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7 U.S.C. § 2204h — Local food production and program evaluation

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7 U.S.C. § 2204h — Local food production and program evaluation

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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall— (1) collect data on— (A) the production and marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products; and (B) direct and indirect regulatory compliance costs affecting the production and marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products; (2) facilitate interagency collaboration and data sharing on programs relating to local and regional food systems; (3) monitor— (A) the effectiveness of programs designed to expand or facilitate local food systems; and (B) barriers to local and regional market access due to Federal regulation of small-scale production; and (4) evaluate the manner in which local food systems— (A) contribute to improving community food security; and (B) assist populations with limited access to healthy food. **(b) Requirements** In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, at a minimum— (1) collect and distribute comprehensive reporting of prices and volume of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products; (2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish reports relating to the production, handling, distribution, retail sales, and trend studies (including consumer purchasing patterns) of or on locally or regionally produced agricultural food products; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs in growing local and regional food systems, including— (A) the impact of local food systems on job creation and economic development; (B) the level of participation in the Local Agriculture Market Program established under [section 1627c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1627c&num=0&edition=prelim), including the percentage of projects funded in comparison to applicants and the types of eligible entities receiving funds; (C) the ability of participants to leverage private capital and a synopsis of the places from which non-Federal funds are derived; and (D) any additional resources required to aid in the development or expansion of local and regional food systems; (4) evaluate the impact that Federal regulation of small commercial producers of agricultural food products intended for local and regional consumption may have on— (A) local job creation and economic development; (B) access to local and regional fruit and vegetable markets, including for new and beginning small commercial producers; and (C) participation in— (i) supplier networks; (ii) high volume distribution systems; and (iii) retail sales outlets; (5) expand the Agricultural Resource Management Survey of the Department to include questions on locally or regionally produced agricultural food products; and (6) seek to establish or expand private-public partnerships to facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable, the collection of data on locally or regionally produced agricultural food products, including the development of a nationally coordinated and regionally balanced evaluation of the redevelopment of locally or regionally produced food systems. **(c) Report** Not later than 1 year after February 7, 2014, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the progress that has been made in implementing this section and identifying any additional needs and barriers related to developing local and regional food systems.

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7 U.S.C. § 1627c — Local agriculture market program

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Beginning farmer or rancher** — The term “beginning farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in [section 1991(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1991/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Direct producer-to-consumer marketing** — The term “direct producer-to-consumer marketing” has the meaning given the term “direct marketing from farmers to consumers” in [section 3002 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3002&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Family farm** — The term “family farm” has the meaning given the term in [section 1632a(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1632a/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) **Food council** — The term “food council” means a food policy council or food and farm system network, as determined by the Secretary, that— (A) represents— (i) multiple organizations involved in the production, processing, and consumption of food; and (ii) local, Tribal, or State governments; and (B) addresses food and farm-related issues and needs within city, county, State, Tribal region, multicounty region, or other region designated by the food council or food system network. (5) **Majority-controlled producer-based business venture** (A) *In general* — The term “majority-controlled producer-based business venture” means a venture greater than 50 percent of the ownership and control of which is held by— (i) 1 or more producers; or (ii) 1 or more entities, 100 percent of the ownership and control of which is held by 1 or more producers. (B) *Entity described* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “entity” means— (i) a

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7 U.S.C. § 9001 — Implementation

**(a) Maintenance of base acres and payment yields** The Secretary shall maintain, for each covered commodity and upland cotton, base acres and payment yields on a farm established under sections 8702 and 8751 of this title, as adjusted pursuant to sections 8711, 8712, 8718, and 8752 of this title, as in effect on September 30, 2013, and as adjusted pursuant to sections 9012 and 9013 of this title. **(b) Streamlining** In implementing this chapter and the amendments made by this title,11 See References in Text note below. the Secretary shall— (1) continue to reduce administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining and reducing paperwork, forms, and other administrative requirements, to ensure that— (A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) may report information, electronically (including geospatial data) or conventionally, to the Department of Agriculture, subject to the Secretary— (i) establishing reasonable levels of tolerance that reflect the differences in accuracy between measures of common land units and geospatial data; and (ii) ensuring that discrepancies that occur within the levels of tolerance established under clause (i) shall not be used to penalize a producer (or an agent of a producer) under any program administered by the Department of Agriculture; (B) on the request of a producer (or an agent of a producer), 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, conservation practices, and other information of the producer through a single Department of Agriculture-wide login; (C) not later than September 30, 2020, the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency and the Administrator of

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7 U.S.C. § 2204h — Local food production and program eval-

Page 1441 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 2204h 1998, 112 Stat. 557; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VII, § 753(c)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–33, re- lated to Fund for Rural America. § 2204g. Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture (a) Census of agriculture required (1) In general In 1998 and every fifth year thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take a census of agriculture. (2) Inclusion of specialty crops Effective beginning with the census of agri- culture required to be conducted in 2008, the Secretary shall conduct as part of each census of agriculture a census of specialty crops (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Spe- cialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465)). (b) Methods In connection with the census, the Secretary may conduct any survey or other information collection, and employ any sampling or other statistical method, that the Secretary deter- mines is appropriate. (c) Year of information The information collected in each census taken under this section shall relate to the year immediately preceding the year in which the census is taken. (d) Enforcement (1) Fraud A person over 18 years of age who willfully gives an answer that is false to a question, which is authorized by the Secretary to be submitted to the person in connection with a census under this section, shall be fined not more than $500. (2) Refusal or neglect to answer questions A person over 18 years of age who refuses or willfully neglects to answer a question, which is authorized by the Secretary to be submitted to the person in connection with a census under this section, shall be fined not more than $100. (3) Social Security number The failure or re

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