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7 U.S.C. § 6501 — Purposes
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It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products;
(2) to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard; and
(3) to facilitate interstate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced.
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It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products;
(2) to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard; and
(3) to facilitate interstate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced.
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**(a) Ownership or operation requirements**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), no contract shall be entered into under this subpart concerning land with respect to which the ownership has changed in the 1-year period preceding the first year of the contract period unless—
(A) the new ownership was acquired by will or succession as a result of the death of the previous owner;
(B) the new ownership was acquired before January 1, 1985;
(C) the Secretary determines that the land was acquired under circumstances that give adequate assurance that the land was not acquired for the purpose of placing the land in the program established by this subpart; or
(D) the ownership change occurred due to foreclosure on the land and the owner of the land immediately before the foreclosure exercises a right of redemption from the mortgage holder in accordance with State law.
(2) **Exceptions** — Paragraph (1) shall not—
(A) prohibit the continuation of an agreement by a new owner after an agreement has been entered into under this subpart; or
(B) require a person to own the land as a condition of eligibility for entering into the contract if the person—
(i) has operated the land to be covered by a contract under this section for at least 1 year preceding the date of the contract or since January 1, 1985, whichever is later; and
(ii) controls the land for the contract period.
**(b) Sales or transfers** If, during the term of a contract entered into under this subpart, an owner or operator of land subject to the contract sells or otherwise transfers the ownership or right of occupancy of the land, the new owner or operator of the land may—
(1) continue the contract under the same terms or conditions;
(2) enter into a new contract in ac
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In this subpart:
(1) **Conservation planning assessment** — The term “conservation planning assessment” means a report, as determined by the Secretary, that—
(A) is developed by—
(i) a State or unit of local government (including a conservation district);
(ii) a Federal agency; or
(iii) a third-party provider certified under [section 3842(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3842/e&num=0&edition=prelim) (including a certified rangeland professional);
(B) assesses rangeland or cropland function and describes conservation activities to enhance the economic and ecological management of that land; and
(C) can be incorporated into a comprehensive planning document required by the Secretary for enrollment in a conservation program of the Department of Agriculture.
(2) **Eligible land**
(A) *In general* — The term “eligible land” means land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced.
(B) *Inclusions* — The term “eligible land” includes the following:
(i) Cropland.
(ii) Grassland.
(iii) Rangeland.
(iv) Pasture land.
(v) Nonindustrial private forest land.
(vi) Other agricultural land (including cropped woodland, marshes, environmentally sensitive areas, and agricultural land used for the production of livestock) on which identified or expected resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed through a contract under the program, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Incentive practice** — The term “incentive practice” means a practice or set of practices approved by the Secretary that, when implemented and maintained on eligible land, address 1 or more priority resource concerns.
(4) **Organic s
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**(a) Establishment** During each of the 2002 through 2031 fiscal years, the Secretary shall provide payments to producers that enter into contracts with the Secretary under the program.
**(b) Practices and term**
(1) **Practices** — A contract under the program may apply to the performance of one or more practices.
(2) **Term** — A contract under the program shall have a term that does not exceed 10 years.
**(c) Bidding down** If the Secretary determines that the environmental values of two or more applications for payments are comparable, the Secretary shall not assign a higher priority to the application only because it would present the least cost to the program.
**(d) Payments**
(1) **Availability of payments** — Payments are provided to a producer to implement one or more practices under the program.
(2) **Limitation on payment amounts** — A payment to a producer for performing a practice may not exceed, as determined by the Secretary—
(A) 75 percent of the costs associated with planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training;
(B) 100 percent of income foregone by the producer; or
(C) in the case of a practice consisting of elements covered under subparagraphs (A) and (B)—
(i) 75 percent of the costs incurred for those elements covered under subparagraph (A); and
(ii) 100 percent of income foregone for those elements covered under subparagraph (B).
(3) **Special rule involving payments for foregone income** — In determining the amount and rate of payments under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary may accord great significance to a practice that, as determined by the Secretary, promotes—
(A) soil health;
(B) water quality and quantity improvement;
(C) nutrient management;
(D) pest
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**(a) In general** To achieve the conservation goals of a contract under the conservation stewardship program, the Secretary shall—
(1) make the program available to eligible producers on a continuous enrollment basis with 1 or more ranking periods, 1 of which shall occur in the first quarter of each fiscal year;
(2) identify not less than 5 priority resource concerns in a particular watershed or other appropriate region or area within a State; and
(3) establish a science-based stewardship threshold for each priority resource concern identified under paragraph (2).
**(b) Allocation to States** The Secretary shall allocate funding to States for enrollment, based—
(1) primarily on each State’s proportion of eligible land to the total acreage of eligible land in all States; and
(2) also on consideration of—
(A) the extent and magnitude of the conservation needs associated with agricultural production in each State;
(B) the degree to which implementation of the program in the State is, or will be, effective in helping producers address those needs; and
(C) other considerations to achieve equitable geographic distribution of funds, as determined by the Secretary.
