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7 USC Ch. 115: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY POLICY AND PROGRAMS (United States)
7 USC Ch. 115: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY POLICY AND PROGRAMS
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CHAPTER 115—AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY POLICY AND PROGRAMS
Definition of Secretary of Agriculture.
SUBCHAPTER I—COMMODITY POLICY
Producer election.
Agriculture risk coverage.
Producer agreements.
Transition assistance for producers of upland cotton.
SUBCHAPTER II—MARKETING LOANS
Part A—Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers
Calculation of average feed cost and actual dairy production margins.
Establishment of margin protection program for dairy producers.
Participation of dairy operations in margin protection program.
Production history of participating dairy operations.
Margin protection payments.
Premiums for margin protection program.
Effect of failure to pay administrative fees or premiums.
Part B—Dairy Product Donation Program
Dairy product donation program.
Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance.
(Pub. L. 113–79, §2, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658.)
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 649, known as the Agricultural Act of 2014. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
Pub. L. 113–79, §1(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 649, provided that: "This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the 'Agricultural Act of 2014'."
§9011. Definitions
(1) Actual crop revenue
The term "actual crop revenue", with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the amount determined by the Secretary under section 9017(b) of this title.
(2) Agriculture risk coverage
The term "agriculture risk coverage" means coverage provided under section 9017 of this title.
(3) Agriculture risk coverage guarantee
The term "agriculture risk coverage guarantee", with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the amount determined by the Secretary under section 9017(c) of this title.
(4) Base acres
The term "base acres", with respect to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number of acres in effect under sections 8702 and 8751 of this title, as adjusted pursuant to sections 8711, 8718, and 8752 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2013, subject to any reallocation, adjustment, or reduction under section 9012 of this title.
(B) Inclusion of generic base acres
The term "base acres" includes any generic base acres planted to a covered commodity as determined in section 9014(b) of this title.
(5) County coverage
The term "county coverage" means agriculture risk coverage selected under section 9015(b)(1) of this title to be obtained at the county level.
(6) Covered commodity
The term "covered commodity" means wheat, oats, and barley (including wheat, oats, and barley used for haying and grazing), corn, grain sorghum, long grain rice, medium grain rice, pulse crops, soybeans, other oilseeds, and peanuts.
(7) Effective price
The term "effective price", with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the price calculated by the Secretary under section 9016(b) of this title to determine whether price loss coverage payments are required to be provided for that crop year.
(9) Generic base acres
The term "generic base acres" means the number of base acres for cotton in effect under section 8702 of this title, as adjusted pursuant to section 8711 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2013, subject to any adjustment or reduction under section 9012 of this title.
(10) Individual coverage
The term "individual coverage" means agriculture risk coverage selected under section 9015(b)(2) of this title to be obtained at the farm level.
(11) Medium grain rice
The term "medium grain rice" includes short grain rice and temperate japonica rice.
(12) Other oilseed
(13) Payment acres
The term "payment acres", with respect to the provision of price loss coverage payments and agriculture risk coverage payments, means the number of acres determined for a farm under section 9014 of this title.
(14) Payment yield
The term "payment yield", for a farm for a covered commodity—
(A) means the yield used to make payments pursuant to section 8714 or 8754 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2013; or
(B) means the yield established under section 9013 of this title.
(15) Price loss coverage
The term "price loss coverage" means coverage provided under section 9016 of this title.
(16) Producer
(17) Pulse crop
(18) Reference price
The term "reference price", with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the following:
(21) Temperate japonica rice
The term "temperate japonica rice" means rice that is grown in high altitudes or temperate regions of high latitudes with cooler climate conditions, in the Western United States, as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose of—
(A) the reallocation of base acres under section 9012 of this title;
(B) the establishment of a reference price (as required under section 9016(g) of this title) and an effective price pursuant to section 9016 of this title; and
(C) the determination of the actual crop revenue and agriculture risk coverage guarantee pursuant to section 9017 of this title.
(22) Transitional yield
The term "transitional yield" has the meaning given the term in section 1502(b) of this title.
