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7 U.S.C. § 1622b — Specialty crops market news allocation
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall—
(1) carry out market news activities to provide timely price and shipment information of specialty crops in the United States; and
(2) use funds made available under subsection (b) to increase the reporting levels for specialty crops in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations** In addition to any other funds made available through annual appropriations for market news services, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023, to remain available until expended.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall—
(1) carry out market news activities to provide timely price and shipment information of specialty crops in the United States; and
(2) use funds made available under subsection (b) to increase the reporting levels for specialty crops in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations** In addition to any other funds made available through annual appropriations for market news services, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023, to remain available until expended.
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**(a) to (e) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 438(a)(3), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454**
**(f) Authorization of appropriations; fees, late payment penalties, and accrued interest**
(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Unless otherwise specifically authorized or provided for in appropriations Acts, no part of such sums shall be used to pay the cost or value of property injured or destroyed.
(2) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe and collect fees to recover the costs of providing for the inspection of plants and plant products offered for export or transiting the United States and certifying to shippers and interested parties as to the freedom of such plants and plant products from plant pests according to the phytosanitary requirements of the foreign countries to which such plants and plant products may be exported, or to the freedom from exposure to plant pests while in transit through the United States. Any person for whom such an activity is performed shall be liable for payment of fees assessed. Upon failure to pay such fees when due, the Secretary of Agriculture shall assess a late payment penalty, and such overdue fees shall accrue interest, as required by [section 3717 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3717&num=0&edition=prelim). All fees, late payment penalties, and accrued interest collected shall be credited to such accounts that incur the costs and shall remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation. The Secretary of Agriculture shall have a lien for the fees, any late payment penalty, and any accrued interest assessed against the plant or plant prod
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Authorized equipment**
(A) *In general* — The term “authorized equipment” means any equipment necessary for the management of forest land.
(B) *Inclusions* — The term “authorized equipment” includes—
(i) cherry pickers;
(ii) equipment necessary for—
(I) the construction of staging and marshalling areas;
(II) the planting of trees; and
(III) the surveying of forest land;
(iii) vehicles capable of transporting harvested trees;
(iv) wood chippers; and
(v) any other appropriate equipment, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) **Fund** — The term “Fund” means the Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund established by subsection (b).
(3) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Deputy Chief of the State and Private Forestry organization.
**(b) Establishment of Fund** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be known as the “Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund”, consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under subsection (f).
**(c) Expenditures from Fund**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), on request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary such amounts as the Secretary determines are necessary to provide loans under subsection (e).
(2) **Administrative expenses** — An amount not exceeding 10 percent of the amounts in the Fund shall be available for each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this section.
**(d) Transfers of amounts**
(1) **In general** — The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fu
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The Congress declares that a sound, efficient, and privately operated system for distributing and marketing agricultural products is essential to a prosperous agriculture and is indispensable to the maintenance of full employment and to the welfare, prosperity, and health of the Nation. It is further declared to be the policy of Congress to promote through research, study, experimentation, and through cooperation among Federal and State agencies, farm organizations, and private industry a scientific approach to the problems of marketing, transportation, and distribution of agricultural products similar to the scientific methods which have been utilized so successfully during the past eighty-four years in connection with the production of agricultural products so that such products capable of being produced in abundance may be marketed in an orderly manner and efficiently distributed. In order to attain these objectives, it is the intent of Congress to provide for (1) continuous research to improve the marketing, handling, storage, processing, transportation, and distribution of agricultural products; (2) cooperation among Federal and State agencies, producers, industry organizations, and others in the development and effectuation of research and marketing programs to improve the distribution processes; (3) an integrated administration of all laws enacted by Congress to aid the distribution of agricultural products through research, market aids and services, and regulatory activities, to the end that marketing methods and facilities may be improved, that distribution costs may be reduced and the price spread between the producer and consumer may be narrowed, that dietary and nutritional standards may be improved, that new and wider markets for American agricultural produ
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1622a
‘‘(C) educate the public about the relationship, as
determined in the research conducted under this
subtitle, between the cosmetic appearance of per-
ishable commodities and pesticide use.
‘‘(d) DISSEMINATION
OF RESULTS.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall disseminate to concerned parties the
results obtained from prior scientifically valid research
concerning Federal marketing policies and practices
described in this section to avoid any duplication of ef-
fort and to ensure that current knowledge concerning
such policies and practices is enhanced.
‘‘(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall establish an advisory committee for the purpose
of providing ongoing review of the implementation of
the requirements in this section and providing the
Secretary of Agriculture with recommendations re-
garding the implementation of those requirements.
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall
consist of 12 members comprised of three representa-
tives from not-for-profit consumer organizations,
three representatives from not-for-profit environ-
mental organizations, three representatives from pro-
duction agriculture and the perishable commodity
grower and shipper community, and three representa-
tives from the food retailing sector, each with experi-
ence in the policy issues discussed in this section.
‘‘(f) REPORT.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall re-
port to Congress on the research conducted under this
section no later than September 30, 1992. The Secretary
shall report on the research conducted under sub-
section (c) no later than September 30, 1993.
‘‘SEC. 1353. CHANGES IN PROCEDURAL REGULA-
TIONS.
‘‘With regard to Federal grade standards developed
and promulgated pursuant t
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