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7 U.S.C. § 950aaa–1 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 950aaa–1. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Construct
The term “construct” means to construct, acquire, install, improve, or extend a facility or system.
(2) Cost of money loan
The term “cost of money loan” means a loan made under this chapter bearing interest at a rate equal to the then current cost to the Federal Government of loans of similar maturity.
(3) Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(4) Rural area
The term “rural area” has the meaning given the term in section 950bb(b)(3) of this title.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2332, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 704, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1108; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6301(c), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4748.)
heading: Termination of Section
text: For termination of section by section 1(b) of Pub. L. 102–551, see Termination of Chapter note set out under section 950aaa of this title.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 950aaa–1, Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2332, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4017; Pub. L. 102–237, title VII, § 702(g), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1880, provided goal of Federal Government to make affordable advanced telecommunications available to rural residents, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–127.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Par. (4). Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (4).
7 U.S.C. § 950aaa–3 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 950aaa–3. Administration
(a) Nonduplication
The Secretary shall ensure that facilities constructed using financial assistance provided under this chapter do not duplicate adequate established telemedicine services or distance learning services.
(b) Loan maturity
The maturities of cost of money loans shall be determined by the Secretary, based on the useful life of the facility being financed, except that the loan shall not be for a period of more than 10 years.
(c) Loan security and feasibility
The Secretary shall make a cost of money loan only if the Secretary determines that the security for the loan is reasonably adequate and that the loan will be repaid within the period of the loan.
(d) Encouraging consortia
The Secretary shall encourage the development of consortia to provide telemedicine services or distance learning services through telecommunications in rural areas served by a telecommunications provider.
(e) Coordination with other agencies
The Secretary shall coordinate, to the extent practicable, with other Federal and State agencies with similar grant or loan programs to pool resources for funding meritorious proposals in rural areas.
(f) Informational efforts
The Secretary shall establish and implement procedures to carry out informational efforts to advise potential end users located in rural areas of each State about the program authorized by this chapter.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2334, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 704, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1111.)
heading: Termination of Section
text: For termination of section by section 1(b) of Pub. L. 102–551, see Termination of Chapter note set out under section 950aaa of this title.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 950aaa–3, Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2334, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4019; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(b)(4)(B), (C), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3221, 3222, contained provisions relevant to telecommunications programs, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–127.
7 U.S.C. § 950aaa–4 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 950aaa–4. Regulations
Not later than 180 days after April 4, 1996, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this chapter.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2335, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 704, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1112.)
heading: Termination of Section
text: For termination of section by section 1(b) of Pub. L. 102–551, see Termination of Chapter note set out under section 950aaa of this title.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 950aaa–4, Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2335, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4021; Pub. L. 102–551, § 1(c), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4100; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(b)(4)(C), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3222, related to rural community access to advanced telecommunications, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–127.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Analysis by Office of Technology Assessment
text: Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2385, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4051, provided that Office of Technology Assessment was to include, in study of effects of information age technology on rural America, analysis of feasibility of ensuring that rural citizens in their homes and schools had ability to acquire, by computer, information in a national library, and specified contents of such analysis, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 708, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1112.
7 U.S.C. § 950aaa–5 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 950aaa–5. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $82,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2335A, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 704, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1112; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6203(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 421; Pub. L. 110–234, title VI, § 6201(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1206; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VI, § 6201(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1967; Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6201(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 856; Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6102(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4728.)
heading: Termination of Section
text: For termination of section by section 1(b) of Pub. L. 102–551, see Termination of Chapter note set out under section 950aaa of this title.
heading: Editorial Notes
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: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 950aaa–5, Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2335A, as added Pub. L. 102–551, § 1(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4098; amended Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(b)(4)(C), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3222, related to special health care and distance learning program for qualified service areas, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–127.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “$82,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” for “$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018”.
2014—Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018” for “$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012”.
2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 6201(b), substituted “2012” for “2007”.
