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7 U.S.C. § 3363 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 3363. Resident instruction grants for insular areas
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture shall make competitive grants to eligible institutions to—
(1) strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified State, regional, national, or international education needs in the food and agricultural sciences;
(2) attract and support undergraduate and graduate students in order to educate them in identified areas of national need in the food and agriculture sciences;
(3) facilitate cooperative initiatives between two or more insular area eligible institutions, or between those institutions and units of State Government or organizations in the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources such as faculty, facilities, and equipment to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs; and
(4) conduct undergraduate scholarship programs to assist in meeting national needs for training food and agricultural scientists.
(b) Grant requirements
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that each eligible institution, prior to receiving grant funds under subsection (a), shall have a significant demonstrable commitment to higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences and to each specific subject area for which grant funds under this section are to be used.
(2) The Secretary of Agriculture may require that any grant awarded under this section contain provisions that require funds to be targeted to meet the needs identified in section 3101 of this title.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2013; and
(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1491, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7503, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 465; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7143(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1233; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7143(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1994; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7127(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 877.)
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “to carry out this section—” for “such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2012 to carry out this section.” and added pars. (1) and (2).
2008—Subsecs. (c), (e). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7143(b), redesignated subsec. (e) as (c) and substituted “2012” for “2007”.
heading: Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
text: Amendment 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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 4533 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 4533. Issuance of order
(a) Publication in Federal Register; public comment; submission
After receipt of a proposed dairy products research order, the Secretary may publish such proposed order in the Federal Register and shall give notice and reasonable opportunity for public comment on such proposed order. Such proposed order may be submitted by an organization certified under section 4505 of this title or by any interested person affected by the provisions of subchapter I.
(b) Effective date of order
After the Secretary provides for such publication and a reasonable opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a), the Secretary may issue the dairy products research order. The order so issued shall become effective not later than 90 days after publication in the Federal Register of the order.
(c) Amendment of order
The Secretary may amend, from time to time, the dairy products research order issued under subsection (b).
(Pub. L. 98–180, title I, § 132, as added Pub. L. 99–198, title I, § 121, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1369.)
7 U.S.C. § 4535 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 4535. Petition and review; enforcement; investigations
The provisions of sections 4509, 4510, and 4511 of this title shall apply, except when inconsistent with this subchapter, to the Institute, the board, the persons subject to the order issued under section 4533(b) of this title, the jurisdiction of district courts of the United States, and the authority of the Secretary under this subchapter in the same manner as such sections apply with respect to subchapter I.
(Pub. L. 98–180, title I, § 134, as added Pub. L. 99–198, title I, § 121, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1371.)
7 U.S.C. § 4536 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 4536. Dairy Research Trust Fund
(a) Establishment
There may be established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the “Dairy Research Trust Fund” if the Institute is established under section 4532 of this title and a dairy products research order issued under section 4533 of this title is effective during such fiscal year.
(b) Authorization of appropriations; transfer of moneys; investments
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund or transferred from moneys available to the Commodity Credit Corporation for deposit in the Fund, $100,000,000.
(2) Moneys deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1) shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, in general obligations of any State or any political subdivision thereof, in any interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or in obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States. Interest, dividends, and other payments that accrue from such investments shall be deposited in the Fund and also shall be so invested, subject to subsection (c).
(c) Availability of moneys for authorized and approved activities
Moneys in the Fund, other than moneys appropriated or transferred under paragraph (1) of subsection (b), shall be available to the board, in such amounts, and for such activities authorized by this subchapter, as the Secretary may approve.
(Pub. L. 98–180, title I, § 135, as added Pub. L. 99–198, title I, § 121, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1371.)
7 U.S.C. § 4610a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 4610a. Investigations and power to subpoena
(a) In general
The Secretary may make such investigations as the Secretary determines necessary—
(1) for the effective administration of this chapter; or
(2) to determine whether a person has engaged or is engaging in any act or practice that constitutes a violation of any provision of this chapter, or of any order, rule, or regulation issued under this chapter.
(b) Power to subpoena
(1) Investigations
For the purpose of an investigation made under subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations and to issue a subpoena to require the production of any records that are relevant to the inquiry. The production of any such records may be required from any place in the United States.