(24) United States Premium Factor
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1111, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 659.)
This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this subtitle", meaning subtitle A (§§1101–1109) of title I of Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.
This chapter, referred to in par. (16)(B)(ii), was in the original "this title", meaning title I of Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
Pub. L. 108–7, div. A, title VII, §767, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 48, as amended by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1609(c), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 709, provided that: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of administering subtitle A of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.], acreage planted to, or prevented from being planted to, popcorn shall be considered as acreage planted to, or prevented from being planted to, corn: Provided, That if a farm program payment yield for corn is otherwise established for a farm under such subtitle, the same yield shall be used for the acreage on the farm planted to, or prevented from being planted to, popcorn: Provided further, That with respect to all other farms, the farm program payment yield for such popcorn acreage shall be established by the Secretary on a fair and equitable basis to reflect the farm program payment yields for corn on similar farms in the area."
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1112, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 661.)
The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), is Pub. L. 99–198, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1354. Chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Act is classified generally to part I (§3830 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 58 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1985 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.
§9013. Payment yields
For the purpose of making price loss coverage payments under section 9016 of this title, the Secretary shall provide for the establishment of a yield for each farm for any designated oilseed for which a payment yield was not established under section 8712 of this title in accordance with this section.
(b) Payment yields for designated oilseeds
(3) Use of county average yield
(c) Effect of lack of payment yield
(1) Establishment by Secretary
In the case of a covered commodity on a farm for which base acres have been established or that is planted on generic base acres, if no payment yield is otherwise established for the covered commodity on the farm, the Secretary shall establish an appropriate payment yield for the covered commodity on the farm under paragraph (2).
(2) Use of similarly situated farms
To establish an appropriate payment yield for a covered commodity on a farm as required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the farm program payment yields applicable to that covered commodity for similarly situated farms. The use of such data in an appeal, by the Secretary or by the producer, shall not be subject to any other provision of law.
(d) Single opportunity to update yields used to determine price loss coverage payments
At the sole discretion of the owner of a farm, the owner of a farm shall have a 1-time opportunity to update, on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis, the payment yield that would otherwise be used in calculating any price loss coverage payment for each covered commodity on the farm for which the election is made.
The election under paragraph (1) shall be made at a time and manner to be in effect beginning with the 2014 crop year as determined by the Secretary.
(3) Method of updating yields
If the owner of a farm elects to update yields under this subsection, the payment yield for a covered commodity on the farm, for the purpose of calculating price loss coverage payments only, shall be equal to 90 percent of the average of the yield per planted acre for the crop of the covered commodity on the farm for the 2008 through 2012 crop years, as determined by the Secretary, excluding any crop year in which the acreage planted to the crop of the covered commodity was zero.
(4) Use of county average yield
If the yield per planted acre for a crop of the covered commodity for a farm for any of the 2008 through 2012 crop years was less than 75 percent of the average of the 2008 through 2012 county yield for that commodity, the Secretary shall assign a yield for that crop year equal to 75 percent of the average of the 2008 through 2012 county yield for the purposes of determining the average yield under paragraph (3).
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1113, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 664.)
§9014. Payment acres
(a) Determination of payment acres
For the purpose of price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage when county coverage has been selected under section 9015(b)(1) of this title, but subject to subsection (e), the payment acres for each covered commodity on a farm shall be equal to 85 percent of the base acres for the covered commodity on the farm.
(2) Effect of individual coverage
In the case of agriculture risk coverage when individual coverage has been selected under section 9015(b)(2) of this title, but subject to subsection (e), the payment acres for a farm shall be equal to 65 percent of the base acres for all of the covered commodities on the farm.
In the case of generic base acres, price loss coverage payments and agriculture risk coverage payments are made only with respect to generic base acres planted to a covered commodity for the crop year.
With respect to a farm containing generic base acres, for the purpose of applying paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (a), generic base acres on the farm are attributed to a covered commodity in the following manner:
(3) Treated as additional acreage
When generic base acres are planted to a covered commodity or acreage planted to a covered commodity is attributed to generic base acres, the generic base acres are in addition to other base acres on the farm.
