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7 U.S.C. § 428 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 428. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act June 4, 1956, ch. 355, title V, § 503, 70 Stat. 240, related to options to purchase lands and was superseded by section 428a of this title. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
May 23, 1955, ch. 43, title V, § 503, 69 Stat. 63.
June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title V, § 503, 68 Stat. 318.
July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title IV, § 403, 67 Stat. 224.
July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title IV, § 403, 66 Stat. 355.
Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title IV, § 403, 65 Stat. 246.
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VI, title IV, § 407, 64 Stat. 657.
June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title I, 63 Stat. 325.
June 19, 1948, ch. 543, title I, 62 Stat. 508.
July 30, 1947, ch. 356, title I, 61 Stat. 523.
June 22, 1946, ch. 445, 60 Stat. 271.
May 5, 1945, ch. 109, 59 Stat. 136.
June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 426.
July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 393.
July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 665.
July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 408.
June 25, 1940, ch. 421, 54 Stat. 532.
7 U.S.C. § 428a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 428a. Acquisition of land; options
(a) The Department of Agriculture is authorized to acquire land, or interest therein, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, as may be necessary to carry out its authorized work: Provided, That no acquisition shall be made under this authority unless provision is made therefor in the applicable appropriation or other law.
(b) Appropriations for the Department of Agriculture which are available for the purchase of land may be expended for options to purchase land: Provided, That not to exceed $1 may be expended for each option to purchase any particular tract or tracts of land unless otherwise provided in appropriation or other law.
(Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 950, § 11, 70 Stat. 1034.)
7 U.S.C. § 428b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 428b. Wheat and feed grains research; regional and national research programs; utilization of services of Federal, State and private agencies; authorization of appropriations
In order to reduce fertilizer and herbicide usage in excess of production needs, to develop wheat and feed grain varieties more susceptible to complete fertilizer utilization, and to improve the resistance of wheat and feed grain plants to disease and to enhance their conservation and environmental qualities, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to carry out regional and national research programs.
In carrying out such research, the Secretary shall utilize the technical and related services of the appropriate Federal, State, and private agencies.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, but not more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 91–524, title VIII, § 810, as added Pub. L. 93–86, § 1(27)(B), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 238.)
7 U.S.C. § 428c (AGRICULTURE)
§ 428c. Rice research
(a) Regional and national research programs; rules; purposes
The Secretary of Agriculture may, under rules prescribed by such Secretary, carry out regional and national research programs with regard to rice for the following purposes:
(1) to reduce fertilizer and herbicide usage in excess of production needs;
(2) to develop varieties of rice more susceptible to complete fertilizer utilization;
(3) to improve the resistance of rice plants to disease and to enhance their conservation and environmental qualities;
(4) to increase the usage of rice and its processing byproducts;
(5) to develop better husbandry practices in production and conservation of rice;
(6) to develop more efficient rice storage practices;
(7) to improve domestic and international marketing of rice; and
(8) to benefit the general welfare.
(b) Utilization of services of Federal, State, local governmental and private agencies; priority consideration
The Secretary shall, in implementing the program authorized in subsection (a) of this section, utilize the technical and related services of appropriate Federal, State, local governmental, and private agencies, with priority consideration for land grant universities, State experiment stations, and other agricultural institutions of higher learning.
(c) Authorization of appropriations; use restriction
There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,000,000 for the period ending September 30, 1976, to carry out the provisions of this section. No funds authorized by this section shall be used for advertising or promotional activities.
(Pub. L. 94–214, title II, § 201, Feb. 16, 1976, 90 Stat. 187.)
heading: Short Title
text: Pub. L. 94–214, § 1, Feb. 16, 1976, 90 Stat. 181, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section, amending sections 1352, 1385, 1428, and 1441 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1352, 1353, 1377, 1385, 1428, and 1441 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Rice Production Act of 1975’.”
7 U.S.C. § 429 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 429. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10418(a)(2), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 507
text: Section, act Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, § 101(b), 58 Stat. 734; Aug. 4, 1950, ch. 579, 64 Stat. 413, related to improvement of poultry, poultry products, and hatcheries.
7 U.S.C. § 430 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 430. Purchase and testing of serums or analogous products; dissemination of test results
The Secretary of Agriculture may purchase in the open market from applicable appropriations samples of all tuberculin, serums, antitoxins, or analogous products, of foreign or domestic manufacture, which are sold in the United States, for the detection, prevention, treatment, or cure of diseases of domestic animals, test the same, and disseminate the results of said tests in such manner as he may deem best.
(Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, § 101(d), 58 Stat. 734.)
heading: Authorization of Appropriation
text: Authorization of appropriation of sums necessary for the purposes of this section, see note under section 395 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 431 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 431. Purchase of tags, labels, stamps, and certificates
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend appropriations for meat inspection for the purchase of printed tags, labels, stamps, and certificates without regard to existing laws applicable to public printing.
(Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, § 101(f), 58 Stat. 734.)
heading: Authorization of Appropriation
text: Authorization of appropriation of sums necessary for the purposes of this section, see note under section 395 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 433 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 433. Domestic raising of fur-bearing animals; classification
For the purposes of all classification and administration of Acts of Congress, Executive orders, administrative orders, and regulations pertaining to—
(a) fox, rabbit, mink, chinchilla, marten, fisher, muskrat, karakul and all other fur-bearing animals, raised in captivity for breeding or other useful purposes shall be deemed domestic animals;
(b) such animals and the products thereof shall be deemed agricultural products; and
(c) the breeding, raising, producing, or marketing of such animals or their products by the producer shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit.
(Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 242, § 1, 60 Stat. 127.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 242, § 3, 60 Stat. 128, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section and section 434 of this title] shall take effect sixty days after the date of its enactment [Apr. 30, 1946].”
7 U.S.C. § 434 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 434. Transfer of functions, appropriations, records and property to Secretary of Agriculture
(a) All the functions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, which affect the breeding, raising, producing, marketing, or any other phase of the production or distribution, of domestically raised fur-bearing animals, or products thereof, are transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) Appropriations and unexpended balances of appropriations, or parts thereof, which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines to be available for expenditure for the administration of any function transferred by this section and section 433 of this title, shall be available for expenditure for the continued administration of such function by the officer to whom such function is so transferred.
(c) All records and property (including office furniture and equipment) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior used primarily in connection with the administration of functions transferred by said sections are transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 242, § 2, 60 Stat. 127; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective 60 days after Apr. 30, 1946, see note set out under section 433 of this title.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Functions vested by law (including reorganization plan) in Bureau of the Budget or Director of Bureau of the Budget were transferred to President by section 101 of 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2. Section 102 of 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2 redesignated Bureau of the Budget as Office of Management and Budget and the offices of Director of Bureau of the Budget, Deputy Director of Bureau of the Budget, and Assistant Directors of Bureau of the Budget as Director of Office of Management and Budget, Deputy Director of Office of Management and Budget, and Assistant Directors of Office of Management and Budget, respectively. Section 103 of 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2 transferred all records, property, personnel, and funds of the Bureau to the Office of Management and Budget. See part I of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, also, section 502 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
7 U.S.C. § 435 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 435. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, which made inapplicable provisions of law prohibiting or restricting employment of aliens to employment under the appropriations for the Foreign Agricultural Service, was from the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1974, Pub. L. 93–135. Similar provisions were contained in prior appropriation acts. Section was not repeated in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1975, accordingly, section was omitted from the Code. For provisions covering employment of aliens generally, see section 3101 note of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section was based on acts July 30, 1947, ch. 356, title I, § 4, 61 Stat. 548; June 19, 1948, ch. 543, title I, § 4, 62 Stat. 530; June 2, 1949, ch. 280, title III, § 302, 63 Stat. 348; Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. VI, title IV, § 402, 64 Stat. 679; Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title IV, § 402, 65 Stat. 245; July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title IV, § 402, 66 Stat. 355; July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title IV § 402, 67 Stat. 224; June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title V, § 502, 68 Stat. 318; May 23, 1955, ch. 43, title V, § 502, 69 Stat. 63; June 4, 1956, ch. 355, title V, § 502, 70 Stat. 240; Aug. 2, 1957, Pub. L. 85–118, title V, § 502, 71 Stat. 340; June 13, 1958, Pub. L. 85–459, title IV, § 402, 72 Stat. 199; July 8, 1959, Pub. L. 86–80, title IV, § 402, 73 Stat. 179; June 29, 1960, Pub. L. 86–532, title IV, § 402, 74 Stat. 244; July 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–112, title V, § 502, 75 Stat. 240; Oct. 24, 1962, Pub. L. 87–879, title VI, § 602, 76 Stat. 1215; Dec. 30, 1963, Pub. L. 88–250, title VI, § 602, 77 Stat. 833; Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–573, title V, § 502, 78 Stat. 876; Nov. 2, 1965, Pub. L. 89–316, title V, § 502, 79 Stat. 1179; Sept. 7, 1966, Pub. L. 89–556, title V, § 502, 80 Stat. 703; Oct. 24, 1967, Pub. L. 90–113, title V, § 502, 81 Stat. 334; Aug. 8, 1968, Pub. L. 90–463, title V, § 502, 82 Stat. 653; Nov. 26, 1969, Pub. L. 91–127, title V, § 502, 83 Stat. 260; Dec. 22, 1970, Pub. L. 91–566, title V, § 502, 84 Stat. 1496; Aug. 10, 1971, Pub. L. 92–73, title V, § 502, 85 Stat. 201; Aug. 22, 1972, Pub. L. 92–399, title V, § 502, 86 Stat. 611; Oct. 24, 1973, Pub. L. 93–135, title V, § 502, 87 Stat. 489.
7 U.S.C. § 436 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 436. Transfer of Army Remount Service to Department of Agriculture; effective date
In the interests of economy and efficiency, the records, property, real and personal, and civilian personnel of the Remount Service of the Quartermaster Corps, Department of the Army, are transferred to the Department of Agriculture, effective July 1, 1948. Prior to that date, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a written agreement on the property and the personnel covered by this transfer.
(Apr. 21, 1948, ch. 224, § 1, 62 Stat. 197.)
7 U.S.C. § 437 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 437. Administration of transferred property; improvement in horse breeding; acquisition of breeding stock and facilities; fees; cooperation with other organizations
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to receive the property transferred by section 436 of this title and is directed to administer it in such manner as he deems will best advance the livestock and agricultural interests of the United States, including improvement in the breeding of horses suited to the needs of the United States; the acquisition by purchase in the open market, exchange, hire, or donation of breeding stock, and necessary land, buildings, and facilities; the use of horses in the improvement of the supply of horses available in agriculture; the demonstration of the quality and usefulness of horses through participation in and lending for use in fairs, shows, and other events, or otherwise; the loan, sale, or hire of animals or animal products through such arrangements and subject to such fees as are deemed necessary by the Secretary to accomplish the purposes of this section and section 436 of this title, and, in carrying out such program, the Secretary is authorized to cooperate with public and private organizations and individuals under such rules and regulations as are deemed by him to be necessary.
(Apr. 21, 1948, ch. 224, § 2, 62 Stat. 197.)
heading: Authorization of Appropriations; Abolition of Army Remount Program
text: Act Apr. 21, 1948, ch. 224, § 4, 62 Stat. 198, provided: “There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture such funds as may be necessary to carry out this Act [sections 436 to 438 of this title]. The authority of the Department of the Army to conduct a remount breeding program is hereby abolished. Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act [said sections] shall be available for necessary administrative expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia, printing and binding, and purchase or hire of passenger motor vehicles.”
7 U.S.C. § 438 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 438. Repealed. Pub. L. 88–448, title IV, § 402(a)(26), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 494
text: Section, act Apr. 21, 1948, ch. 224, § 3, 62 Stat. 197, related to employment of retired Army officers in Remount Service.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective on first day of first month which begins later than ninetieth day following Aug. 19, 1964, see section 403 of Pub. L. 88–448.
7 U.S.C. § 439a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 439a. Powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture
In carrying out the purposes of sections 439 to 439e of this title the Secretary is authorized, upon such terms and conditions as he deems reasonable, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law—
(a) to provide for the operation of such plants by lease or other arrangement;
(b) to operate such plants, where operation by others will not, in the judgment of the Secretary, accomplish the purpose of sections 439 to 439e of this title.
Such plants may be operated in the furtherance of any authorized activities of the Department of Agriculture, and any lease, or other arrangement may be upon such terms and conditions as to result in the plant being operated for such purposes.
(July 2, 1948, ch. 818, § 2, 62 Stat. 1234.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 439b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 439b. Recommendations to Congress for discontinuance of plants
Whenever the Secretary finds that the operation of any plant or plants as provided in sections 439 to 439e of this title is no longer necessary or desirable, he shall report such fact to Congress with his recommendations for the disposition thereof.
(July 2, 1948, ch. 818, § 3, 62 Stat. 1235.)
7 U.S.C. § 439c (AGRICULTURE)
§ 439c. Construction of additional facilities; acquisition of property; incurment of expenses; rules and regulations
For the purposes of sections 439 to 439e of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized (a) to construct and provide additional facilities and equipment necessary to the operation of such plants, and to maintain, repair, and alter such plants; (b) to acquire property or rights or interest therein by purchase, lease, gift, transfer, condemnation, or otherwise; (c) to incur necessary administrative expenses, including personal services; and (d) to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of said sections.
