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7 U.S.C. § 5925c — Organic production and market data initiatives
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall collect and report data on the production and marketing of organic agricultural products.
**(b) Requirements** In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum—
(1) collect and distribute comprehensive reporting of prices relating to organically produced agricultural products;
(2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish reports relating to organic production, handling, distribution, retail, and trend studies (including consumer purchasing patterns); and
(3) develop surveys and report statistical analysis on organically produced agricultural products.
**(c) Report** Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection 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 that—
(1) describes the progress that has been made in implementing this section;
(2) describes how data collection agencies (such as the Agricultural Marketing Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service) are coordinating with data user agencies (such as the Risk Management Agency) to ensure that data collected under this section can be used by data user agencies, including by the Risk Management Agency to offer price elections for all organic crops; and
(3) identifies any additional production and marketing data needs.
**(d) Funding**
(1) **Mandatory funding** — Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—
(A) $5,000,000 for each of the periods of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and 2014 through 2018;
(B) $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023;
(C
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall collect and report data on the production and marketing of organic agricultural products.
**(b) Requirements** In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum—
(1) collect and distribute comprehensive reporting of prices relating to organically produced agricultural products;
(2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish reports relating to organic production, handling, distribution, retail, and trend studies (including consumer purchasing patterns); and
(3) develop surveys and report statistical analysis on organically produced agricultural products.
**(c) Report** Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection 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 that—
(1) describes the progress that has been made in implementing this section;
(2) describes how data collection agencies (such as the Agricultural Marketing Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service) are coordinating with data user agencies (such as the Risk Management Agency) to ensure that data collected under this section can be used by data user agencies, including by the Risk Management Agency to offer price elections for all organic crops; and
(3) identifies any additional production and marketing data needs.
**(d) Funding**
(1) **Mandatory funding** — Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—
(A) $5,000,000 for each of the periods of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and 2014 through 2018;
(B) $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023;
(C) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
(D) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2031.
(2) **Discretionary funding** — In addition to funds made available under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023, to remain available until expended.
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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) In general** In carrying out any competitive agricultural research, education, or extension grant program authorized under this or any other Act, the Secretary may cooperate with 1 or more other Federal agencies (including the National Science Foundation) in issuing joint requests for proposals, awarding grants, and administering grants, for similar or related research, education, or extension projects or activities.
**(b) Administration**
(1) **Secretary** — The Secretary may delegate authority to issue requests for proposals, make grant awards, or administer grants, in whole or in part, to a cooperating Federal agency.
(2) **Cooperating Federal agency** — The cooperating Federal agency may delegate to the Secretary authority to issue requests for proposals, make grant awards, or administer grants, in whole or in part.
**(c) Regulations** The Secretary and a cooperating Federal agency may agree to make applicable to recipients of grants—
(1) the post-award grant administration regulations applicable to recipients of grants from the Secretary; or
(2) the post-award grant administration regulations applicable to recipients of grants from the cooperating Federal agency.
**(d) Joint peer review panels** Subject to [section 3129a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3129a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary and a cooperating Federal agency may establish joint peer review panels for the purpose of evaluating grant proposals.
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**(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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In this Act, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 5925c
COORDINATION OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7206(b), May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 1239, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7206(b),
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2000, provided that: ‘‘In car-
rying out the amendment made by this section [amend-
ing this section], the Secretary [of Agriculture] shall
ensure that the Division Chief of the applicable Re-
search, Education, and Extension Office established
under section 251 of the Department of Agriculture Re-
organization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) coordinates
projects and activities under this section to ensure, to
the maximum extent practicable, that unnecessary du-
plication of effort is eliminated or minimized.’’
[Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical
provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a)
of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701
of this title.]
REPORT ON PRODUCERS AND HANDLERS OF ORGANIC
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7409, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
461, related to report on producers and handlers of or-
ganic agricultural products, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
113–79, title VII, § 7408(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 898.
§ 5925c. Organic production and market data ini-
tiatives
(a) In general
The Secretary shall collect and report data on
the production and marketing of organic agri-
cultural products.
(b) Requirements
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
shall, at a minimum—
(1) collect and distribute comprehensive re-
porting of prices relating to organically pro-
duced agricultural products;
(2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish
reports relating to organic production, han-
dling, distribution, retail, and trend studies
(including consumer pur
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