2002—Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “2007” for “2002”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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. § 951 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 951. Collection and publication; facts required; submission of report
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to collect and publish statistics of raw peanuts, shelled, unshelled, and crushed, and peanut oil, in the United States, received, processed, shipped, and owned by or in the possession of warehousemen, brokers, cleaners, shellers, dealers, growers’ cooperative associations, crushers, salters, manufacturers of peanut products, and owners other than the original producers of peanuts: Provided, That the Secretary may, in his discretion, omit for any period of time to collect such statistics from any or all salters of peanuts or manufacturers of peanut products who used, during the calendar year preceding that for which statistics are being collected, less than thirty thousand pounds of shelled and unshelled peanuts. Such statistics shall show the quality of peanuts in such details as to kinds—Virginias, Runners, Spanish, and imported varieties—as the Secretary shall deem necessary for the purposes of this chapter. All reports shall be submitted monthly in each year, except as otherwise prescribed by the Secretary.
(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 1, 49 Stat. 1898; May 12, 1938, ch. 199, § 1, 52 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 85–105, § 1, July 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 306.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1957—Pub. L. 85–105 struck out “except those required from persons owning or operating peanut picking or threshing machines” after “All reports” in last sentence and inserted “except as otherwise prescribed by the Secretary”.
1938—Act May 12, 1938, among other changes, inserted proviso.
7 U.S.C. § 953 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 953. Reports; by whom made; penalties
It shall be the duty of each warehouseman, broker, cleaner, sheller, dealer, growers’ cooperative association, crusher, salter, manufacturer of peanut products, and owner other than the original producer of peanuts to furnish reports, complete and correct to the best of his knowledge, on the quantity of peanuts and peanut oil received, processed, shipped, and owned by him or in his possession. Such reports, when and as requested by the Secretary, shall be furnished within the time prescribed and in accordance with forms provided by him for the purpose. Any person required by this chapter, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, to furnish reports or information, and any officer, agent, or employee thereof, who shall refuse to give such reports or information or shall willfully give answers that are false and misleading, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or be subject to both such fine and imprisonment.
(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 3, 49 Stat. 1899; May 12, 1938, ch. 199, § 3, 52 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 85–105, § 3, July 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 306.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1957—Pub. L. 85–105 amended section generally, and, among other changes, divided first sentence into two sentences, substituting “owner other than the original producer of peanuts” for “owner or operator of peanut picking or threshing machines,” and inserted “to give such reports or information” in last sentence.
1938—Act May 12, 1938, among other changes, inserted “crusher, salter, manufacturer of peanut products” after “cooperative association”.
7 U.S.C. § 1000 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1000. Short title
Sections 1001 to 1006, 1006c to 1006e, 1007, 1008 to 1010, 1011, 1012, and 1013 to 1029 of this title may be cited as “The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act”.
(July 22, 1937, ch. 517, 50 Stat. 522.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Repeals
text: Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318, repealed titles I, II, and IV of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, sections 1001 to 1006, 1006c to 1006e, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1014 to 1025, and 1027 to 1029 of this title. Section 341(a) of Pub. L. 87–128 also provided that reference to any provision of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act superseded by any provision of title III of Pub. L. 87–128 shall be construed as referring to the appropriate provision of such title. See section 1921 et seq. of this title. Section 1013 expired by its own terms and has been omitted.
7 U.S.C. § 1006a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1006a. Loans to homestead or desertland entrymen and purchasers of lands in reclamation projects; security; first repayment installment
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make a loan or loans for any purpose authorized by and in accordance with the terms of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, or the Act of August 28, 1937, as amended, to any person eligible for assistance under said Acts who has made or makes a homestead or desertland entry on public land or who has contracted for or contracts for the purchase of other land of the United States in a reclamation project pursuant to the applicable provisions of the homestead and reclamation laws. Any such loans required by the Secretary of Agriculture or by law to be secured by a real-estate mortgage may be secured by a mortgage contract which shall create a lien against the land in favor of the United States acting through the Secretary of Agriculture and any patent thereafter issued shall recite the existence of such lien. The first installment for the repayment of any such loan or any other loan made under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, or the Act of August 28, 1937, as amended, to the owner of a newly irrigated farm in a reclamation project or to an entryman under the desertland laws, may be deferred for a period of not to exceed two years from the date of the first advance under such loan.