**(c) Conservation stewardship payments**
(1) **Availability of payments** — The Secretary shall provide annual payments under the program to compensate the producer for—
(A) installing and adopting additional conservation activities; and
(B) improving, maintaining, and managing conservation activities in place at the agricultural operation of the producer at the time the contract offer is accepted by the Secretary.
(2) **Payment amount** — The amount of the annual payment shall be determined by the Secretary and based, to the maximum extent practicable, on the following factors:
(A) Costs
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**(a) Proposed rulemaking**
(1) **In general**
(A) *Rulemaking* — Not later than 1 year after January 4, 2011, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and representatives of State departments of agriculture (including with regard to the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 [[7 U.S.C. 6501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]), and in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish science-based minimum standards for the safe production and harvesting of those types of fruits and vegetables, including specific mixes or categories of fruits and vegetables, that are raw agricultural commodities for which the Secretary has determined that such standards minimize the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death.
(B) *Determination by Secretary* — With respect to small businesses and very small businesses (as such terms are defined in the regulation promulgated under subparagraph (A)) that produce and harvest those types of fruits and vegetables that are raw agricultural commodities that the Secretary has determined are low risk and do not present a risk of serious adverse health consequences or death, the Secretary may determine not to include production and harvesting of such fruits and vegetables in such rulemaking, or may modify the applicable requirements of regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
(2) **Public input** — During the comment period on the notice of proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct not less than 3 public meetings in diverse geographical areas of the United States to provide persons in diff
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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) Establishment of mandatory standard** Not later than 2 years after July 29, 2016, the Secretary shall—
(1) establish a national mandatory bioengineered food disclosure standard with respect to any bioengineered food and any food that may be bioengineered; and
(2) establish such requirements and procedures as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the standard.
**(b) Regulations**
(1) **In general** — A food may bear a disclosure that the food is bioengineered only in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary in accordance with this subchapter.
(2) **Requirements** — A regulation promulgated by the Secretary in carrying out this subchapter shall—
(A) prohibit a food derived from an animal to be considered a bioengineered food solely because the animal consumed feed produced from, containing, or consisting of a bioengineered substance;
(B) determine the amounts of a bioengineered substance that may be present in food, as appropriate, in order for the food to be a bioengineered food;
(C) establish a process for requesting and granting a determination by the Secretary regarding other factors and conditions under which a food is considered a bioengineered food;
(D) in accordance with subsection (d), require that the form of a food disclosure under this section be a text, symbol, or electronic or digital link, but excluding Internet website Uniform Resource Locators not embedded in the link, with the disclosure option to be selected by the food manufacturer;
(E) provide alternative reasonable disclosure options for food contained in small or very small packages;
(F) in the case of small food manufacturers, provide—
(i) an implementation date that is not earlier than 1 year after the implementation date for regulations
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**(a) In general** A State is a qualifying State if the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Secretary”) determines that the State has in effect a mediation program that meets the requirements of subsection (c).
**(b) Determination by Secretary** Within 15 days after the Secretary receives from the Governor of a State a description of the mediation program of the State and a statement certifying that the State has met all of the requirements of subsection (c), the Secretary shall determine whether the State is a qualifying State.
**(c) Requirements of State mediation programs**
(1) **Issues covered**
(A) *In general* — To be certified as a qualifying State, the mediation program of the State must provide mediation services to persons described in paragraph (2) that are involved in agricultural loans (regardless of whether the loans are made or guaranteed by the Secretary or made by a third party).
(B) *Other issues* — The mediation program of a qualifying State may provide mediation services to persons described in paragraph (2) that are involved in one or more of the following issues:
(i) Wetlands determinations.
(ii) Compliance with farm programs, including conservation programs and the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ([7 U.S.C. 6501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(iii) Agricultural credit.
(iv) Rural water loan programs.
(v) Grazing on National Forest System land.
(vi) Pesticides.
(vii) Lease issues, including land leases and equipment leases.
(viii) Family farm transition.
(ix) Farmer-neighbor disputes.
(x) Such other issues as the Secretar
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a national organic certification cost-share program to assist producers and handlers of agricultural products in obtaining certification under the national organic production program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ([7 U.S.C. 6501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(b) Federal share**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall pay under this section not more than 75 percent of the costs incurred by a producer or handler in obtaining certification under the national organic production program, as certified to and approved by the Secretary.
(2) **Maximum amount** — The maximum amount of a payment made to a producer or handler under this section shall be $750.
**(c) Reporting** Not later than March 1 of each year, 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 that describes the requests by, disbursements to, and expenditures for each State under the program during the current and previous fiscal year, including the number of producers and handlers served by the program in the previous fiscal year.
**(d) Mandatory funding**
(1) **In general** — Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section—
(A) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020;
(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and
(C) $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.
(2) **Availability** — Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
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In the case of a food certified under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ([7 U.S.C. 6501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the certification shall be considered sufficient to make a claim regarding the absence of bioengineering in the food, such as “not bioengineered”, “non-GMO”, or another similar claim.
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