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7 U.S.C. § 5001 to 5007 (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 5001 to 5007. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Sections 5001 to 5007 were omitted pursuant to section 5007 which provided that this chapter and the National Commission on Agriculture and Rural Development Policy established by this chapter terminated 5 years after Dec. 23, 1985.
Section 5001, Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1722, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1637; Pub. L. 100–71, title V, § 519(a)(2), July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 475, defined “Commission”, “Governor”, and “State”.
Section 5002, Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1723, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1637; Pub. L. 100–71, title V, § 519(a)(2), July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 475, provided for establishment of the Commission, appointment of its members by President, election of Chairman, and meetings of the Commission.
Section 5003, Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1724, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1638, related to studies to be conducted by the Commission.
Section 5004, Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1725, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1639, provided for annual reports to President and Congress.
Section 5005, Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1726, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1639, provided for administrative operations of the Commission, member compensation, appointment and compensation of director and staff, and maintenance of records.
Section 5006, Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1727, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1640, authorized appropriations to carry out chapter.
Section 5007, Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1728, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1640, provided that this chapter and the Commission terminate five years after Dec. 23, 1985.
heading: Short Title
text: Section 1721 of subtitle C (§§ 1721–1728) of title XVII of Pub. L. 99–198, as amended by Pub. L. 100–71, title V, § 519(a)(1), July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 475, provided that this subtitle, which enacted this chapter, could be cited as the “National Commission on Agriculture and Rural Development Policy Act of 1985”.
7 U.S.C. § 5102 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5102. Matching grants to States
(a) Matching grants
Within 60 days after the Secretary certifies the State as a qualifying State under section 5101(b) of this title, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to the State, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, for the operation and administration of the mediation program.
(b) Amount of grant
(1) In general
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall pay to a State under subsection (a) of this section not more than 70 percent of the cost of the operation and administration of the mediation program within the State.
(2) Maximum amount
The Secretary shall not pay more than $500,000 per year to a single State under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Use of grant
(1) In general
Each State that receives an amount paid under subsection (a) of this section shall use that amount only for the operation and administration of the mediation program of the State with respect to which the amount was paid.
(2) Operation and administration expenses
For purposes of paragraph (1), operation and administration expenses for which a grant may be used include—
(A) salaries;
(B) reasonable fees and costs of mediators;
(C) office rent and expenses, such as utilities and equipment rental;
(D) office supplies;
(E) administrative costs, such as workers’ compensation, liability insurance, the employer’s share of Social Security, and necessary travel;
(F) education and training;
(G) security systems necessary to ensure the confidentiality of mediation sessions and records of mediation sessions;
(H) costs associated with publicity and promotion of the mediation program;
(I) preparation of the parties for mediation; and
(J) financial advisory and counseling services for parties requesting mediation.
(d) Penalty
If the Secretary determines that a State has not complied with subsection (c) of this section, such State shall not be eligible for additional financial assistance under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 100–233, title V, § 502, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1663; Pub. L. 102–554, § 22, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4161; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 282(f)(1)(A), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3235; Pub. L. 106–472, title III, § 306(b), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2072.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2000—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–472 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2).
1994—Subsecs. (a), (b)(1), (c). Pub. L. 103–354 struck out “agricultural loan” before “mediation program”.
1992—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–554, § 22(1), substituted “70” for “50”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–554, § 22(2), inserted before period at end “with respect to which the amount was paid”.
7 U.S.C. § 5104 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5104. Regulations
The Secretary and the Farm Credit Administration shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. The regulations prescribed by the Secretary shall require qualifying States to adequately train mediators to address all of the issues covered by the mediation program of the State.
(Pub. L. 100–233, title V, § 504, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1664; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 282(c), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3235.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 in first sentence substituted “The” for “Within 150 days after January 6, 1988, the” and inserted at end “The regulations prescribed by the Secretary shall require qualifying States to adequately train mediators to address all of the issues covered by the mediation program of the State.”
7 U.S.C. § 5105 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5105. Report
Not later than January 1, 1998, the Secretary of Agriculture shall report to Congress on—
(1) the effectiveness of the State mediation programs receiving matching grants under this chapter;
(2) recommendations for improving the delivery of mediation services to producers; and
(3) the savings to the States as a result of having a mediation program.
(Pub. L. 100–233, title V, § 505, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1664; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 282(d), (f)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3235.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 in introductory provisions substituted “1998” for “1990”, in par. (1) struck out “agricultural loan” before “mediation programs”, and in par. (3) substituted “a mediation” for “an agricultural loan mediation”.
7 U.S.C. § 5106 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5106. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1988 through 2015.
(Pub. L. 100–233, title V, § 506, Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1664; Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1853, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3837; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 282(e), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3235; Pub. L. 106–472, title III, § 306(c), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2073; Pub. L. 109–17, § 1, June 29, 2005, 119 Stat. 339; Pub. L. 111–233, § 2, Aug. 16, 2010, 124 Stat. 2493.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2010—Pub. L. 111–233 substituted “2015” for “2010”.
