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[USC02] 7 USC 1531: Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance
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7 USC 1531: Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance Text contains those laws in effect on October 21, 2019
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 36-CROP INSURANCESUBCHAPTER II-SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
§1531. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance
The term "actual production history yield" means the weighted average of the actual production history for each insurable commodity or noninsurable commodity, as calculated under subchapter I or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program, respectively.
The term "adjusted actual production history yield" means-
(A) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has at least 4 years of actual production history yields for an insurable commodity that are established other than pursuant to section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title, the actual production history for the eligible producer without regard to any yields established under that section;
(B) in the case of an eligible producer on a farm that has less than 4 years of actual production history yields for an insurable commodity, of which 1 or more were established pursuant to section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title, the actual production history for the eligible producer as calculated without including the lowest of the yields established pursuant to section 1508(g)(4)(B) of this title; and
The term "adjusted noninsured crop disaster assistance program yield" means-
The term "counter-cyclical program payment yield" means the weighted average payment yield established under-
(A) section 7912 or 7952 of this title;
(B) section 1102 or 1301(6) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8712, 8751(6)); or
(C) a successor section.
The term "disaster county" includes-
(ii) any farm in which, during a calendar year the actual production on the farm is less than 50 percent of the normal production on the farm.
The term "insurable commodity" means an agricultural commodity (excluding livestock) for which the producer on a farm is eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under subchapter I.
The term "noninsured crop assistance program" means the program carried out under section 7333 of this title.
The term "qualifying natural disaster declaration" means a natural disaster declared by the Secretary for production losses under section 1961(a) of this title.
The term "Trust Fund" means the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund established under section 2497a of title 19.
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall provide crop disaster assistance payments under this section to an eligible producer on a farm in an amount equal to 60 percent of the difference between-
In calculating the disaster assistance program guarantee under paragraph (3) and the total farm revenue under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall not consider the value of any crop that-
(i) is produced on land that is not eligible for a policy or plan of insurance under subchapter I or assistance under the noninsured crop assistance program; or
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the supplemental assistance program guarantee shall be the sum obtained by adding-
(i) for each insurable commodity on the farm, 115 percent of the product obtained by multiplying-
(III) the payment yield for the commodity that is equal to the percentage of the crop insurance yield elected by the producer of the higher of-
(ii) for each noninsurable commodity on a farm, 120 percent of the product obtained by multiplying-
(III) the payment yield for the commodity that is equal to 50 percent of the higher of-
For purposes of this subsection, the total farm revenue for a farm,2 shall equal the sum obtained by adding-
(i) the estimated actual value for each crop produced on a farm by using the product obtained by multiplying-
(I) the actual production by crop on a farm for purposes of determining losses under subchapter I or the noninsured crop assistance program; and
(ii) 15 percent of amount of any direct payments made to the producer under sections 1103 and 1303 1 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 8713, 8753] or successor sections;
(iii) the total amount of any counter-cyclical payments made to the producer under sections 1104 and 1304 1 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 8714, 8754] or successor sections or of any average crop revenue election payments made to the producer under section 1105 1 of that Act [7 U.S.C. 8715];
(iv) the total amount of any loan deficiency payments, marketing loan gains, and marketing certificate gains made to the producer under subtitles B and C 1 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 8731 et seq., 8751 et seq.] or successor subtitles;
The Secretary shall adjust the average market price received by the eligible producer on a farm-
(iii) as the Secretary determines appropriate, to reflect regional variations in a manner consistent with the operation of the crop insurance program under subchapter I and the noninsured crop assistance program.
The expected revenue for each crop on a farm shall equal-
(A) for each insurable commodity, the product obtained by multiplying-
(B) for each noninsurable crop, the product obtained by multiplying-
The actual production on the farm shall equal the sum obtained by adding-
(i) for each insurable commodity on the farm, the product obtained by multiplying-
(ii) for each noninsurable commodity on a farm, the product obtained by multiplying-
The Secretary shall provide compensation for losses to eligible livestock producers due to grazing losses for covered livestock due to-
For purposes of clause (i)(I), the feed grain equivalent shall equal-
For purposes of clause (i)(II), the corn price per pound shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing-
Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a livestock producer shall only be eligible for assistance under this subsection if the livestock producer-
(i) obtained a policy or plan of insurance under subchapter I for the grazing land incurring the losses for which assistance is being requested; or
In the case of an eligible livestock producer that is a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher or limited resource or beginning farmer or rancher, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may-
Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall provide assistance-
Subject to paragraph (4), the assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers for losses described in paragraph (2) shall consist of-
In this paragraph, the terms "legal entity" and "person" have the meaning given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a) 3 (as amended by section 1603 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008).