(d) Effect of minimal payment acres
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a producer on a farm may not receive price loss coverage payments or agriculture risk coverage payments if the sum of the base acres on the farm is 10 acres or less, as determined by the Secretary.
(A) a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2003(e) of this title); or
(e) Effect of planting fruits and vegetables
(1) Reduction required
(2) Price loss coverage and county coverage
In the case of price loss coverage payments and agricultural risk coverage payments using county coverage, the reduction under paragraph (1) shall be the amount equal to the base acres planted to crops referred to in such paragraph in excess of 15 percent of base acres.
(3) Individual coverage
In the case of agricultural risk coverage payments using individual coverage, the reduction under paragraph (1) shall be the amount equal to the base acres planted to crops referred to in such paragraph in excess of 35 percent of base acres.
(4) Reduction exceptions
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1114, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 666.)
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), was in the original "this title", meaning title I of Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
§9015. Producer election
For the 2014 through 2018 crop years, all of the producers on a farm shall make a 1-time, irrevocable election to obtain—
(1) price loss coverage under section 9016 of this title on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis; or
(2) agriculture risk coverage under section 9017 of this title.
(b) Coverage options
In the election under subsection (a), the producers on a farm that elect under paragraph (2) of such subsection to obtain agriculture risk coverage under section 9017 of this title shall unanimously select whether to receive agriculture risk coverage payments based on—
(c) Effect of failure to make unanimous election
If all the producers on a farm fail to make a unanimous election under subsection (a) for the 2014 crop year—
(1) the Secretary shall not make any payments with respect to the farm for the 2014 crop year under section 9016 or 9017 of this title; and
(2) the producers on the farm shall be deemed to have elected price loss coverage under section 9016 of this title for all covered commodities on the farm for the 2015 through 2018 crop years.
(d) Effect of selection of county coverage
If all the producers on a farm select county coverage for a covered commodity under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may not make price loss coverage payments under section 9016 of this title to the producers on the farm with respect to that covered commodity.
(e) Effect of selection of individual coverage
If all the producers on a farm select individual coverage under subsection (b)(2), in addition to the selection and election under this section applying to each producer on the farm, the Secretary shall consider, for purposes of making the calculations required by subsections (b)(2) and (c)(3) of section 9017 of this title, the producer's share of all farms in the same State—
(f) Prohibition on reconstitution
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1115, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 667.)
§9016. Price loss coverage
(a) Price loss coverage payments
If all of the producers on a farm make the election under subsection (a) of section 9015 of this title to obtain price loss coverage or, subject to subsection (c)(1) of such section, are deemed to have made such election under subsection (c)(2) of such section, the Secretary shall make price loss coverage payments to producers on the farm on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis if the Secretary determines that, for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years—
The effective price for a covered commodity for a crop year shall be the higher of—
(2) the national average loan rate for a marketing assistance loan for the covered commodity in effect for such crop year under subchapter II.
If price loss coverage payments are required to be provided under this section for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years for a covered commodity, the amount of the price loss coverage payment to be paid to the producers on a farm for the crop year shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—
(e) Time for payments
(f) Effective price for barley
(g) Reference price for temperate japonica rice
The Secretary shall provide a reference price with respect to temperate japonica rice in an amount equal to 115 percent of the amount established in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 9011(18) of this title in order to reflect price premiums.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1116, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 668.)
§9017. Agriculture risk coverage
(a) Agriculture risk coverage payments
If all of the producers on a farm make the election under section 9015(a) of this title to obtain agriculture risk coverage, the Secretary shall make agriculture risk coverage payments to producers on the farm if the Secretary determines that, for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years—
(b) Actual crop revenue
(1) County coverage
(ii) the national average loan rate for a marketing assistance loan for the covered commodity in effect for such crop year under subchapter II.
(2) Individual coverage
In the case of individual coverage, the amount of the actual crop revenue for a producer on a farm for a crop year shall be based on the producer's share of all covered commodities planted on all farms for which individual coverage has been selected and in which the producer has an interest, to be determined by the Secretary as follows:
(c) Agriculture risk coverage guarantee
The agriculture risk coverage guarantee for a crop year for a covered commodity shall equal 86 percent of the benchmark revenue.
