric and telephone programs, and broadband access programs.Sets forth rules for bond refinancing, maturity limitations, and allocations, including a requirement that 95% of the proceeds from the sale of a rural renaissance bond be spent on qualified projects within five years from the date of a bond issuance. Terminates the authority for issuing rural renaissance bonds after 2008.(Sec. 405) Allows a retailer of agricultural products and chemicals or a manufacturer, formulator, distributor, or transporter of certain pesticides a business tax credit for 30 percent of costs for or related to the protection of such chemicals or pesticides, including employee security training and background checks, installation of security equipment, and computer network safeguards. Sets a $2 million annual limit on such credit and a per facility limitation of $100,000 (reduced by credits received for the five prior taxable years). Terminates such credit after 2012.(Sec. 406) Allows a new business tax credit for 50% of certain safety and effectiveness testing expenses for new animal drugs intended for use in a minor species.(Sec. 407) Allows accelerated depreciation (i.e., five-year recovery period) of certain machinery or equipment (other than any grain bin, cotton ginning assets, fence, or other land improvement) used in a farming business and placed in service before January 1, 2010.(Sec. 408) Permits taxpayers to elect to expense (i.e., deduct all expenses in the current taxable year) certain broadband Internet access expenditures, including installation and connection costs for subscribers in rural or underserved areas.Permits mutual or cooperative telephone companies to elect to reduce their unrelated business taxable income in any year by the amount of their broadband expenditures. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) designate census tracts identifying rural and underserved areas under this Act; and (2) prescribe regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act. Prohibits federal or state agencies from adopting regulations and ratemaking procedures that would eliminate or reduce the broadband expense deduction provided by this Act. (Sec. 409) Allows a new business tax credit for the purchase of qualified energy efficient motors that meet or exceed certain energy efficiency standards. Title V: Revenue Raising Provisions - Subtitle A: Miscellaneous Revenue Provisions - (Sec. 501) Limits the deductibility of farming losses in any taxable year to $200,000 for taxpayers receiving agriculture program payments or loans from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC).(Sec. 502) Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to revise the optional method of computing the net earnings of self-employed individuals for purposes of determining social security benefit eligibility. Replaces the numerical formula for determining benefit eligibility with an indexed calculation based on a lower limit (the amount required under the Social Security Act for a quarter of coverage) and an upper limit (150% of the lower limit).(Sec. 503) Requires the CCC, through the Secretary of Agriculture, to make an informational return setting forth any taxpayer market gain in relation to the repayment of a CCC loan.(Sec. 504) Denies nonrecognition of gain treatment for exchanges of unimproved agricultural real property for which the owner is receiving any agriculture program payments or CCC loans, unless such property is permanently retired from farm program payments.(Sec. 505) Amends the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to change the effective date applicable to leases of tax-exempt use property to foreign entities.(Sec. 506) Amends the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 to increase by 7% the estimated tax payments of certain large corporations in the third quarter of 2012.(Sec. 507) Denies nonrecognition of gain treatment for exchanges of collectibles.(Sec. 508) Revises the rule denying a tax deduction for fines and penalties paid to a government for the violation of any law to provide that no deduction shall be allowed for any fine or penalty paid (whether by suit, agreement, or otherwise) to, or at the direction of, a government or nongovernmental regulatory entity for a violation of law or for the investigation or inquiry by such government or entity into a potential violation of any law.Allows exceptions to the general rule of nondeductibility for: (1) certain restitution payments or payments required to come into compliance with law; (2) court-ordered payments not involving a government or nongovernmental regulatory entity; and (3) amounts paid or incurred as taxes due.Requires governmental agencies involved in a settlement with a taxpayer to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and the taxpayer information about such settlement, including the amount of the settlement, the amount paid as restitution or remediation of property, and the amount paid to come into compliance with law.(Sec. 509) Increases penalties for failing to file correct information returns, failing to provide correct payee information, and failing to comply with other information reporting requirements. Subtitle B: Economic Substance Doctrine - (Sec. 511) Sets forth rules for the application of the economic substance doctrine to transactions affecting tax liability. Deems a transaction to have economic substance if it changes in a meaningful way a taxpayer's economic position and there is a substantial non-tax purpose for a taxpayer entering into such transaction.(Sec. 512) Provides for an penalty of 30% of any understatement of tax attributable to transactions lacking economic substance. Reduces such penalty to 20% if facts relevant to such transactions are adequately disclosed in a tax return. (Sec. 513) Denies a tax deduction for interest on underpayments of tax attributable to transactions lacking economic substance.

