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7 U.S.C. § 2204j (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2204j. National agriculture imagery program
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall carry out a national agriculture imagery program to annually acquire aerial imagery during agricultural growing seasons from the continental United States.
(b) Data
The aerial imagery acquired under this section shall—
(1) consist of high resolution processed digital imagery;
(2) be made available in a format that can be provided to Federal, State, and private sector entities;
(3) be technologically compatible with geospatial information technology; and
(4) be consistent with the standards established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.
(c) Supplemental satellite imagery
The Secretary of Agriculture may supplement the aerial imagery collected under this section with satellite imagery.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12612, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5013.)
7 U.S.C. § 2207b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2207b. Program metrics
(a) In general
The Secretary shall collect data regarding economic activities created through grants and loans, including any technical assistance provided as a component of the grant or loan program, and measure the short- and long-term viability of award recipients and any entities to whom those recipients provide assistance using award funds, under—
(1) section 1627c of this title;
(2) section 940c(b)(2) of this title; or
(3) section 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), [1936b], 2008s, 2009 et seq.).
(b) Data
The data collected under subsection (a) shall include information collected from recipients both during the award period and for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, which is not less than 2 years after the award period ends.
(c) Report
(1) In general
Not later than 4 years after February 7, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains the data described in subsection (a).
(2) Detailed information
The report shall include detailed information regarding—
(A) actions taken by the Secretary to use the data;
(B) the percentage increase of employees;
(C) the number of business starts and clients served;
(D) any benefit, such as an increase in revenue or customer base; and
(E) such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6209, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 861; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10102(c)(4), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4898.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is title III of Pub. L. 87–128, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 307. Subtitle E of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2009 et seq.) of chapter 50 of this title. For complete classification of the Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “section 1632a of this title;”.
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2207d (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2207d. Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University
Not later than September 30, 2019, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a report describing the allocations made to, and matching funds received by, 1890 Institutions and 1862 Institutions (as those terms are defined in section 7601 of this title for each of the agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs established under—
(1) section 3221 of this title;
(2) section 3222 of this title;
(3) subsections (b) and (c) of section 343 of this title; and
(4) the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.).
(Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7116, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4789.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Hatch Act of 1887, referred to in par. (4), is act Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, which is classified generally to sections 361a to 361i of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 361a of this title and Tables.
heading: Definitions
text: “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2266a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2266a. Century Farms program
The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary recognizes any farm that—
(1) a State department of agriculture or similar statewide agricultural organization recognizes as a Century Farm; or
(2)
(A) is defined as a farm or ranch under section 4284.902 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on December 20, 2018);
(B) has been in continuous operation for at least 100 years; and
(C) has been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years, as verified through deeds, wills, abstracts, tax statements, or other similar legal documents considered appropriate by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12508, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4990.)
heading: Definitions
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2266b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2266b. Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Eligible documentation
The term “eligible documentation”, with respect to land for which a farm operator seeks assignment of a farm number under subsection (b)(1), includes—
(A) in States that have adopted a statute consisting of an enactment or adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, as approved and recommended for enactment in all States by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2010—
(i) a court order verifying the land meets the definition of heirs property (as defined in that Act); or
(ii) a certification from the local recorder of deeds that the recorded owner of the land is deceased and not less than 1 heir of the recorded owner of the land has initiated a procedure to retitle the land in the name of the rightful heir;
(B) a fully executed, unrecorded tenancy-in-common agreement that sets out ownership rights and responsibilities among all of the owners of the land that—
(i) has been approved by a majority of the ownership interests in that property;
(ii) has given a particular owner the right to manage and control any portion or all of the land for purposes of operating a farm or ranch; and
(iii) was validly entered into under the authority of the jurisdiction in which the land is located;
(C) the tax return of a farm operator farming a property with undivided interests for each of the 5 years preceding the date on which the farm operator submits the tax returns as eligible documentation under subsection (b);
(D) self-certification that the farm operator has control of the land for purposes of operating a farm or ranch; and
(E) any other documentation identified by the Secretary under subsection (c).
(2) Farm number
The term “farm number” has the meaning given the term in section 718.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on December 20, 2018).
(b) Farm number
(1) In general
The Secretary shall provide for the assignment of a farm number to any farm operator who provides any form of eligible documentation for purposes of demonstrating that the farm operator has control of the land for purposes of defining that land as a farm.
(2) Eligibility
Any farm number provided under paragraph (1) shall be sufficient to satisfy any requirement of the Secretary to have a farm number to participate in a program of the Secretary.