(Oct. 19, 1949, ch. 697, § 1, 63 Stat. 883; Pub. L. 92–419, title VI, § 602, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 675.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, referred to in text, is act July 22, 1937, ch. 517, 50 Stat. 522, as amended, which is classified generally to this chapter (§ 1000 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1000 of this title and Tables.
Act of August 28, 1937, referred to in text, was classified to sections 590r to 590x–4 of Title 16, Conservation, and was repealed by Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318. See section 921 et seq. of this title.
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, which constitutes a major part of this chapter.
heading: Amendments
text: 1972—Pub. L. 92–419 authorized loans to desertland entrymen and provided for first repayment installment of a loan to an entryman under the desertland laws.
7 U.S.C. § 1006b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1006b. Cancellation of entry or purchase upon loan default; entry or resale; conditions; satisfaction of indebtedness
Any entry or purchase contract land with respect to which a loan is made under the authority of this section and section 1006a of this title shall be subject to cancellation by the Secretary of the Interior as provided by existing law or upon request of the Secretary of Agriculture whenever default occurs in the terms, conditions, covenants, or obligations contained in the mortgage. After cancellation or relinquishment of an entry or purchase contract, land on which there is a mortgage lien, pursuant to the provisions of said sections, shall thereafter, except as hereinafter provided, only be open to entry or resale to persons eligible for both an original entry or purchase contract and an original loan. Such entry or resale shall be subject to the outstanding balance of any amounts due the United States with respect to such land or such portion thereof as may be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, or their delegates, to be within the entryman’s or purchaser’s ability to pay on the basis of the long-time earning capacity of the land. If no entry or purchase is made within one year after the cancellation or relinquishment of a prior entry or purchase of land on which there is such a mortgage lien, the land shall be disposed of by the Secretary of Agriculture on terms consistent with the provisions of section 1017 1 of this title, for the satisfaction of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage, subject, however, to other outstanding charges on the land due the United States, and the purchaser of such land shall be entitled to the issuance of patent or deed upon the completion of all requirements with respect to the payment of such charges.
(Oct. 19, 1949, ch. 697, § 2, 63 Stat. 883.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 1017 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318.
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, which constitutes a major part of this chapter.
7 U.S.C. § 1006c...1006e (AGRICULTURE)
§§ 1006c to 1006e. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318
text: Section 1006c, act July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title I, § 16, as added Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 633, § 1, 69 Stat. 553; amended Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 829, § 1(h), 70 Stat. 802, provided for additional insurance of loans, mortgages and other security, lien, definitions of mortgage, insured mortgage, mortgagor and mortgagee, conversion to insured loan and rights of holder of insured note.
text: Section 1006d, act July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title I, § 17, as added Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 829, § 1(i), 70 Stat. 802; amended Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86–332, 73 Stat. 599, related to loans for refinancing indebtedness on farms of not more than family size and restrictions and limitations thereon.
text: Section 1006e, act July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title I, § 18, as added Aug. 25, 1958, Pub. L. 85–748, § 1(a), 72 Stat. 840, related to authorization of Secretary for execution, insurance and sale of loans, interest, insurance, appraisal and delinquency charges, computation of aggregate amount of principal obligations which may be insured, insurance of loans from funds advanced by lenders other than United States, provisions applicable to loans, conversion of loans to insured loans, expense funds, sale of loans on noninsured basis and assignment of loans.
text: For subject matter of sections 1006c to 1006e of this title, see section 1921 et seq. of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective one hundred and twenty days after Aug. 8, 1961, or such earlier date as the provisions of section 1921 et seq. of this title are made effective by regulations of Secretary of Agriculture, see section 341(a) of Pub. L. 87–128, set out as a note under section 1921 of this title.