(2) Benchmark revenue for county coverage
In the case of county coverage, the benchmark revenue shall be the product obtained by multiplying—
(3) Benchmark revenue for individual coverage
In the case of individual coverage, the benchmark revenue for a producer on a farm for a crop year shall be based on the producer's share of all covered commodities planted on all farms for which individual coverage has been selected and in which the producer has an interest, to be determined by the Secretary as follows:
(4) Yield conditions
If the yield per planted acre for the covered commodity or historical county yield per planted acre for the covered commodity for any of the 5 most recent crop years, as determined by the Secretary, is less than 70 percent of the transitional yield, as determined by the Secretary, the amounts used for any of those years in paragraph (2)(A) or (3)(A)(i) shall be 70 percent of the transitional yield.
(5) Reference price
If the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year for any of the 5 most recent crop years is lower than the reference price for the covered commodity, the Secretary shall use the reference price for any of those years for the amounts in paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(A)(ii).
If agriculture risk coverage payments are required to be paid for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the amount of the agriculture risk coverage payment for the crop year shall be determined by multiplying—
(2) the payment acres determined under section 9014 of this title.
(g) Additional duties of the Secretary
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1117, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 669.)
§9018. Producer agreements
Before the producers on a farm may receive payments under this subchapter with respect to the farm, the producers shall agree, during the crop year for which the payments are made and in exchange for the payments—
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a transfer of (or change in) the interest of the producers on a farm for which payments under this subchapter are provided shall result in the termination of the payments, unless the transferee or owner of the acreage agrees to assume all obligations under subsection (a).
If a producer entitled to a payment under this subchapter dies, becomes incompetent, or is otherwise unable to receive the payment, the Secretary shall make the payment in accordance with rules issued by the Secretary.
(d) Production reports
(e) Effect of inaccurate reports
No penalty with respect to benefits under this subchapter or subchapter II shall be assessed against a producer on a farm for an inaccurate acreage or production report unless the Secretary determines that the producer on the farm knowingly and willfully falsified the acreage or production report.
(f) Tenants and sharecroppers
(g) Sharing of payments
The Secretary shall provide for the sharing of payments made under this subchapter among the producers on a farm on a fair and equitable basis.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1118, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 672.)
This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (2), (c), and (e) to (g), was in the original "this subtitle", meaning subtitle A (§§1101–1109) of title I of Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.
§9019. Transition assistance for producers of upland cotton
It is the purpose of this section to provide transition assistance to producers of upland cotton in light of the repeal of section 8713 of this title, the inapplicability of sections 9016 and 9017 of this title to upland cotton, and the delayed implementation of the Stacked Income Protection Plan required by section 1508b of this title, as added by section 11017 of this Act.
(2) 2014 crop year
For the 2014 crop of upland cotton, the Secretary shall provide transition assistance, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this section, to producers on a farm for which cotton base acres were in existence for the 2013 crop year.
(3) 2015 crop year
For the 2015 crop of upland cotton, the Secretary shall provide transition assistance, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this section, to producers on a farm—
(B) that is located in a county in which the Stacked Income Protection Plan required by section 1508b of this title is not available to producers of upland cotton for the 2015 crop year.
(b) Transition assistance rate
The transition assistance rate shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—
(c) Calculation of transition assistance amount
The amount of transition assistance to be provided under this section to producers on a farm for a crop year shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—
(1) for the 2014 crop year, 60 percent, and for the 2015 crop year, 36.5 percent, of the cotton base acres referred to in subsection (a) for the farm, subject to adjustment or reduction for conservation measures as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 9012 of this title;
(3) the payment yield for upland cotton for the farm established for purposes of section 8713(c)(3) of this title, divided by the national program yield for upland cotton of 597 pounds per acre.
The Secretary may not make transition assistance payments for a crop year under this section before October 1 of the calendar year in which the crop of upland cotton is harvested.