habitat harvest horticulture act title supplemental agricultural disaster assistance agricultural disaster relief trust fund sec amends trade act establish program supplemental agricultural disaster assistance establishes agriculture disaster relief trust fund provide payments farmers ranchers suffer losses areas declared disaster areas department_of_agriculture authorizes payments trust fund fy2008 fy2012 crop disaster assistance livestock indemnity tree assistance emergency assistance livestock honey bees farm raised fish creates pest disease management disaster prevention program conduct early pest detection surveillance activities coordination state departments agriculture title conservation provisions subtitle land species preservation provisions sec amends internal revenue code allow tax credit equal rental value land enrolled conservation reserve program established food security act imposes annual limitation credit fy2008 fy2012 terminates credit fy2012 sec excludes conservation reserve program payments recipients social security retirement disability payments self employment income purposes determining social security employment tax liability sec makes permanent special rule enhanced tax deductions contributions capital gain real property conservation allows certain landowners property contains habitat endangered threatened species enter habitat protection agreement tax credit costs property losses relating habitat protection easements restoration places limits credit calendar years directs comptroller_general_of_the_united_states study report congress effectiveness allows tax deduction expenditures related endangered species recovery plans approved endangered species act sec excludes gross income certain payments partners authorized partners fish wildlife act authorized fish wildlife act program related integrated pest management authorized cooperative_forestry_assistance_act allows new tax credit value easements granted secretary agriculture wetlands reserve conservation working grassland protection subtitle timber provisions sec provides issuance tax exempt forest conservation bonds nonprofit organizations acquire forests forest lands conservation purposes allows exclusion gross income organizations income certain timber harvesting activities forest forest lands acquired forest conservation allows tax deduction available taxpayers itemize deductions gains certain sales exchanges exempts deductible timber gains excise tax undistributed income real estate investment trusts provides treatment timber gains qualifying reit income mineral royalty income qualifying real estate income timber increases limitation ownership securities taxable reit subsidiary timber reit sec provides special exemption prohibited transaction rules sales timber property nonprofit organization exclusively conservation purposes safe harbor rule title iii energy provisions subtitle electricity generation sec allows tax credit qualified small wind energy property expenditures generate electricity residential use limits annual credit excludes gross income payments easements granted electric utility locating transmission provides loans loan guarantees grants farm_security rural investment act shall reduce credit producing electricity renewable resources subtitle alcohol fuel sec allows accelerated depreciation property solely produce cellulosic biomass alcohol defines cellulosic biomass alcohol alcohol produced lignocellulosic hemicellulosic matter available renewable recurring basis sec allows new tax credit production cellulosic biomass extends small ethanol production tax allows new tax credit production fossil free alcohol producer capacity million gallons modifies income excise tax credits ethanol blenders reduce credits production billion gallons ethanol including cellulosic excludes added alcohol volume measurements purposes alcohol fuels tax credit sec amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states extend tariff duty ethanol january amends tariff act impose limitations reductions duty certain imported ethanol mixtures subtitle biodiesel renewable diesel fuel sec extends tax credit biodiesel renewable diesel fuel small biodiesel producer tax credit places million gallon limit production renewable diesel processing biomass petroleum revises definition biodiesel include biodiesel includes qualified alcohol fuel biodiesel fuel mixtures taxable fuels excise tax purposes imposes certain reporting requirements producers fuel mixtures subtitle alternative fuel sec extends alternative fuel alternative fuel mixture excise tax credit refund provisions includes compressed liquefied biomass gas definition alternative fuels purposes credit allows alternative fuel excise tax credit aviation fuel purposes sets forth requirements alternative fuel excise tax credit relating carbon capture directs panel study carbon sequestration requirements report secretary treasury congress extends tax credit alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures hydrogen related property title sec increases maximum loan limit small issue agricultural bonds available time farmers indexes increased inflation eliminates fair market value test definition substantial farmland purposes determining eligibility small issue repeals recognition recapture income requirements sales single purpose agricultural structures tree vine bearing fruit nuts eligible depreciation classification year allows tax free exchanges shares certain mutual ditch reservoir irrigation allows holders rural bonds tax credit annual credit bonds determined secretary treasury defines rural bond bond issued rural bond lender cooperative electric company governmental entity capital expenditures qualified projects rural areas including projects water waste treatment distance learning telemedicine programs rural electric telephone programs broadband access programs sets forth rules bond refinancing maturity limitations allocations including requirement proceeds sale rural bond spent qualified projects years date bond issuance terminates authority issuing rural bonds allows retailer agricultural products chemicals manufacturer distributor certain pesticides business tax credit percent costs related protection chemicals pesticides including employee security training background checks installation security equipment computer network safeguards sets million annual limit credit facility limitation reduced credits received prior taxable years terminates credit allows new business tax credit certain safety effectiveness testing expenses new animal drugs intended use minor allows accelerated depreciation year recovery period certain machinery equipment grain bin cotton assets fence land improvement farming business placed service january permits taxpayers elect expense deduct expenses current taxable year certain broadband internet access expenditures including installation connection costs subscribers rural underserved areas permits mutual cooperative telephone companies elect reduce unrelated business taxable income year broadband expenditures directs secretary treasury designate census tracts identifying rural underserved areas act prescribe regulations carrying purposes act prohibits federal state agencies adopting regulations ratemaking procedures eliminate reduce broadband expense deduction provided act sec allows new business tax credit purchase qualified energy efficient motors meet exceed certain energy efficiency standards title revenue raising provisions subtitle miscellaneous revenue provisions sec limits deductibility farming losses taxable year taxpayers receiving agriculture program payments loans amends internal revenue code title old age survivors disability insurance social security act revise optional method computing net earnings self employed individuals purposes determining social security benefit eligibility replaces numerical formula determining benefit eligibility indexed calculation based lower limit required social security act quarter coverage upper limit lower requires ccc secretary agriculture informational return setting forth taxpayer market gain relation repayment ccc denies nonrecognition gain treatment exchanges agricultural real property owner receiving agriculture program payments ccc loans property permanently retired farm program amends american_jobs_creation_act change effective date applicable leases tax exempt use property foreign amends tax_increase_prevention_and_reconciliation_act increase estimated tax payments certain large corporations quarter denies nonrecognition gain treatment exchanges revises rule denying tax deduction fines penalties paid government violation law provide deduction shall allowed fine penalty paid suit agreement direction government nongovernmental regulatory entity violation law investigation inquiry government entity potential violation law allows exceptions general rule certain restitution payments payments required come compliance law court ordered payments involving government nongovernmental regulatory entity amounts paid incurred taxes requires governmental agencies involved settlement taxpayer report secretary treasury taxpayer information settlement including settlement paid restitution remediation property paid come compliance increases penalties failing file correct information returns failing provide correct payee information failing comply information reporting requirements subtitle economic substance doctrine sec sets forth rules application economic substance doctrine transactions affecting tax liability deems transaction economic substance changes meaningful way taxpayer economic position substantial non tax purpose taxpayer entering provides penalty understatement tax attributable transactions lacking economic substance reduces penalty facts relevant transactions adequately disclosed tax return sec denies tax deduction interest underpayments tax attributable transactions lacking economic substance