Sections repealed effective Oct. 15, 1961, by former section 300.1 of Title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, see Effective Date note under section 1921 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 1007 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1007. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318
text: Section, acts July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title II, § 21, 50 Stat. 524; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 964, § 4, 60 Stat. 1071; Aug. 23, 1951, ch. 344, § 2, 65 Stat. 197; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 829, § 2[6], 70 Stat. 802; Mar. 29, 1961, Pub. L. 87–8, 75 Stat. 17, related to eligible borrowers for production and subsistence loans and terms thereof. See section 1921 et seq. of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective one hundred and twenty days after Aug. 8, 1961, or such earlier date as the provisions of section 1921 et seq. of this title are made effective by regulations of Secretary of Agriculture, see section 341(a) of Pub. L. 87–128, set out as a note under section 1921 of this title.
Section repealed effective Oct. 15, 1961, by former section 300.1 of Title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, see Effective Date note under section 1921 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 1007a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1007a. Omitted
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act July 1, 1941, ch. 267, § 1, 55 Stat. 440, providing that rural rehabilitation loans should be subject to the conditions and penalties prescribed by former sections 1020k and 1020n of Title 12, Banks and Banking, was superseded by the repeal of those sections by act Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 964, § 2(a)(2), 60 Stat. 1062. Section was not a part of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act which constitutes major part of this chapter.
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§§ 1008, 1009. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318
text: Section 1008, acts July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title II, § 22, 50 Stat. 525; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 964, § 4, 60 Stat. 1071, related to debt adjustment.
text: Section 1009, acts July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title II, § 23, 50 Stat. 525; Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 964, § 4, 60 Stat. 1071, authorized appropriations for production and subsistence.
text: For subject matter of sections 1008 and 1009 of this title, see section 1921 et seq. of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective one hundred and twenty days after Aug. 8, 1961, or such earlier date as the provisions of section 1921 et seq. of this title are made effective by regulations of Secretary of Agriculture, see section 341(a) of Pub. L. 87–128, set out as a note under section 1921 of this title.
Sections repealed effective Oct. 15, 1961, by former section 300.1 of Title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, see Effective Date note set out under section 1921 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 1010a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1010a. Soil, water, and related resource data
In recognition of the increasing need for soil, water, and related source data for land conservation, use, and development, for guidance of community development for a balanced rural-urban growth, for identification of prime agriculture producing areas that should be protected, and for use in protecting the quality of the environment, the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to carry out a land inventory and monitoring program to include, but not be limited to, studies and surveys of erosion and sediment damages, flood plain identification and utilization, land use changes and trends, and degradation of the environment resulting from improper use of soil, water, and related resources.
(Pub. L. 92–419, title III, § 302, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 670; Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 102(c), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2237.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act which constitutes a major part of this chapter.
heading: Amendments
text: 1980—Pub. L. 96–470 struck out provision that the Secretary issue at not less than five-year intervals a land inventory report reflecting soil, water, and related resource conditions.
7 U.S.C. § 1012 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1012. Payments to counties
As soon as practicable after the end of each calendar year, the Secretary shall pay to the county in which any land is held by the Secretary under this subchapter, 25 per centum of the net revenues received by the Secretary from the use of the land during such year. In case the land is situated in more than one county, the amount to be paid shall be divided equitably among the respective counties. Payments to counties under this section shall be made on the condition that they are used for school or road purposes, or both. This section shall not be construed to apply to amounts received from the sale of land.
(July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title III, § 33, 50 Stat. 526.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Repeal; Savings Provision
text: This section is section 33 of act July 22, 1937. Section is being treated as repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. The table of repealed laws contained in section 706(a) of Pub. L. 94–579 did not list section 33 of act July 22, 1937, but did list section 1012 of Title 7. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands.
heading: Existing Rights-of-Way
text: Provisions of section 706(a) of Pub. L. 94–579, except as pertaining to rights-of-way, not to be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under this section, see note set out under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands.