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7 U.S.C. § 5832 — Technical guides and handbooks
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**(a) Development** Not later than two years after November 28, 1990, the Secretary shall develop and make available handbooks and technical guides, and any other educational materials that are appropriate for describing sustainable agriculture production systems and practices, as researched and developed under this subchapter, chapter 86 of this title,11 See References in Text note below. and other appropriate research programs of the Department.
**(b) Consultation and coordination** The Secretary shall develop the handbooks, technical guides, and educational materials in consultation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and any other appropriate entities designated by the Secretary. The Secretary shall coordinate activities conducted under this section with those conducted under [section 3861 of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3861&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Topics of handbooks and guides** The handbooks and guides, and other educational materials, shall include detailed information on the selection of crops and crop-plant varieties, rotation practices, soil building practices, tillage systems, nutrient management, integrated pest management practices, habitat protection, pest, weed, and disease management, livestock management, soil, water, and energy conservation, and any other practices in accordance with or in furtherance of the purpose of this subchapter.
**(d) Organization and contents** The handbooks and guides, and other educational materials, shall provide practical instructions and be organized in such a manner as to enable agricultural producers desiring to implement the practices and systems developed under this subchapter, chapter 86 of this title,1 and other appropriate research progra
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**(a) Development** Not later than two years after November 28, 1990, the Secretary shall develop and make available handbooks and technical guides, and any other educational materials that are appropriate for describing sustainable agriculture production systems and practices, as researched and developed under this subchapter, chapter 86 of this title,11 See References in Text note below. and other appropriate research programs of the Department.
**(b) Consultation and coordination** The Secretary shall develop the handbooks, technical guides, and educational materials in consultation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service and any other appropriate entities designated by the Secretary. The Secretary shall coordinate activities conducted under this section with those conducted under [section 3861 of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3861&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Topics of handbooks and guides** The handbooks and guides, and other educational materials, shall include detailed information on the selection of crops and crop-plant varieties, rotation practices, soil building practices, tillage systems, nutrient management, integrated pest management practices, habitat protection, pest, weed, and disease management, livestock management, soil, water, and energy conservation, and any other practices in accordance with or in furtherance of the purpose of this subchapter.
**(d) Organization and contents** The handbooks and guides, and other educational materials, shall provide practical instructions and be organized in such a manner as to enable agricultural producers desiring to implement the practices and systems developed under this subchapter, chapter 86 of this title,1 and other appropriate research programs of the Department to address site-specific, environmental and resource management problems and to sustain farm profitability, including—
(1) enhancing and maintaining the fertility, productivity, and conservation of farmland and ranch soils, ranges, pastures, and wildlife;
(2) maximizing the efficient and effective use of agricultural inputs;
(3) protecting or enhancing the quality of water resources; or
(4) optimizing the use of on-farm and nonrenewable resources.
**(e) Availability** The Secretary shall ensure that handbooks and technical guides, and other educational materials are made available to the agricultural community and the public through colleges and universities, the State Cooperative Extension Service, the Soil Conservation Service, other State and Federal agencies, and any other appropriate entities.
**(f) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; and
(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a technical committee in each State to assist the Secretary in the considerations relating to implementation and technical aspects of the conservation programs under this chapter.
**(b) Standards** The Secretary shall review and update as necessary—
(1) standard operating procedures to standardize the operations of State technical committees; and
(2) standards to be used by State technical committees in the development of technical guidelines for the implementation of the conservation provisions of this chapter.
**(c) Composition** Each State technical committee shall be composed of agricultural producers and other professionals that represent a variety of disciplines in the soil, water, wetland, and wildlife sciences. The technical committee for a State shall include representatives from among the following:
(1) The Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(2) The Farm Service Agency.
(3) The Forest Service.
(4) The National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
(5) The State fish and wildlife agency.
(6) The State forester or equivalent State official.
(7) The State water resources agency.
(8) The State department of agriculture.
(9) The State association of soil and water conservation districts.
(10) Agricultural producers representing the variety of crops and livestock or poultry raised within the State.
(11) Owners of nonindustrial private forest land.
(12) Nonprofit organizations within the meaning of [section 501(c)(3) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim) with demonstrable conservation expertise and experience working with agriculture producers in the State.
(13) Agribusiness.
(14) The State Cooperative Extension Serv
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 5832
(f) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—
(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year
2013; and
(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2023.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1628, Nov. 28, 1990,
104 Stat. 3740; Pub. L. 102–237, title IV, § 407(3),
Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1864; Pub. L. 104–127, title
VIII, §§ 860(c)(3), 862(b)(3), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat.
1174; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7203, Feb. 7, 2014,
128 Stat. 880; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7203,
Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4803.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a), (c), and
(d), was in the original ‘‘this subtitle’’, meaning sub-
title B (§§ 1619–1629) of title XVI of Pub. L. 101–624, Nov.
28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3733, which enacted this subchapter,
repealed sections 4701 to 4710 of this title, and repealed
provisions set out as a note under section 4701 of this
title. For complete classification of subtitle B to the
Code, see Tables.
Chapter 86 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and
(d), was in the original ‘‘subtitle G of title XIV’’, mean-
ing subtitle G (§§ 1481–1485) of title XIV of Pub. L.
101–624, which was repealed by Pub. L. 105–185, title III,
§ 302(c), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 563.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted ‘‘2023’’
for ‘‘2018’’.
2014—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 113–79 amended subsec. (f)
generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.’’
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–127, § 862(b)(3), struck
out ‘‘section 5881 of this title,’’ before ‘‘and other ap-
propriate’’.
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