Summary: Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Revises agricultural and related programs and provisions respecting: (1) producer income; (2) conservation; (3) trade; (4) nutrition; (5) credit; (6) rural development and investment; (7) research and related matters; (8) forestry; (9) energy; (10) livestock marketing; and (11) agricultural security.

revises agricultural related programs provisions respecting producer income conservation trade nutrition credit rural development investment research related matters forestry energy livestock marketing agricultural security


Summary: Farmer Red Tape Reduction Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to require that each agency publish in the Federal Register a biennial agricultural regulatory flexibility agenda that shall: (1) describe the subject area of any proposed rule that is likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities; (2) provide a summary of, the legal basis for, and an approximate schedule for completing action on a rule under consideration; and (3) provide the name and telephone number of an agency official who is knowledgeable concerning the rule. Authorizes an agricultural entity that is adversely affected by a final agency action to seek judicial review. Establishes within the Department of Agriculture an Office of Advocacy of the Department of Agriculture.

farmer red tape reduction act amends require agency publish federal_register biennial agricultural regulatory flexibility agenda shall describe subject area proposed rule likely significant economic impact substantial number agricultural entities provide summary legal basis approximate schedule completing action rule consideration provide telephone number agency official knowledgeable concerning rule authorizes agricultural entity adversely affected final agency action seek judicial review establishes


Summary: Extends: (1) with specified exceptions, agricultural programs under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 until April 18, 2008; and (2) the farmland protection program, the ground and surface water conservation program, and the wildlife habitat incentives program. Suspends permanent price support authorities through April 18, 2008.

extends specified exceptions agricultural programs farm_security rural investment act april farmland protection program ground surface water conservation program wildlife habitat incentives program suspends permanent price support authorities april


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels between May 26, 2008, and September 1, 2008. Provides for reimbursement from the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund for any reduction in Trust Fund receipts resulting from such suspension. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) consumers immediately receive the benefit of the reduction in taxes resulting from the suspension of gasoline excise taxes; and (2) transportation motor fuels producers and other dealers take necessary actions to reduce fuel prices to reflect such reduction in taxes. Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to monitor oil, diesel, and gasoline markets to: (1) ensure that consumers receive the benefit resulting from the suspension of taxes; and (2) prevent price gouging and market manipulation. Imposes in taxable years beginning in 2008 an excise fee of 50% of the excess profit of integrated oil companies and other producers or refiners of crude oil with gross receipts exceeding $1 billion. Defines "excess profit" for purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Energy to suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the royalty-in-kind program or any other acquisition method until December 31, 2008. Permits an earlier resumption of petroleum acquisition for periods when the weighted average price of petroleum is $75 or less per barrel.

amends internal revenue code suspend excise taxes gasoline diesel fuels september provides reimbursement treasury highway_trust_fund reduction trust_fund receipts resulting suspension expresses sense congress consumers immediately receive benefit reduction taxes resulting suspension gasoline excise taxes transportation motor fuels producers dealers necessary actions reduce fuel prices reflect reduction taxes directs federal_trade_commission ftc commodity_futures_trading_commission cftc monitor oil diesel gasoline markets ensure consumers receive benefit resulting suspension taxes prevent price gouging market manipulation imposes taxable years beginning excise fee excess profit integrated oil companies producers refiners crude oil gross receipts exceeding billion defines excess profit purposes act directs secretary energy suspend acquisition petroleum strategic_petroleum_reserve royalty kind program acquisition method december permits earlier resumption petroleum acquisition periods weighted average price petroleum barrel


Summary: Accelerating Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas emission.

accelerating carbon capture sequestration act amends internal revenue code allow business related tax credit capture sequestration carbon dioxide released atmosphere greenhouse gas emission


Summary: Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to increase to a maximum of $50,000 the civil penalty for a violation of the Act primarily directed toward or committed against a senior (age 62 or older). Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure that guideline offense levels and enhancements appropriately punish criminal violations of the securities laws against seniors.

senior investor protections enhancement act amends securities act securities_exchange_act investment company act investment advisers act increase maximum civil penalty violation act primarily directed committed senior age older directs united_states_sentencing_commission review amend federal sentencing guidelines policy statements ensure guideline offense levels enhancements appropriately punish criminal violations securities laws seniors


Summary: Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make advance supplemental revenue assistance payments of not less than 50% of a farm's projected revenue losses.

amends federal_crop_insurance_act trade act authorize secretary agriculture advance supplemental revenue assistance payments farm projected revenue losses


Summary: Small Marine Business and Fishing Guide Relief Act of 2008 - Waives biometric transportation security card requirements for certain small business merchant mariners.

fishing guide relief act waives biometric transportation security card requirements certain small business merchant mariners


Summary: Farm Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to appropriate funds for: (1) emergency financial assistance to producers on a farm that incurred qualifying natural disaster-caused quantity or quality losses for the 2008 crop; (2) certain processors in Florida for natural disaster-caused crop and other losses in 2008; (3) certain first processors of sugarcane that operate in a county affected by a natural disaster or obtain sugarcane from a county affected by a natural disaster in Louisiana; and (4) certain sugarcane growers in Texas for natural disaster-caused demurrage, storage, and transportation costs in 2008. Provides specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds for grants to state departments of agriculture for assistance to eligible catfish producers to help offset natural disaster-caused feed costs or economic losses in 2008.

farm relief act amends katrina_recovery iraq_accountability_appropriations_act appropriate funds emergency financial assistance producers farm incurred qualifying natural disaster caused quantity quality losses crop certain processors florida natural disaster caused crop losses certain processors sugarcane operate county affected natural disaster obtain sugarcane county affected natural disaster louisiana certain sugarcane growers texas natural disaster caused storage transportation costs provides specified commodity_credit_corporation funds grants state departments agriculture assistance eligible catfish producers help offset natural disaster caused feed costs economic losses


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the issuance of tax-exempt small issue bonds to finance the purchase of property or land used primarily for the processing of agricultural products.

amends internal revenue code allow issuance tax exempt small issue bonds finance purchase property land primarily processing agricultural products


Summary: Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to deem as adulterated food that is: (1) produced on land on which sewage sludge was applied; (2) derived from poultry that were raised, or that consumed animal feed produced, on such land; and (3) derived from livestock that grazed, or consumed animal feed produced, on such land. Permits exceptions if: (1) the application of sewage sludge ended more than one year before producing food, raising poultry, producing animal feed, or grazing livestock; (2) the food labeling includes notice that the product was produced on such land; or (3) a sign providing such notice is posted in close proximity to the product for those foods generally offered for sale without labeling. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the prohibition on the use of sewage sludge in organic food production under the National Organic Program of the Department of Agriculture.

sewage sludge cosmetic act egg_products_inspection_act federal_meat_inspection_act poultry_products_inspection_act deem adulterated food produced land sewage sludge applied derived poultry raised consumed animal feed produced land derived livestock grazed consumed animal feed produced land permits exceptions application sewage sludge ended year producing food raising poultry producing animal feed grazing livestock food labeling includes notice product produced land sign providing notice posted close proximity product foods generally offered sale labeling states act shall construed modify prohibition use sewage sludge organic food production


Summary: Farming Flexibility Act of 2009 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to limit the pilot project permitting the planting of cucumbers, green peas, lima beans, pumpkins, snap beans, sweet corn, and tomatoes grown for processing on base acres to crop year 2009. (Under current law such pilot program is authorized through crop year 2012.) Provides that: (1) as of crop year 2010 producers on a farm may reduce the base acres for any covered commodity if such acres are used for the production of fruits or vegetables for processing; (2) such acres devoted to fruits or vegetables shall be included in base acres for the covered commodity for the subsequent crop year unless the producers on the farm make the election to produce fruits and vegetables for the subsequent crop year; and (3) if a farm's base acres are recalculated the production of fruits or vegetables shall be considered to be the same as the planting, prevented planting, or production of the covered commodity.

farming flexibility act amends energy act limit pilot project permitting planting green peas beans snap beans sweet corn grown processing base acres crop year current law pilot program authorized crop year provides crop year producers farm reduce base acres covered commodity acres production fruits vegetables processing acres devoted fruits vegetables shall included base acres covered commodity subsequent crop year producers farm election produce fruits vegetables subsequent crop year farm base acres recalculated production fruits vegetables shall considered planting prevented planting production covered commodity


Summary: Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require: (1) certification of any food safety laboratory or a sampling service that is analyzing, testing, or collecting samples of imported food; and (2) such laboratories or services to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the results of all tests conducted on behalf of an importer.Sets forth civil penalties for: (1) an importer that knowingly engages in the falsification of test results submitted to the Secretary; and (2) a laboratory or service that knowingly submits false test results to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to establish a certification program to ensure that imported food meets the food safety standards applied to food produced in the United States.Prohibits food from being permitted entry into the United States from a foreign facility in a foreign country unless there are certifications from the facility and country, except if the certification is not needed for the Secretary's evaluation of whether the facility's or country's standards are at least equivalent to standards applicable to food produced in the United States.Sets forth certification requirements for foreign countries.Requires the Secretary to develop and maintain websites on: (1) food safety issues; and (2) the development of school curricula regarding food safety issues.Establishes whistle-blower's protections.Revises the definition of "responsible party" to include an establishment that analyzes or tests samples of food for consumption in the United to States to ensure its safety. Requires a responsible party to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within 24 hours about test results that suggest that an article of food is reportable food, irrespective of whether the party subsequently determines that such article isn't reportable food.Authorizes the Secretary to request and, in the absence of voluntary compliance, to order an establishment to recall food that has been distributed and that presents a risk of illness, injury, or gross consumer deception when necessary to protect the public health.

food safe act amends cosmetic act require certification food safety laboratory sampling service analyzing testing collecting samples imported food laboratories services submit secretary health_and_human_services results tests conducted behalf importer sets forth civil penalties importer knowingly engages falsification test results submitted secretary laboratory service knowingly submits false test results secretary requires secretary establish certification program ensure imported food meets food safety standards applied food produced united_states prohibits food permitted entry united_states foreign facility foreign country certifications facility country certification needed secretary evaluation facility country standards equivalent standards applicable food produced united_states sets forth certification requirements foreign countries requires secretary develop maintain websites food safety issues development school curricula food safety issues establishes whistle blower protections revises definition responsible party include establishment analyzes tests samples food consumption united states ensure safety requires responsible party notify food_and_drug_administration fda hours test results suggest article food reportable food irrespective party subsequently determines article reportable food authorizes secretary request absence voluntary compliance order establishment recall food distributed presents risk illness injury gross consumer deception necessary protect public health


Summary: Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 to reauthorize appropriations for the Select Agent Program, which lists and controls biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety. Requires appropriate training of individuals handling or using such agents and toxins. Includes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) among the federal agencies limited in the disclosure of information related to listed agents or toxins.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to review and make recommendations for improving the Select Agent Program.Sets forth additional factors that the Secretary must consider in determining whether to list an agent or toxin, including whether the agent or toxin is endemic to the United States.Requires the Secretary to issue guidance on inventorying and monitoring listed biological agents.Directs the Attorney General to issue guidance regarding the scope of the statutory definition of "variola virus." Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop guidelines for how laboratories and laboratory personnel that do not regularly test for listed agents and toxins may be rapidly accessed and utilized during emergencies; and (2) evaluate national needs of, and oversight of, high containment biological laboratories.Provides for the development of minimum standards for laboratory biosafety and biosecurity training for relevant personnel of high containment biological laboratories.Requires the Secretary to establish a Biological Laboratory Incident Reporting System.

amends public_health_service_act reauthorize appropriations lists controls biological agents toxins potential pose severe threat public health safety requires appropriate training individuals handling agents toxins includes department_of_homeland_security dhs federal agencies limited disclosure information related listed agents toxins requires secretary health_and_human_services contract national_academy_of_sciences review recommendations improving sets forth additional factors secretary consider determining list agent toxin including agent toxin united_states requires secretary issue guidance inventorying monitoring listed biological agents directs attorney general issue guidance scope statutory definition virus requires secretary develop guidelines laboratories laboratory personnel regularly test listed agents toxins rapidly accessed utilized emergencies evaluate national needs oversight high containment biological laboratories provides development minimum standards laboratory biosafety biosecurity training relevant personnel high containment biological laboratories requires secretary establish biological laboratory incident reporting system


Summary: Family Farm Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of qualified farmland development rights to a tax-exempt conservation organization. Defines "qualified farmland development rights" as a restriction limiting farmland to use as a farm for farming purposes or for exclusively conservation purposes.

amends internal revenue code exclude gross income gain sale exchange qualified farmland development rights tax exempt conservation organization defines qualified farmland development rights restriction limiting farmland use farm farming purposes exclusively conservation purposes