(c) Eligible documentation
The Secretary shall identify alternative forms of eligible documentation that a farm operator may provide in seeking the assignment of a farm number under subsection (b)(1).
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12615, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5014.)
heading: Definitions
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2279j (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2279j. Conversion authority
The Secretary may, notwithstanding subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, governing appointments in the competitive or excepted service, noncompetitively convert to an appointment in the competitive service, in an agency or office within the Department of Agriculture, a recent graduate or student who is a United States citizen and has been awarded and successfully completed a scholarship program granted to the individual by the Department through the 1890 National Scholars Program or the 1994 Tribal Scholars Program carried out by the Department, provided the individual meets the requirements for such conversion and meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards, as determined by the Secretary. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to convert an individual under the authority under such sentence.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12519, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5001.)
heading: Definitions
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2279k (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2279k. Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others
(a) In general
The Department of Agriculture is authorized to employ qualified law enforcement officers or special agents to provide—
(1) protection for the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary during the performance of official duties by each such officer and during any activity that is preliminary or postliminary to the performance of official duties by each such officer;
(2) protection, incidental to the protection provided pursuant to paragraph (1), to an individual accompanying each such officer who is participating in an activity or event relating to the official duties of each such officer when there is an articulable threat to such individual;
(3) continuous protection to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary (including during periods not described in paragraph (1)) if there is an articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; and
(4) protection of another senior officer representing the Secretary (including a person nominated to be the Secretary during the pendency of such nomination) if there is an articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary.
(b) Authorities of the protective operation
(1) In general
The Secretary may authorize officers or special agents employed pursuant to subsection (a)—
(A) to carry firearms;
(B) to conduct criminal investigations into potential threats to the security of persons protected under this section;
(C) to make arrests without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of such officer or special agent;
(D) to perform protective intelligence work, including identifying and mitigating potential threats and conducting advance work to review security matters relating to sites and events; and
(E) to coordinate with local law enforcement agencies.
(2) Guidelines
The authority conveyed under this section shall be exercised in accordance with any—
(A) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; and
(B) such additional guidelines as may be issued by the Secretary.
(c) Exception
The authorities granted under this section may be exercised notwithstanding section 1343(b)(1) of title 31.
(d) Report
Not later than September 30, 2019, and each September 30 through 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the protection provided, and accounting for the expenditures made, pursuant to this section.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12520, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5001.)
heading: Definitions
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2568 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2568. False marking; cease and desist orders
(a) Each of the following acts, if performed in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of sexually or asexually reproducible plant material or tubers or parts of tubers, is prohibited, and the Secretary may, if the Secretary determines after an opportunity for hearing that the act is being so performed, issue an order to cease and desist, said order being binding unless appealed under section 2461 of this title:
(1) Use of the words “U.S. Protected Variety” or any word or number importing that the material is a variety protected under certificate, when it is not.
(2) Use of any wording importing that the material is a variety for which an application for plant variety protection is pending, when it is not.
(3) Use of either the phrase “Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited” or “Unauthorized Seed Multiplication Prohibited” or similar phrase without reasonable basis. Any reasonable basis expires one year after the first sale of the variety except as justified thereafter by a pending application or a certificate still in force.
(4) Failure to use the name of a variety for which a certificate of protection has been issued under this chapter, even after the expiration of the certificate, except that lawn, turf, or forage grass seed, or alfalfa or clover seed may be sold without a variety name unless use of the name of a variety for which a certificate of protection has been issued under this chapter is required under State law.
(b) Anyone convicted of violating a binding cease and desist order, or of performing any act prohibited in subsection (a) of this section for the purpose of deceiving the public, shall be fined not more than $10,000 and not less than $500.
(c) Anyone whose business is damaged or is likely to be damaged by an act prohibited in subsection (a) of this section, or is subjected to competition in connection with which such act is performed, may have remedy by civil action.
(Pub. L. 91–577, title III, § 128, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1557; Pub. L. 96–574, § 19(c), Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3352; Pub. L. 103–349, §§ 12, 13(v), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3142, 3144; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10108(d), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4906.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334 inserted “or asexually” after “sexually” in introductory provisions.
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–349 inserted “or tubers or parts of tubers” after “plant material” and substituted “if the Secretary determines” for “if he determines” in introductory provisions, and added par. (4).