2005—Pub. L. 109–17 substituted “2010” for “2005”.
2000—Pub. L. 106–472 substituted “2005” for “2000”.
1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted “2000” for “1995”.
1990—Pub. L. 101–624 substituted “1995” for “1991”.
7 U.S.C. § 5202 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5202. Policy
It is the policy of the United States—
(1) to provide, through all possible means, agricultural commodities and products for export at competitive prices, with full assurance of quality and reliability of supply;
(2) to support the principle of free trade and the promotion of fair trade in agricultural commodities and products;
(3) to support fully the negotiating objectives set forth in section 2901(b) of title 19 to eliminate or reduce substantially constraints on fair and open trade in agricultural commodities and products;
(4) to use statutory authority to counter unfair foreign trade practices and to use all available means, including export promotion programs, and, if necessary, restrictions on United States imports of agricultural commodities and products, in order to encourage fair and open trade; and
(5) to provide for increased representation of United States agricultural trade interests in the formulation of national fiscal and monetary policy affecting trade.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4102, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1390.)
7 U.S.C. § 5203 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5203. Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to increase the effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture in agricultural trade policy formulation and implementation and in assisting United States agricultural producers to participate in international agricultural trade, by strengthening the operations of the Department of Agriculture; and
(2) to improve the competitiveness of United States agricultural commodities and products in the world market.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4103, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1390.)
7 U.S.C. § 5211, 5212 (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 5211, 5212. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1571, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702
text: Section 5211, Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4201, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1390, related to annual reports by Secretary of Agriculture on long-term agricultural trade strategy. See section 5711 of this title.
text: Section 5212, Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4202, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1391, directed Secretary of Agriculture to provide technical services to United States Trade Representative on matters concerning agricultural trade. See section 5675 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 5213 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5213. Joint development assistance agreements with certain trading partners
(a) Development of plan
With respect to any country that has a substantial positive trade balance with the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of State and (through the Secretary of State) representatives of such country, may develop an appropriate plan under which that country would purchase United States agricultural commodities or products for use in development activities in developing countries. In developing such plan, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take into consideration the agricultural economy of such country, the nature and extent of such country’s programs to assist developing countries, and other relevant factors. The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit each such plan to the President as soon as practicable.
(b) Agreement
The President may enter into an agreement with any country that has a positive trade balance with the United States under which that country would purchase United States agricultural commodities or products for use in agreed-on development activities in developing countries.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4203, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1392.)
7 U.S.C. § 5214 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5214. Reorganization evaluation
The Secretary of Agriculture shall evaluate the reorganization proposal recommended by the National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy and other proposals to improve management of international trade activities of the Department of Agriculture. To assist the Secretary in the evaluation, the Secretary shall appoint a private sector advisory committee of not less than 4 members, who shall be appointed from among individuals representing farm and commodity organizations, market development cooperators, and agribusiness. Not later than April 30, 1989, the Secretary shall report the findings of the evaluation to Congress, together with the views and recommendations of the private sector advisory committee.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4204, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1392.)
7 U.S.C. § 5215, 5216 (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 5215, 5216. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1571, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702
text: Section 5215, Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4205, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1392, authorized Secretary of Agriculture to contract with individuals for services to be performed outside United States. See section 5673 of this title.
text: Section 5216, Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4206, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1392, provided for establishment of a trade assistance office within Foreign Agricultural Service.
7 U.S.C. § 5231 to 5233 (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 5231 to 5233. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1571, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702
text: Section 5231, Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4211, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1393, provided for staffing of Foreign Agricultural Service. See section 5694 of this title.
text: Section 5232, Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4212, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1394, provided for an agricultural attaché educational program. See section 1749 of this title.
text: Section 5233, Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4213, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1394, provided for the allocation of agricultural attaché resource time.
7 U.S.C. § 5234 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5234. Cooperator organizations
(a) Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the foreign market development cooperator program of the Service, and the activities of individual foreign market cooperator organizations, have been among the most successful and cost-effective means to expand United States agricultural exports. Congress affirms its support for the program and the activities of the cooperator organizations. The Administrator and the private sector should work together to ensure that the program, and the activities of cooperator organizations, are expanded in the future.
(b) Commodities for cooperator organizations
The Secretary of Agriculture may make available to cooperator organizations agricultural commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation, for use by such cooperators in projects designed to expand markets for United States agricultural commodities and products.
(c) Relation to funds
Commodities made available to cooperator organizations under this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, funds appropriated for market development activities of such cooperator organizations.
(d) Conflicts of interest
The Secretary shall take appropriate action to prevent conflicts of interest among cooperator organizations participating in the cooperator program.
(e) Evaluation
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should establish a consistent, objective means for the evaluation of cooperator programs.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4214, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1394.)
7 U.S.C. § 5235 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5235. Authorization of additional appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for the Service, in addition to any sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated by any provision of law other than this section, $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1988, 1989, and 1990 for market development activities, including—
(1) expansion of the agricultural attache service;
(2) expansion of international trade policy activities of the Service;
(3) enhancement of the Service worldwide market information system;
(4) increasing the number of trade shows and exhibitions conducted by the Service and upgrading the quality of United States representation at trade shows and exhibitions; and
(5) developing markets for value-added beef, pork, and poultry products.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4215, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1395.)