(e) Payment limitations
Sections 1308 through 1308–3 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2013, shall apply to the receipt of transition assistance under this section in the same manner as such sections applied to section 8713 of this title.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1119, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 673.)
Section 8713 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (c)(3), and (e), was repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1101, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658.
Section 1508b of this title, as added by section 11017 of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is section 1508b of this title, as added by section 11017(a) of Pub. L. 113–79.
For each of the 2014 through 2018 crops of each loan commodity, the Secretary shall make available to producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities produced on the farm.
A marketing assistance loan under this section, and loan deficiency payments under section 9035 of this title, may be obtained at the option of the producers on a farm through—
As a condition on the approval by the Secretary of an individual or entity to provide storage for peanuts for which a marketing assistance loan is made under this section, the individual or entity shall agree—
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1201, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 674.)
The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 99–198, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1354. Subtitles B and C of title XII of the Act are classified generally to subchapters II (§3811 et seq.) and III (§3821 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 58 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1985 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.
§9032. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans
For purposes of each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 9031 of this title for a loan commodity shall be equal to the following:
(b) Single county loan rate for other oilseeds
The Secretary shall establish a single loan rate in each county for each kind of other oilseeds described in subsection (a)(11).
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1202, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 675.)
§9033. Term of loans
In the case of each loan commodity, a marketing assistance loan under section 9031 of this title shall have a term of 9 months beginning on the first day of the first month after the month in which the loan is made.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1203, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 676.)
The Secretary shall permit the producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 9031 of this title for a loan commodity (other than upland cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, extra long staple cotton, peanuts and confectionery and each other kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed)) at a rate that is the lesser of—
The Secretary shall permit producers to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 9031 of this title for upland cotton, long grain rice, and medium grain rice at a rate that is the lesser of—
For purposes of this section and section 9037 of this title, the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation—
(B) may be further adjusted, during the period beginning on February 7, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2019, if the Secretary determines the adjustment is necessary—
The Secretary shall permit the producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 9031 of this title for confectionery and each other kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed) at a rate that is the lesser of—
Effective for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the Secretary shall make cotton storage payments available in the same manner, and at the same rates as the Secretary provided storage payments for the 2006 crop of cotton, except that the rates shall be reduced by 10 percent.
The Secretary shall permit producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan for peanuts under section 9031 of this title at a rate that is the lesser of—
(1) the loan rate established for peanuts under section 9032(a)(20) of this title, plus interest (determined in accordance with section 7283 of this title); or
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1204, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 676.)
Effective for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available under this section to producers on a farm that produce unshorn pelts or hay and silage derived from a loan commodity.
A loan deficiency payment for a loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1205, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 679.)
§9036. Payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage
Effective for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, in the case of a producer that would be eligible for a loan deficiency payment under section 9035 of this title for wheat, barley, or oats, but that elects to use acreage planted to the wheat, barley, or oats for the grazing of livestock, the Secretary shall make a payment to the producer under this section if the producer enters into an agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of the wheat, barley, or oats on that acreage.
Effective for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, with respect to a producer on a farm that uses acreage planted to triticale for the grazing of livestock, the Secretary shall make a payment to the producer under this section if the producer enters into an agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of triticale on that acreage.
(A) the loan deficiency payment rate determined under section 9035(c) of this title in effect, as of the date of the agreement, for the county in which the farm is located; by
(ii)(I) the payment yield in effect for the calculation of price loss coverage under section 9015 of this title with respect to that loan commodity on the farm;
(II) in the case of a farm for which agriculture risk coverage is elected under section 9016(a) of this title, the payment yield that would otherwise be in effect with respect to that loan commodity on the farm in the absence of such election; or
(III) in the case of a farm for which no payment yield is otherwise established for that loan commodity on the farm, an appropriate yield established by the Secretary in a manner consistent with section 9013(c) of this title.