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the eligible producers on a farm shall not be eligible for assistance under this section (other than subsections (c) and (d)) if the eligible producers on the farm-
(A) in the case of each insurable commodity of the eligible producers on the farm, excluding grazing land, did not obtain a policy or plan of insurance under subchapter I (excluding a crop insurance pilot program under that subchapter); or
With respect to eligible producers that are socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers or limited resource or beginning farmers or ranchers, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may-
For purposes of assistance under subsection (b), at the option of an eligible producer on a farm, the Secretary shall waive paragraph (1)-
Eligible producers on a farm described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) that failed to timely pay the appropriate fee described in that subparagraph shall be eligible for assistance under this section in accordance with subparagraph (B) if the eligible producers on the farm-
(ii)(I) in the case of each insurable commodity of the eligible producers on the farm, excluding grazing land, agree to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under subchapter I (excluding a crop insurance pilot program under that subchapter) for the next insurance year for which crop insurance is available to the eligible producers on the farm at a level of coverage equal to 70 percent or more of the recorded or appraised average yield indemnified at 100 percent of the expected market price, or an equivalent coverage; and
Eligible producers on a farm that meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) shall be eligible to receive assistance under this section as if the eligible producers on the farm-
Except as provided in subparagraph (D), eligible producers on a farm that met the requirements of paragraph (1) before the deadline described in paragraph (4)(A) and are eligible to receive, a disaster assistance payment under this section for a production loss during the 2008 crop year shall be eligible to receive an amount equal to the greater of-
(ii) the amount that would have been calculated under subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(3) if-
(II) in clause (ii) of that subparagraph, "125" is substituted for "120 percent".
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may provide assistance (including multiyear assistance) under this section to eligible producers on a farm that-
(I)(aa) except as provided in item (bb), lack access to a policy or plan of insurance under subchapter I; or
(II) are not eligible for the noninsured crop disaster assistance program established by section 7333 of this title.
In this subsection, the terms "legal entity" and "person" have the meaning given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a) 3 (as amended by section 1603 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008).
This section shall be effective only for losses that are incurred as the result of a disaster, adverse weather, or other environmental condition that occurs on or before September 30, 2011, or, in the case of subsections (c) through (f), September 30, 2013 4 as determined by the Secretary.
(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, §531, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, §12033(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1392 , and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title XII, §12033(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664 , 2154; amended Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4214 ; Pub. L. 111–5, div. A, title I, §102(a), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 121 ; Pub. L. 111–80, title VII, §745(a), Oct. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 2129 ; Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, §702(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2368 ; Pub. L. 113–79, title XI, §11028(c), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 978 .)
Sections 1103 and 1303 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A)(ii), were repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1101, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658 .
Sections 1104 and 1304 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A)(iii), were repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1102(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658 .
Section 1105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A)(iii), was repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1103(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658 .
The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A)(iv), is Pub. L. 110–246, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1651 . Subtitles B and C of the Act probably mean subtitles B and C of title I of the Act, which are classified generally to subchapters II (§8731 et seq.) and III (§8751 et seq.) of chapter 113 of this title. Section 1603 of the Act amended section 1308 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8701 of this title and Tables.
2014-Subsec. (d)(3)(A). Pub. L. 113–79 struck out cl. (i) designation and heading, redesignated subcls. (I) and (II) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, and struck out former cl. (ii). Text read as follows: "An eligible livestock producer may not receive assistance under this subsection for grazing losses that occur on land used for haying or grazing under the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.)."
2013-Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(1), struck out "under" first time appearing after "established" in introductory provisions, redesignated cls. (i) to (iii) as subpars. (A) to (C), respectively, and realigned margins.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(2)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall".
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(2)(B), added par. (3).
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(3)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d)(7). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(3)(B), added par. (7).
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 112–240, §701(a)(4)(A), struck out "use up to $50,000,000 per year from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall".
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(4)(B), added par. (4).
Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(5)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(5)(B), added par. (5).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(6), inserted "or, in the case of subsections (c) through (f), September 30, 2013" after "2011,".
2009-Subsec. (g)(7). Pub. L. 111–5, which directed amendment of section 531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by adding par. (7), was executed to this section, which is section 531 of subtitle B of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Federal Crop Insurance Act is subtitle A of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30.