(2) Administrative hearings
For the purpose of an administrative hearing held under section 4609 or 4610 of this title, the presiding officer is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any records that are relevant to the inquiry. Such attendance of witnesses and the production of any such records may be required from any place in the United States.
(c) Aid of courts
In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, the Secretary may invoke the aid of any court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such investigation or proceeding is carried on, or where such person resides or carries on business, in order to enforce a subpoena issued by the Secretary under subsection (b). The court may issue an order requiring such person to comply with such a subpoena.
(d) Contempt
Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
(e) Process
Process in any such case may be served in the judicial district in which such person resides or conducts business or wherever such person may be found.
(f) Hearing site
The site of any hearings held under section 4609 or 4610 of this title shall be within the judicial district where such person resides or has a principal place of business.
(Pub. L. 98–590, § 11A, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1986, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3908; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title VIII, § 807(2), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1883.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1991—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–237 struck out “section” after “4609 or”.
7 U.S.C. § 4810 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 4810. Permissive provisions
(a) Recordkeeping and reporting requirements; incidental and necessary terms and conditions
On the recommendation of the Board, and with the approval of the Secretary, an order may contain one or more of the following provisions:
(1) Each person purchasing a porcine animal from a producer for commercial use, and each importer, shall—
(A) maintain and make available for inspection such books and records as may be required by the order; and
(B) file reports at the time, in the manner, and having the content prescribed by the order,
including documentation of the State of origin of a purchased porcine animal or the place of origin of an imported porcine animal, pork, or pork product.
(2) A term or condition—
(A) incidental to, and not inconsistent with, the terms and conditions specified in this chapter; and
(B) necessary to effectuate the other provisions of such order.
(b) Availability of information to Secretary and Board; confidentiality; disclosure; issuance of general statement, statistical data, or name of violator of order
(1) Information referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall be made available to the Secretary and the Board as is appropriate or necessary for the effectuation, administration, or enforcement of this chapter or an order.
(2)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), information obtained under subsection (a)(1) shall be kept confidential by officers or employees of the Department of Agriculture or the Board.
(B) Such information may be disclosed only—
(i) in a suit or administrative hearing involving the order with respect to which the information was furnished or acquired—
(I) brought at the direction or on the request of the Secretary; or
(II) to which the Secretary or an officer of the United States is a party; and
(ii) if the Secretary considers such information to be relevant to such suit or hearing.
(C) Nothing in this section prohibits—
(i) the issuance of a general statement based on the reports of a number of persons subject to an order, or statistical data collected therefrom, if such statement or data does not identify the information furnished by any person; or
(ii) the publication, by direction of the Secretary, of the name of a person violating an order, together with a statement of the particular provisions of the order violated by such person.
(c) Penalty for willful violations
A person who willfully violates subsection (a)(1) or (b) shall, on conviction, be—
(1) subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both; and
(2) if such person is an employee of the Department of Agriculture or the Board, removed from office.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1621, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1617.)
7 U.S.C. § 4909 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 4909. Petition and review
(a) Any person subject to a plan may file a written petition with the Secretary, stating that the plan or any provision of the plan, or any obligation imposed in connection therewith, is not in accordance with law and praying for a modification thereof or to be exempted therefrom. The person shall be given an opportunity for a hearing on the petition, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. After the hearing, the Secretary shall make a ruling on the petition, which shall be final if in accordance with the law.
(b) The district courts of the United States in any district in which the person is an inhabitant, or in which the person’s principal place of business is located, are hereby vested with jurisdiction to review such ruling, provided that a complaint for that purpose is filed within twenty days from the date of the entry of the ruling. Service of process in such proceedings may be had on the Secretary by delivering to the Secretary a copy of the complaint. If the court determines that the ruling is not in accordance with law, it shall remand the proceedings to the Secretary with directions either to (1) make such ruling as the court shall determine to be in accordance with law, or (2) take such further proceedings as, in its opinion, the law requires. The pendency of proceedings instituted under subsection (a) shall not impede or delay the United States or the Secretary from obtaining relief under section 4910(a) 1 of this title.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1650, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1627.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 4910(a) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “section 1851(a)”, a nonexistent section in Pub. L. 99–198, and has been translated as if the reference had been to “section 1651(a)” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
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), 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) 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).
