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7 U.S.C. § 1639 — Definitions
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Bioengineering** — The term “bioengineering”, and any similar term, as determined by the Secretary, with respect to a food, refers to a food—
(A) that contains genetic material that has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques; and
(B) for which the modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature.
(2) **Food** — The term “food” means a food (as defined in [section 321 of title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section321&num=0&edition=prelim)) that is intended for human consumption.
(3) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Bioengineering** — The term “bioengineering”, and any similar term, as determined by the Secretary, with respect to a food, refers to a food—
(A) that contains genetic material that has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques; and
(B) for which the modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature.
(2) **Food** — The term “food” means a food (as defined in [section 321 of title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section321&num=0&edition=prelim)) that is intended for human consumption.
(3) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
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For the purposes of this chapter—
**(a)**
(1) The term “State”, except as used in the last sentence of [section 372(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section372/a&num=0&edition=prelim), means any State or Territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(2) The term “Territory” means any Territory or possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia, and excluding the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone.
**(b)** The term “interstate commerce” means (1) commerce between any State or Territory and any place outside thereof, and (2) commerce within the District of Columbia or within any other Territory not organized with a legislative body.
**(c)** The term “Department” means Department of Health and Human Services.
**(d)** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(e)** The term “person” includes individual, partnership, corporation, and association.
**(f)** The term “food” means (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals, (2) chewing gum, and (3) articles used for components of any such article.
**(g)**
(1) The term “drug” means (A) articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia,11 So in original. Probably should be “Pharmacopeia,”. official Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them; and (B) articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals; and (C) articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals; and (D) articles intended for use as a component of any article specif
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**(a) Authority to offer insurance**
(1) **In general** — If sufficient actuarial data are available (as determined by the Corporation), the Corporation may insure, or provide reinsurance for insurers of, producers of agricultural commodities grown in the United States under 1 or more plans of insurance determined by the Corporation to be adapted to the agricultural commodity concerned. To qualify for coverage under a plan of insurance, the losses of the insured commodity must be due to drought, flood, or other natural disaster (as determined by the Secretary).
(2) **Period** — Except in the cases of tobacco, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and hemp, insurance shall not extend beyond the period during which the insured commodity is in the field. As used in the preceding sentence, in the case of an aquacultural species, the term “field” means the environment in which the commodity is produced.
(3) **Exclusion of losses due to certain actions of producer**
(A) *Exclusions* — Insurance provided under this subsection shall not cover losses due to—
(i) the neglect or malfeasance of the producer;
(ii) the failure of the producer to reseed to the same crop in such areas and under such circumstances as it is customary to reseed; or
(iii) the failure of the producer to follow good farming practices, including scientifically sound sustainable and organic farming practices.
(B) *Good farming practices determination review*
(i) *Informal administrative process* — A producer shall have the right to a review of a determination regarding good farming practices made under subparagraph (A)(iii) in accordance with an informal administrative process to be established by the Corporation.
(ii) *Administrative review*
(I) *No adverse decision* — The determi
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**(a) In general** This subchapter shall apply to any claim in a disclosure that a food bears that indicates that the food is a bioengineered food.
**(b) Application of definition** The definition of the term “bioengineering” under [section 1639 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1639&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not affect any other definition, program, rule, or regulation of the Federal Government.
**(c) Application to foods** This subchapter shall apply only to a food subject to—
(1) the labeling requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ([21 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); or
(2) the labeling requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act ([21 U.S.C. 601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act ([21 U.S.C. 451](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section451&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act ([21 U.S.C. 1031](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section1031&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) only if—
(A) the most predominant ingredient of the food would independently be subject to the labeling requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ([21 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); or
(B)
(i) the most predominant ingredient of the food is broth, stock, water, or a similar solution; and
(ii) the second-most predominant ingredient of the food would independently be subject to the labeling
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Hemp** — The term “hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.
(2) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(4) **State** — The term “State” means—
(A) a State;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(D) any other territory or possession of the United States.
(5) **State department of agriculture** — The term “State department of agriculture” means the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture in the State.
(6) **Tribal government** — The term “Tribal government” means the governing body of an Indian tribe.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1639
2008, except for ‘‘farm-raised fish’’ and ‘‘wild
fish’’ which shall be September 30, 2004.
(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 285, as added Pub.
L. 107–171, title X, § 10816, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
535; amended Pub. L. 108–199, div. A, title VII,
§ 749, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 37; Pub. L. 109–97,
title VII, § 792, Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2164.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2005—Pub. L. 109–97 substituted ‘‘2008’’ for ‘‘2006’’.
2004—Pub. L. 108–199 substituted ‘‘2006, except for
‘farm-raised fish’ and ‘wild fish’ which shall be Sep-
tember 30, 2004’’ for ‘‘2004’’.
SUBCHAPTER
V—NATIONAL
BIOENGI-
NEERED FOOD DISCLOSURE STANDARD
§ 1639. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Bioengineering
The term ‘‘bioengineering’’, and any similar
term, as determined by the Secretary, with re-
spect to a food, refers to a food—
(A) that contains genetic material that
has been modified through in vitro recom-
binant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) tech-
niques; and
(B) for which the modification could not
otherwise be obtained through conventional
breeding or found in nature.
(2) Food
The term ‘‘food’’ means a food (as defined in
section 321 of title 21) that is intended for
human consumption.
(3) Secretary
The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 291, as added Pub.
L. 114–216, § 1, July 29, 2016, 130 Stat. 834.)
§ 1639a. Applicability
(a) In general
This subchapter shall apply to any claim in a
disclosure that a food bears that indicates that
the food is a bioengineered food.
(b) Application of definition
The definition of the term ‘‘bioengineering’’
under section 1639 of this title shall not affect
any other definition, program, rule, or regula-
tion of the Feder
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