(A) the loan deficiency payment rate determined under section 9035(c) of this title in effect for wheat, as of the date of the agreement, for the county in which the farm is located; by
(ii)(I) the payment yield in effect for the calculation of price loss coverage under subchapter I with respect to wheat on the farm;
(II) in the case of a farm for which agriculture risk coverage is elected under section 9016(a) of this title, the payment yield that would otherwise be in effect for wheat on the farm in the absence of such election; or
(III) in the case of a farm for which no payment yield is otherwise established for wheat on the farm, an appropriate yield established by the Secretary in a manner consistent with section 9013(c) of this title.
A payment under this section shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as loan deficiency payments are made under section 9035 of this title.
A 2014 through 2018 crop of wheat, barley, oats, or triticale planted on acreage that a producer elects, in the agreement required by subsection (a), to use for the grazing of livestock in lieu of any other harvesting of the crop shall not be eligible for an indemnity under a policy or plan of insurance authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or noninsured crop assistance under section 7333 of this title.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1206, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 680.)
Subchapter I, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B)(ii)(I), was in the original "subtitle A", meaning subtitle A of title I of Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658, which is classified principally to subchapter I of this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.
§9037. Special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton
The quantity of cotton entered into the United States during any marketing year under the special import quota established under this subsection may not exceed the equivalent of 10 weeks' consumption of upland cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate of the 3 months immediately preceding the first special import quota established in any marketing year.
The term "supply" means, using the latest official data of the Department of Agriculture—
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1207, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 682.)
§9038. Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period beginning on February 7, 2014, through July 31, 2019, the Secretary shall carry out a program—
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1208, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 684.)
§9039. Availability of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton
In this subsection, the term "high moisture state" means corn or grain sorghum having a moisture content in excess of Commodity Credit Corporation standards for marketing assistance loans made by the Secretary under section 9031 of this title.
For each of the 2014 through 2018 crops of corn and grain sorghum, the Secretary shall make available recourse loans, as determined by the Secretary, to producers on a farm that—
(i) the payment yield in effect for the calculation of price loss coverage under section 9015 of this title, or the payment yield deemed to be in effect or established under subclause (II) or (III) of section 9036(b)(1)(B)(ii) of this title, with respect to corn or grain sorghum on a field that is similar to the field from which the corn or grain sorghum referred to in subparagraph (A) was obtained; or
For each of the 2014 through 2018 crops of upland cotton and extra long staple cotton, the Secretary shall make available recourse seed cotton loans, as determined by the Secretary, on any production.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1209, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 685.)
§9040. Adjustments of loans
(2) Types of adjustments
Loan rate adjustments under paragraph (1) may include—
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1210, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 686.)
(4) Consecutive 2-month period
The term "consecutive 2-month period" refers to the 2-month period consisting of the months of January and February, March and April, May and June, July and August, September and October, or November and December, respectively.
(5) Dairy operation
(6) Margin protection program
The term "margin protection program" means the margin protection program required by section 9053 of this title.
(7) Margin protection program payment
The term "margin protection program payment" means a payment made to a participating dairy operation under the margin protection program pursuant to section 9056 of this title.
(8) Participating dairy operation
The term "participating dairy operation" means a dairy operation that registers under section 9054 of this title to participate in the margin protection program.
(9) Production history
The term "production history" means the production history determined for a participating dairy operation under subsection (a) or (b) of section 9055 of this title when the participating dairy operation first registers to participate in the margin protection program.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1401, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 688.)
For use in the margin protection program, the Secretary shall calculate the actual dairy production margin for each consecutive 2-month period by subtracting—
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1402, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 689.)
§9053. Establishment of margin protection program for dairy producers
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1403, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 689.)
§9054. Participation of dairy operations in margin protection program
All dairy operations in the United States shall be eligible to participate in the margin protection program to receive margin protection payments.
The Secretary shall specify the manner and form by which a participating dairy operation may register to participate in the margin protection program.
(2) Treatment of multiproducer dairy operations
If a participating dairy operation is operated by more than 1 dairy producer, all of the dairy producers of the participating dairy operation shall be treated as a single dairy operation for purposes of participating in the margin protection program.
