Sec. 102. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

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## SEC. 102 EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS ###

(a)Extension **[**[7 U.S.C. 9001 note](/us/usc/t7/s9001)**]** Except as otherwise provided in this section and the amendments made by this section, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities (including any limitations on the authorities) provided by each provision of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4490) and each provision of law amended by that Act (and for mandatory programs at such funding levels), as in effect on September 30, 2023, shall continue, and the authorities shall be carried out, until the later of— ####

(1)September 30, 2024; or ####

(2)the date specified in the provision of that Act or the provision of law amended by that Act. ###

(b)Discretionary Programs Programs carried out using the authorities described in subsection

(a)that are funded by discretionary appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c))) shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. ###

(c)Commodity Programs ####

(1)In general The provisions of law applicable to a covered commodity (as defined in section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011)), a loan commodity (as defined in section 1201 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9031)), sugarcane, or sugar beets for the 2023 crop year pursuant to title I of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.) and each amendment made by subtitle C of title I of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4511) shall be applicable to the 2024 crop year for that covered commodity, loan commodity, sugarcane, or sugar beets. ####

(2)Dairy #####

(A)Base production history adjustment for participating dairy operations with production of less than 5,000,000 pounds Section 1405(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055(a)) is amended— ######

(i)in paragraph (1), by inserting “paragraph

(4)and” before “subsection (b)”; and ######

(ii)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) Base production history adjustment for participating dairy operations with production of less than 5,000,000 pounds > > > ##### “(A) In general > > If the amount determined under paragraph

(1)is less than 5,000,000 pounds, the production history of the dairy operation for dairy margin coverage shall be equal to— > > > ###### “(i) > > the amount determined under paragraph (1); plus > > > ###### “(ii) > > 75 percent of the amount described in subparagraph (B). > > > ##### “(B) Amount > > The amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) is, with respect to a dairy operation, the amount equal to— > > > ###### “(i) > > the production volume of such dairy operation for the 2019 milk marketing year; minus > > > ###### “(ii) > > the amount determined under paragraph (1).” > . #####

(B)Dairy margin coverage ######

(i)Duration Section 1409 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9059) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”. ######

(ii)Availability of premium discount **[**[7 U.S.C. 9057 note](/us/usc/t7/s9057)**]** With respect to coverage for calendar year 2024, section 1407(g) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(g)) shall only apply to a participating dairy operation with respect to which the premium was reduced in accordance with that section for calendar year 2023. #####

(C)Dairy forward pricing program Section 1502(e)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8772(e)(2)) is amended by striking “2026” and inserting “2027”. ####

(3)Extension of payment amount Section 1116(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9016(d)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “2018” and inserting “2024”. ####

(4)Suspension of permanent price support authorities **[**[7 U.S.C. 9092 note](/us/usc/t7/s9092)**]** The provisions of law specified in— #####

(A)subsections

(a)and

(b)of section 1602 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9092)— ######

(i)shall not be applicable to the 2024 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 1111 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9011)), cotton, and sugar; and ######

(ii)shall not be applicable to milk through December 31, 2024; and #####

(B)section 1602(c) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 9092(c)) shall not be applicable to the crops of wheat planted for harvest in calendar year 2024. ###

(d)Other Programs ####

(1)Conservation #####

(A)Grassroots source water protection program Section 1240O(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2(b)(3)) is amended— ######

(i)by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; ######

(ii)by striking “ use $5,000,000 ” and inserting the following: > “use— > > > ##### “(A) > > $5,000,000” > ; and ######

(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) > > $1,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2024, to remain available until expended.” > . #####

(B)Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-5(f)(1)) is amended— ######

(i)by striking “and” after “2018,”; and ######

(ii)by inserting “, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024” before the period at the end. #####

(C)Feral swine eradication and control pilot program Section 2408(g)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 8351 note; Public Law 115-334) is amended by inserting “and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2024” before the period at the end. ####

(2)Trade Section 302(h)(2) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1(h)(2)) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”. ####

(3)Nutrition Section 203D(d)(5) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7507(d)(5)) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”. ####