7 U.S.C. § 5301 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5301. Congressional statement of purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to—
(1) make more effective use of Federal and State expenditures for nutrition monitoring, and enhance the performance and benefits of current Federal nutrition monitoring and related research activities;
(2) establish and facilitate the timely implementation of a coordinated National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program, and thereby provide a scientific basis for the maintenance and improvement of the nutritional status of the people of the United States and the nutritional quality (including, but not limited to, nutritive and nonnutritive content) of food consumed in the United States;
(3) establish and implement a comprehensive plan for the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program to assess, on a continuing basis, the dietary and nutritional status of the people of the United States and the trends with respect to such status, the state of the art with respect to nutrition monitoring and related research, future monitoring and related research priorities, and the relevant policy implications;
(4) establish and improve the quality of national nutritional and health status data and related data bases and networks, and stimulate research necessary to develop uniform indicators, standards, methodologies, technologies, and procedures for nutrition monitoring;
(5) establish a central Federal focus for the coordination, management, and direction of Federal nutrition monitoring activities;
(6) establish mechanisms for addressing the nutrition monitoring needs of Federal, State, and local governments, the private sector, scientific and engineering communities, health care professionals, and the public in support of the foregoing purposes; and
(7) provide for the conduct of such scientific research and development as may be necessary or appropriate in support of such purposes.
(Pub. L. 101–445, § 2, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1034.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 101–445, § 1, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1034, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990’.”
7 U.S.C. § 5302 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5302. Definitions
As used in this chapter—
(1) the term “comprehensive plan” means the comprehensive plan prepared under section 5313 of this title;
(2) the term “coordinated program” means the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program established by section 5311(a) of this title;
(3) the terms “Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research” and “Board” mean the Federal coordinating body established by section 5311(c) of this title;
(4) the term “Joint Implementation Plan for a Comprehensive National Nutrition Monitoring System” means the plan of that title dated August 18, 1981 and submitted by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services under section 3178 of this title;
(5) the term “local government” means a local general unit of government or local educational unit;
(6) the terms “National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council” and “Council” mean the advisory body established under section 5331 of this title;
(7) the term “nutrition monitoring and related research” means the set of activities necessary to provide timely information about the role and status of factors that bear on the contribution that nutrition makes to the health of the people of the United States, including—
(A) dietary, nutritional, and health status measurements;
(B) food consumption measurements;
(C) food composition measurements and nutrient data banks;
(D) dietary knowledge and attitude measurements; and
(E) food supply and demand determinations;
(8) the term “nutritional quality” means—
(A) the appropriate levels of individual nutrients in the diet;
(B) the appropriate levels between nutrients in the diet;
(C) the bioavailability of nutrients such as absorption, digestion, and utilization; and
(D) the nutritional importance of non­nutrient substances such as fiber, phytate, and such substances that are naturally found in the food supply; and
(9) the term “Secretaries” means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting jointly.
(Pub. L. 101–445, § 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1035.)
7 U.S.C. § 5311 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5311. Establishment of coordinated program
(a) In general
There is established a ten-year coordinated program, to be known as the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Implementation responsibility
The Secretaries shall be responsible for the implementation of the coordinated program.
(c) Establishment of Board
To assist in implementing the coordinated program, there is established an Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research, of which an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Agriculture (designated by the Secretary of Agriculture) and an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services (designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) shall be joint chairpersons. The remaining membership of the Board shall consist of additional representatives of Federal agencies, as determined appropriate by the joint chairpersons of the Board. The Board shall meet no less often than once every three months for the two-year period following October 22, 1990, and when appropriate thereafter.
(d) Administrator
To establish a central focus and coordinator for the coordinated program, the Secretaries may appoint an Administrator of Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research. The Administrator shall—
(1) be an individual who is eminent in the field of nutrition monitoring and related areas and be selected on the basis of the established record of expertise and distinguished service of such individual; and
(2) administer the coordinated program with the advice and counsel of the joint chairpersons of the Board, serve as the focal point for the coordinated program, and serve as the Executive Secretary for the National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council.
(Pub. L. 101–445, title I, § 101, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1035.)
7 U.S.C. § 5311a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5311a. Joint nutrition monitoring and related research activities
The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue to provide jointly for national nutrition monitoring and related research activities carried out as of the date of enactment of this Act—
(1) to collect continuous dietary, health, physical activity, and diet and health knowledge data on a nationally representative sample;
(2) to periodically collect data on special at-risk populations, as identified by the Secretaries;
(3) to distribute information on health, nutrition, the environment, and physical activity to the public in a timely fashion;
(4) to analyze new data that becomes available;
(5) to continuously update food composition tables; and
(6) to research and develop data collection methods and standards.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4403, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1137; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4403, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1898.)
heading: References in Text
text: The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Effective Date
text: Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
Section effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date of 2008 Amendment note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of this title.