(3) Treatment of producers with multiple dairy operations
If a dairy producer operates 2 or more dairy operations, each dairy operation of the producer shall separately register to participate in the margin protection program.
(B) pay the administrative fee annually through the duration of the margin protection program specified in section 9059 of this title.
The Secretary shall use administrative fees collected under this subsection to cover administrative costs incurred to carry out the margin protection program.
(d) Relation to livestock gross margin for dairy program
A dairy operation may participate in the margin protection program or the livestock gross margin for dairy program under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), but not both.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1404, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 690.)
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1405, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 690.)
§9056. Margin protection payments
For purposes of receiving margin protection payments for a consecutive 2-month period, a participating dairy operation shall annually elect—
A participating dairy operation shall receive a margin protection payment whenever the average actual dairy production margin for a consecutive 2-month period is less than the coverage level threshold selected by the participating dairy operation.
(c) Amount of margin protection payment
The margin protection payment for the participating dairy operation shall be determined as follows:
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1406, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 691.)
§9057. Premiums for margin protection program
For purposes of participating in the margin protection program, a participating dairy operation shall pay an annual premium equal to the product obtained by multiplying—
(b) Premium per hundredweight for first 4 million pounds of production
For the first 4,000,000 pounds of milk marketings included in the production history of a participating dairy operation, the premium per hundredweight for each coverage level is specified in the table contained in paragraph (2).
Except as provided in paragraph (3), the following annual premiums apply:
The premium per hundredweight specified in the table contained in paragraph (2) for each coverage level (except the $8.00 coverage level) shall be reduced by 25 percent for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015.
(c) Premium per hundredweight for production in excess of 4 million pounds
For milk marketings in excess of 4,000,000 pounds included in the production history of a participating dairy operation, the premium per hundredweight for each coverage level is specified in the table contained in paragraph (2).
The following annual premiums apply:
The Secretary shall provide more than 1 method by which a participating dairy operation may pay the premium required under this section in any manner that maximizes participating dairy operation payment flexibility and program integrity.
In the case of a participating dairy operation that first registers to participate in the margin protection program for a calendar year after the start of the calendar year, the participating dairy operation shall pay a pro-rated premium for that calendar year based on the portion of the calendar year for which the participating dairy operation purchases the coverage.
A participating dairy operation in the margin protection program for a calendar year shall be legally obligated to pay the applicable premium for that calendar year, except that the Secretary may waive that obligation, under terms and conditions determined by the Secretary, for any participating dairy operation in the case of death, retirement, permanent dissolution of a participating dairy operation, or other circumstances as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure the integrity of the program.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1407, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 691.)
The Secretary may take such action as necessary to collect administrative fees and premium payments for participation in the margin protection program.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1408, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 693.)
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1409, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 693.)
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to address administrative and enforcement issues involved in carrying out the margin protection program.
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to prohibit a dairy producer from reconstituting a dairy operation for the purpose of the dairy producer receiving margin protection payments.
Using authorities under section 1308(h) of this title and subtitle H of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act (7 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to provide for administrative appeals of decisions of the Secretary that are adverse to participants of the margin protection program.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1410, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 693.)
§9071. Dairy product donation program
(a) Program required; purpose
Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that the margin protection program is operational, the Secretary shall establish and administer a dairy product donation program for the purposes of—
(b) Program trigger
The Secretary shall announce that the dairy product donation program is in effect for a month, and undertake activities under subsection (c) during the month, whenever the actual dairy production margin has been $4.00 or less per hundredweight of milk for each of the immediately preceding 2 months.
(c) Required program activities
Whenever the dairy product donation program is in effect under subsection (b), the Secretary shall immediately purchase dairy products, at prevailing market prices, until such time as one of the termination conditions specified in subsection (d)(1) is met.
To determine the types and quantities of dairy products to purchase under the dairy product donation program, the Secretary shall consult with public and private nonprofit organizations organized to feed low-income populations 1
(d) Termination of program activities
(1) Termination thresholds
The Secretary shall cease activities under the dairy product donation program, and shall not reinitiate activities under the program until the condition specified in subsection (b) is again met, whenever any one of the following occurs:
For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall determine the price in the United States for cheddar cheese and non-fat dry milk and the world price of cheddar cheese and skim milk powder.