Subsec. (g)(7)(F). Pub. L. 111–80, §745(a)(1), which directed amendment of section 531(g)(7)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by inserting "(including multiyear assistance)" after "assistance", was executed to introductory provisions of subsec. (g)(7)(F) of this section, which is section 531 of subtitle B of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Federal Crop Insurance Act is subtitle A of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30.
Subsec. (g)(7)(F)(i). Pub. L. 111–80, §745(a)(2), which directed amendment of cl. (i) of section 531(g)(7)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by inserting "or multiyear production losses" after "a production loss", was executed to subsec. (g)(7)(F)(i) of this section, which is section 531 of subtitle B of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Federal Crop Insurance Act is subtitle A of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30.
2008-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(F), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4).
Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(A), inserted "has" after "on a farm that".
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5).
Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(B), substituted "under-" for "section 7912 of this title, section 1102 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, or a successor section." and added cls. (i) to (iii).
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (7).
Subsec. (a)(5)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(C), substituted "the actual production on the farm is less than 50 percent of the normal production on the farm." for ", the total loss of production of the farm relating to weather is greater than 50 percent of the normal production of the farm, as determined by the Secretary."
Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(G), added par. (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (8).
Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (5) as (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (9).
Subsec. (a)(7)(A). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(D)(i), inserted "for sale or on-farm livestock feeding (including native grassland intended for haying)" after "harvest".
Subsec. (a)(7)(C). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(D)(ii), inserted "for sale" after "crop".
Subsec. (a)(8) to (14). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated pars. (6) to (12) as (8) to (14), respectively. Former pars. (13) and (14) redesignated (16) and (17), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(H), added par. (15). Former par. (15) redesignated (18).
Subsec. (a)(16) to (21). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated pars. (13) to (18) as (16) to (21), respectively.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(A), substituted "Payments" for "In general" in par. heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted subpar. heading, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(B), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(ii)(III). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted "50 percent of" before "the higher of" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(ii)(III)(aa). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(C)(ii), struck out "guarantee" after "yield".
Subsec. (b)(4)(A)(i). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(D)(i), added subcl. (I), redesignated subcl. (III) as (II), and struck out former subcls. (I) and (II) which read as follows:
"(I) the actual crop acreage harvested by an eligible producer on a farm;
"(II) the estimated actual yield of the crop production; and".
Subsec. (b)(4)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(D)(ii), (iii), added cl. (iii).
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(i), struck out "the sum obtained by adding" after "equal" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(I), substituted "for each insurable commodity, the product" for "the product" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(5)(A)(i). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(II), substituted "greater" for "greatest".
Subsec. (b)(5)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(III), substituted "of the price election for the commodity used to calculate an indemnity for an applicable policy of insurance if an indemnity is triggered; and" for "of the insurance price guarantee; and".
Subsec. (b)(5)(B). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(iii)(I), substituted "for each noninsurable crop, the product" for "the product" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(5)(B)(ii), (iii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(iii)(II)–(IV), added cl. (ii) and redesignated former cl. (ii) as (iii).
Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(F), added par. (6).
Subsec. (d)(5)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(3), substituted "subsection" for "section".
Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(4), substituted "the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to provide" for "the Secretary shall provide".
Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(A)(i), substituted "(other than subsections (c) and (d))" for "(other than subsection (c))" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (g)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(A)(ii), inserted ", excluding grazing land" after "producers on the farm".
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(B), substituted "each crop planted" for "each crop grazed, planted,".
Subsec. (g)(4). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(C), (D), substituted "Waivers for certain crop years" for "Waiver for 2008 crop year" in par. heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted subpar. heading, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (g)(6). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(5), added par. (6).
Subsec. (h)(5). Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(7), added par. (5).
Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, §702(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2369 , provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2012."
Pub. L. 110–329, div. B, title I, §10102, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3588 , provided that: "Section 1601(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246) [7 U.S.C. 8781(c)(2)] shall apply in implementing section 12033 of such Act [enacting this subchapter and amending sections 1501 to 1503, 1505 to 1510, 1514, 1515, 1517, 1518, and 1520 to 1523 of this title]."
Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, §12033(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1405 , and Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title XII, §12033(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664 , 2167, provided that: "For purposes of the 2008 crop year, the Secretary [of Agriculture] shall carry out subsections (f)(4) and (h) of section 531 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act [7 U.S.C. 1531(f)(4), (h)] (as added by subsection (a)) in accordance with the terms and conditions of sections 1001 through 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 1308 et seq.), as in effect on September 30, 2007."
3 So in original. Probably should be followed by a second closing parenthesis.