(4)Rural economic development program Section 313B(e)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-2(e)(2)) is amended by striking “and 2023” and inserting “through 2024”. ####

(5)Research #####

(A)Scholarships for students Section 1446 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a) is amended— ######

(i)in subsection (a)(3), by striking “three” and inserting “4”; and ######

(ii)in subsection (b)(1)— ######

(I)by striking “ Of ” and inserting the following: > > ##### “(A) Funding > > Of” > ; and ######

(II)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) Additional funding > > Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.” > . #####

(B)Urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production research, education, and extension initiative Section 1672E(d)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925g(d)(1)) is amended— ######

(i)by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; ######

(ii)by striking “ section $10,000,000 ” and inserting the following: > “section— > > > ##### “(A) > > $10,000,000” > ; and ######

(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(B) > > $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until expended.” > . #####

(C)Foundation for food and agriculture research Section 7601(g)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939(g)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(iii) Additional funding > > Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this clause, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to the Foundation to carry out this section $37,000,000, to remain available until expended.” > . #####

(D)Grazinglands research laboratory Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2019; 132 Stat. 4817) shall be applied by substituting “the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2024” for “the 15-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act”. ####

(6)Energy #####

(A)Biobased markets program Section 9002(k)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(1)) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”. #####

(B)Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels Section 9005(g)(1)(F) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(g)(1)(F)) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”. #####

(C)Feedstock flexibility program Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) is amended in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) by striking “2023” each place it appears and inserting “2024”. ####

(7)Horticulture #####

(A)Organic production and market data initiatives Section 7407(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(1)) is amended— ######

(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end; ######

(ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ######

(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) > > $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.” > . #####

(B)Modernization and improvement of international trade technology systems and data collection Section 2123(c)(4) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(c)(4)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024” after “2019”. #####

(C)National organic certification cost-share program Section 10606(d)(1)(C) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(d)(1)(C)) is amended by striking “and 2023” and inserting “through 2024”. #####

(D)Multiple crop and pesticide use survey Section 10109(c)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334; 132 Stat. 4906) is amended by inserting “and $100,000 for fiscal year 2024” after “2019”. ####

(8)Miscellaneous #####

(A)Pima agriculture cotton trust fund Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 113-79) is amended— ######

(i)in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”; and ######

(ii)in subsection (h), by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”. #####

(B)Agriculture wool apparel manufacturers trust fund Section 12315 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-79) is amended by striking “2023” each place it appears and inserting “2024”. #####

(C)Wool research and promotion Section 12316(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 113-79) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”. #####

(D)Emergency citrus disease research and development trust fund Section 12605(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7632 note; Public Law 115-334) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2024”. #####

(E)Sheep production and marketing grant program Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)) is amended by inserting “and $400,000 for fiscal year 2024,” after “2019,”. ####

(9)Exceptions **[**[7 U.S.C. 9001 note](/us/usc/t7/s9001)**]** Subsection

(a)shall not apply with respect to mandatory funding under the following provisions of law: #####

(A)Section 1614(c)(4) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(c)(4)). #####

(B)Subparagraphs

(A)and

(B)of section 1241(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(1)). ###

(e)Reports ####

(1)In general Subject to paragraph (2), any requirement under a provision of law described in subsection

(a)to submit a report on a recurring basis, and the final report under which was required to be submitted during fiscal year 2023, shall continue, and the requirement shall be carried out, on the same recurring basis, until the later of the dates specified in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of that subsection. ####

(2)Appropriations required If discretionary appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c))) are required to carry out a reporting requirement described in paragraph (1), the application of that paragraph to that reporting requirement shall be subject to the availability of appropriations. ###

(f)Rescission Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under section 9003(g)(1)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103(g)(1)(A)), $177,350,000 is rescinded. ###

(g)Effective Date **[**[7 U.S.C. 9001 note](/us/usc/t7/s9001)**]** This section and the amendments made by this section (except subsection

(f)and the amendments made by subparagraphs

(A)and

(C)of subsection (d)(5)) shall be applied and administered as if this section and those amendments had been enacted on September 30, 2023. # TITLE II HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ## Subtitle A Public Health Extenders

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