(e) Distribution of purchased dairy products
The Secretary of Agriculture shall distribute, but not store, the dairy products purchased under the dairy product donation program in a manner that encourages the domestic consumption of such dairy products by diverting them to persons in low-income groups, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) Use of public or private nonprofit organizations
The Secretary shall utilize the services of public and private nonprofit organizations for the distribution of dairy products purchased under the dairy product donation program. A public or private nonprofit organization that receives dairy products may transfer the products to another public or private nonprofit organization that agrees to use the dairy products to provide, without cost or waste, nutrition assistance to individuals in low-income groups.
(f) Prohibition on resale of products
A public or private nonprofit organization that receives dairy products under subsection (e) may not sell the products back into commercial markets.
(g) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds
As specified in section 9091(a) of this title, the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be available to the Secretary for the purposes of implementing and administering the dairy product donation program.
In addition to the termination conditions specified in subsection (d)(1), the dairy product donation program shall end on December 31, 2018.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1431, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 695.)
(1) Eligible producer on a farm
For fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make livestock indemnity payments to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock death losses in excess of the normal mortality, as determined by the Secretary, due to—
For fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not more than $20,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to eligible producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish to aid in the reduction of losses due to disease (including cattle tick fever), adverse weather, or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the Secretary, that are not covered under subsection (b) or (c).
The total amount of payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) under this subsection may not exceed $125,000 for any crop year, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings.
The total amount of disaster assistance payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) under this section (excluding payments received under subsection (e)) may not exceed $125,000 for any crop year.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1501, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 697.)
The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this chapter and the amendments made by this chapter and sections 11003 and 11017 shall be made without regard to—
(A) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5;
(B) chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly known as the "Paperwork Reduction Act"); and
(C) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1601, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 704.)
The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 [7 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 9011 of this title), cotton, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on February 7, 2014, through December 31, 2018:
The following provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 [7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.] shall not be applicable to the 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 9011 of this title), cotton, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on February 7, 2014, and through December 31, 2018:
The joint resolution entitled "A joint resolution relating to corn and wheat marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended", approved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 and 1340), shall not be applicable to the crops of wheat planted for harvest in the calendar years 2014 through 2018.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1602, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 705.)
In implementing this chapter, the Secretary shall—
(A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) may report information, electronically (including geospatial data) or conventionally, to the Department; and
(B) upon the request of the producer (or agent thereof) the Department of Agriculture electronically shares with the producer (or agent) in real time and without cost to the producer (or agent) the common land unit data, related farm level data, and other information of the producer;
(2) improve coordination, information sharing, and administrative work with the Farm Service Agency, Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and
(3) take advantage of new technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery to producers.
In any crop year in which an order is issued pursuant 1section 901(a) of title 2, the Secretary shall use such sums as necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such crop year to fully restore the support, loan, or assistance that is otherwise required under subtitles 2 B or C of this title or under the amendments made by subtitles 2 B or C, except with respect to the assistance provided under sections 9037(c) and 9038 of this title.
In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that when a producer repays a loan at a rate equal to the loan rate plus interest in accordance with the repayment provisions of subtitles 2 B or C that the repayment amount shall include the portion of the loan amount provided under paragraph (1), except that this paragraph shall not affect or reduce marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, or forfeiture benefits provided for under subtitles 2 B or C and as supplemented in accordance with paragraph (1).
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1614, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 711.)
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was in the original "this title", meaning title I of Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 658, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
Subtitles B and C of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), are subtitles B (§1201 et seq.) and C (§1301) of title I of Pub. L. 113–79, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 674, 687. Subtitle B of title I is classified generally to subchapter II (§9031 et seq.) of this chapter. Subtitle C of title I amended sections 1359bb, 1359ll, and 7272 of this title. For complete classification of subtitles B and C to the Code, see Tables.
2 So in original. Probably should be "subtitle".