1980—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 96–574 substituted provisions respecting prohibitions for use of phrases “Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited” and “Unauthorized Seed Multiplication Prohibited” for provisions respecting prohibitions for use of phrase “propagation prohibited”.
heading: Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 103–349 effective 180 days after Oct. 6, 1994, see section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2665 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2665. Withholding funds
If the Secretary determines that a State is not eligible to receive part or all of the funds to which it is otherwise entitled for programs under section 2662(a) and (b) of this title because of a failure to comply with regulations issued by the Secretary under this subchapter, the facts and reasons therefor shall be reported to the President, and the amount involved shall be kept separate in the Treasury until the expiration of the Congress next succeeding the session of the legislature of the State from which funds have been withheld in order that the State may, if it should so desire, appeal to Congress from the determination of the Secretary. If the next Congress shall not direct such sum to be paid, it shall be covered into the Treasury. If any portion of the moneys that are received by the designated officers of any State for the support and maintenance of programs authorized under this subchapter shall by any action or contingency be diminished or lost, or be misapplied, it shall be replaced by the State.
(Pub. L. 92–419, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1444(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1326; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6101(a)(3)(B), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4727.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2665, Pub. L. 92–419, title V, § 505, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 673, related to agreements and plans, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1444(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1326.
Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in former section 2666 of this title, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 97–98.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “If the Secretary” for “If the Secretary of Agriculture”.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2667 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2667. Regulations
The Secretary may issue such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 92–419, title V, § 507, as added Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1444(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1326; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6101(a)(3)(B), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4727.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2667, Pub. L. 92–419, title V, § 507, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1442, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1006; Pub. L. 96–355, § 4(4), Sept. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 1174, set forth definitions for purposes of this subchapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1444(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1326.
Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in former section 2668 of this title, which was omitted from the Code.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “The Secretary may issue” for “The Secretary of Agriculture may issue”.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2671 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2671. Establishment of technical assistance program
(a) Definition
In this section, the term “tribally designated housing entity” has the meaning given the term in section 4103 of title 25.
(b) In general
The Secretary shall, in coordination with the Office of Tribal Relations established under section 6921 1 of this title, provide technical assistance to improve access by Tribal entities to rural development programs funded by the Department of Agriculture through available cooperative agreement authorities of the Secretary.
(c) Technical assistance
Technical assistance provided under subsection (b) shall address the unique challenge of Tribal governments, Tribal producers, Tribal businesses, Tribal business entities, and tribally designated housing entities in accessing Department of Agriculture-supported rural infrastructure, rural cooperative development, rural business and industry, rural housing, and other rural development activities.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6302, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4748.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 6921 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “section 309 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994”, and was translated as meaning section 309 of Pub. L. 103–354, the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is title II of Pub. L. 103–354, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3209.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and not as part of title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 which comprises this subchapter.
heading: Definitions
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 3003 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 3003. Survey
(a) In general
The Secretary shall provide, through the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, or whatever agency or agencies the Secretary considers appropriate, an annual survey of existing methods of direct marketing from farmers to consumers in each State.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 94–463, § 4, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1982; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10605(b)(1), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 513; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10102(c)(5)(A), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4898.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Pub. L. 115–334 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
2002—Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “an annual survey” for “a continuing survey” and struck out at end “The initial survey, which shall be completed no later than one year following October 8, 1976, shall include the number of types of such marketing methods in existence, the volume of business conducted through each such marketing method, and the impact of such marketing methods upon financial returns to farmers (including their impact upon improving the economic viability of small farmers) and food quality and costs to consumers.”
(AGRICULTURE)
§§ 3005, 3006. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10102(c)(5)(B), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4898
text: Section 3005, Pub. L. 94–463, § 6, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10605(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 513; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10106, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1337; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10106, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2098; Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(g)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2366; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10003, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 940, established the Farmers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Program.
text: Section 3006, Pub. L. 94–463, § 7, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1983; Pub. L. 105–362, title I, § 101(d)(2), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3281, related to authorization of appropriations.
7 U.S.C. § 3123b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 3123b. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7105, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4783
text: Section, Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1408B, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7104, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1216, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7104, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1977, related to the establishment of a renewable energy committee.
7 U.S.C. § 3158 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 3158. Next generation agriculture technology challenge
(a) In general
The Secretary shall establish a next generation agriculture technology challenge competition to provide an incentive for the development of innovative mobile technology that removes barriers to entry in the marketplace for beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined in subsection (a) of section 2279 of this title).
(b) Amount
The Secretary may award not more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate to 1 or more winners of the competition under subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419C, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7110, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4784.)