(c) Use of grant
(1) In general
Each State that receives an amount paid under subsection (a) 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), 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. § 5404 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5404. Good Neighbor Environmental Board
(a) Establishment
The President shall establish an advisory board to be known as the Good Neighbor Environmental Board (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Board”).
(b) Purpose
The purpose of the Board shall be to advise the President and the Congress on the need for implementation of environmental and infrastructure projects (including projects that affect agriculture, rural development, and human nutrition) within the States of the United States contiguous to Mexico in order to improve the quality of life of persons residing on the United States side of the border.
(c) Membership
The Board shall be composed of—
(1) representatives from the United States Government, including a representative from the Department of Agriculture and representatives from other appropriate agencies;
(2) representatives from the governments of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and
(3) representatives from private organizations, including community development, academic, health, environmental, and other nongovernmental entities with experience and expertise on environmental and infrastructure problems along the southwest border.
(d) Annual reports to President and Congress
(1) In general
The Board shall submit to the President and the Congress of the United States an annual report on—
(A) the environmental and infrastructure projects referred to in subsection (a) that have been implemented, and
(B) the need for the implementation of additional environmental and infrastructure projects.
(2) Transmission of copies to Board members
The Board shall—
(A) transmit to each member of the Board a copy of any report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) at least 14 days before its submission, and
(B) allow each member of the Board to have 14 days within which to prepare and submit supplemental views with respect to the recommendations of the Board for inclusion in such report.
(Pub. L. 102–532, § 6, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3513.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992, and not as part of subtitle F (§ 1471 et seq.) of title XIV of Pub. L. 101–624 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Delegation of Authority
text: Authority of President under this section delegated to Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency by section 10 of Ex. Ord. No. 12916, May 13, 1994, 59 F.R. 25780, set out as a note under section 3473 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
heading: Termination of Advisory Boards
text: Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
7 U.S.C. § 5603a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5603a. Global market strategy
(a) In general
Not later than 180 days after May 13, 2002, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on International Relations, of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the formulation and implementation of a global market strategy for the Department of Agriculture that, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) identifies opportunities for the growth of agricultural exports to overseas markets;
(2) ensures that the resources, programs, and policies of the Department are coordinated with those of other agencies; and
(3) remove 1 barriers to agricultural trade in overseas markets.
(b) Review
The consultations under subsection (a) shall include a review of—
(1) the strategic goals of the Department; and
(2) the progress of the Department in implementing the strategic goals through the global market strategy.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title III, § 3206, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 301.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and not as part of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
7 U.S.C. § 5652 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5652. Relief from unfair trade practices
(a) Use of programs
(1) In general
The Secretary may, for each article described in paragraph (2), make available some or all of the commercial export promotion programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to help mitigate or offset the effects of the unfair trade practice serving as the basis for the proceeding described in paragraph (2).
(2) Commodities specified
Paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of articles for which the United States has instituted, under any international trade agreement, any dispute settlement proceeding based on an unfair trade practice if such proceeding has been prevented from progressing to a decision by the refusal of the party maintaining the unfair trade practice to permit the proceeding to progress.
(b) Consultations required
For any article described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall—
(1) promptly consult with representatives of the industry producing such articles and other allied groups or individuals regarding specific actions or the development of an integrated marketing strategy utilizing some or all of the commercial export programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to help mitigate or offset the effects of the unfair trade practice identified in subsection (a)(2); and
(2) ascertain and take into account the industry preference for the practical use of available commercial export promotion programs in implementing subsection (a)(1).
(Pub. L. 95–501, title III, § 301, formerly § 302, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3680; renumbered § 301, Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3103(b)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1832.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 301 of Pub. L. 95–501 was classified to section 5651 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–246.
Another prior section 301 of Pub. L. 95–501 amended sections 1761, 1762, 1764, and 1765 of this title prior to the complete revision of Pub. L. 95–501 by Pub. L. 101–624.
7 U.S.C. § 5673 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5673. Contracting authority to expand agricultural export markets
(a) In general
The Secretary may contract with individuals for services to be performed outside the United States as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate for carrying out programs and activities to maintain, develop, or enhance export markets for United States agricultural commodities and products.
(b) Not employees of United States
Individuals referred to in subsection (a) shall not be regarded as officers or employees of the United States.
(Pub. L. 95–501, title IV, § 413, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3685.)