(July 2, 1948, ch. 818, § 4, 62 Stat. 1235.)
7 U.S.C. § 439d (AGRICULTURE)
§ 439d. Assumption of obligations of Reconstruction Finance Corporation covering Muscatine, Iowa, plant
The Secretary of Agriculture shall assume all obligations of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation covering operations of the Muscatine, Iowa, plant, equipment, facilities, and appurtenant property outstanding at the date of transfer.
(July 2, 1948, ch. 818, § 5, 62 Stat. 1235.)
heading: Abolition of Reconstruction Finance Corporation
text: Section 6(a) of 1957 Reorg. Plan No. 1, eff. June 30, 1957, 22 F.R. 4633, 71 Stat. 647, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, abolished Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
7 U.S.C. § 439e (AGRICULTURE)
§ 439e. Authorization of appropriations; availability of other appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of sections 439 to 439e of this title such sums as the Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary. Also, the Secretary is authorized to use such sums from other appropriations or funds available to the bureaus, corporations, or agencies of the Department of Agriculture as he may deem necessary for expenses in connection with maintaining these plants in standby condition while not under lease.
(July 2, 1948, ch. 818, § 6, 62 Stat. 1235.)
7 U.S.C. § 440 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 440. Reimbursement of appropriations available for classing or grading agriculture commodities without charge
On and after June 29, 1949, appropriations available for classing or grading any agricultural commodity without charge to the producers thereof may be reimbursed from nonadministrative funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the cost of classing or grading any such commodity for producers who obtain Commodity Credit Corporation price support.
(June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title I, 63 Stat. 344.)
heading: Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
text: Functions of Corporations of Department of Agriculture, boards of directors and officers of such corporations; Advisory Board of Commodity Credit Corporation; and Farm Credit Administration or any agency, officer or entity of, under, or subject to supervision of the said Administration excepted from functions of officers, agencies, and employees transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 441 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 441. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–36, title I, § 111, May 23, 1957, 71 Stat. 35
text: Section, act Sept. 22, 1951, ch. 409, 65 Stat. 335, related to prevention of entry of mollusks. See chapter 7B of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 442 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 442. Availability of grain to prevent waterfowl depredations; payment of packaging, transporting, handling, and other charges
For the purpose of preventing crop damage by migratory waterfowl, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available to the Secretary of the Interior such wheat, corn, or other grains, acquired through price support operations and certified by the Commodity Credit Corporation to be available for purposes of sections 442 to 445 of this title or in such condition through spoilage or deterioration as not to be desirable for human consumption, as the Secretary of the Interior shall requisition pursuant to section 443 of this title. With respect to any grain thus made available, the Commodity Credit Corporation may pay packaging, transporting, handling, and other charges up to the time of delivery to one or more designated locations in each State.
(July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 1, 70 Stat. 492.)
7 U.S.C. § 443 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 443. Requisition of grain to prevent crop depredation by migratory waterfowl
Upon a finding by the Secretary of the Interior that any area in the United States is threatened with damage to farmers’ crops by migratory waterfowl, whether or not during the open season for such migratory waterfowl, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to requisition from the Commodity Credit Corporation and to make available to Federal, State, or local governmental bodies or officials, or to private organizations or persons, such grain acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation through price-support operations in such quantities and subject to such regulations as the Secretary determines will most effectively lure migratory waterfowl away from crop depredations and at the same time not expose such migratory waterfowl to shooting over areas to which the waterfowl have been lured by such feeding programs.
(July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 2, 70 Stat. 492.)
7 U.S.C. § 444 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 444. Reimbursement of packaging and transporting expenses
With respect to all grain made available pursuant to section 443 of this title, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be reimbursed by the Secretary of the Interior for its expenses in packaging and transporting such grain for purposes of sections 442 to 445 of this title.
(July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 3, 70 Stat. 492.)
7 U.S.C. § 445 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 445. Authorization of appropriations for mitigating losses caused by waterfowl depredation
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for its investment in the grain transferred pursuant to sections 442 to 445 of this title.
(July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 4, 70 Stat. 492.)
7 U.S.C. § 446 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 446. Repealed. Pub. L. 86–133, Aug. 4, 1959, 73 Stat. 279
text: Section, act July 3, 1956, ch. 512, § 5, 70 Stat. 492, prescribed three years following July 3, 1956, as expiration date for availability of grain under sections 442 to 446 of this title.