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42 U.S.C. § 5177a — Emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture may make grants to public agencies or private organizations with tax exempt status under [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), that have experience in providing emergency services to low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers where the Secretary determines that a local, State or national emergency or disaster has caused low-income migrant or seasonal farmworkers to lose income, to be unable to work, or to stay home or return home in anticipation of work shortages. Emergency services to be provided with assistance received under this section may include such types of assistance as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be necessary and appropriate.
**(b) “Low-income migrant or seasonal farmworker” defined** For the purposes of this section, the term “low-income migrant or seasonal farmworker” means an individual—
(1) who has, during any consecutive 12 month period within the preceding 24 month period, performed farm work for wages;
(2) who has received not less than one-half of such individual’s total income, or been employed at least one-half of total work time in farm work; and
(3) whose annual family income within the 12 month period referred to in paragraph (1) does not exceed the higher of the poverty level or 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture may make grants to public agencies or private organizations with tax exempt status under [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), that have experience in providing emergency services to low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers where the Secretary determines that a local, State or national emergency or disaster has caused low-income migrant or seasonal farmworkers to lose income, to be unable to work, or to stay home or return home in anticipation of work shortages. Emergency services to be provided with assistance received under this section may include such types of assistance as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be necessary and appropriate.
**(b) “Low-income migrant or seasonal farmworker” defined** For the purposes of this section, the term “low-income migrant or seasonal farmworker” means an individual—
(1) who has, during any consecutive 12 month period within the preceding 24 month period, performed farm work for wages;
(2) who has received not less than one-half of such individual’s total income, or been employed at least one-half of total work time in farm work; and
(3) whose annual family income within the 12 month period referred to in paragraph (1) does not exceed the higher of the poverty level or 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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**(a) Coordination of nationwide rural development program using services of executive branch departments and agencies and State and local governments** The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide leadership within the executive branch for, and shall assume responsibility for coordinating, a nationwide rural development program using the services of executive branch departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the agencies, bureaus, offices, and services of the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with rural development programs of State and local governments.
**(b) Policy development; systematic review of Federal programs; access to information; development of process to receive and assess needs, goals, etc.; cooperative agreements to improve Federal programs affecting rural areas; public hearings and comments**
(1) The Secretary shall conduct a systematic review of Federal programs affecting rural areas to (A) determine whether such areas are benefiting from such programs in an equitable proportion to the benefits received by urban areas and (B) identify any factors that may restrict accessibility to such programs in rural areas or limit participation in such programs.
(2) Subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 [[5 U.S.C. 552a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim)], the Secretary may secure directly from any Federal department or agency information necessary to carry out the Secretary’s duties under this section. Upon request of the Secretary under this paragraph, the head of any such Federal department or agency shall furnish such information to the Secretary.
(3) The Secretary shall develop a process through which multistate, State, substate, and local rural development needs, goals, o
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**(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) **Office** — The term “Office” means the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement established under this section.
(3) **Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 2279(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
**(b) Establishment and purpose**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall establish within the executive operations of the Department an office to be known as the “Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement”—
(A) to improve access to programs of the Department;
(B) to improve the viability and profitability of—
(i) small farms and ranches;
(ii) beginning farmers or ranchers;
(iii) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers;
(iv) limited resource producers; and
(v) veteran farmers and ranchers; and
(C) to promote youth outreach.
(2) **Director** — The Office shall be headed by a Director, to be appointed by the Secretary from among the competitive service.
**(c) Duties** The duties of the Office shall be to ensure small farms and ranches, beginning farmers or ranchers, veteran farmers and ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers access to, and equitable participation in, programs and services of the Department by—
(1) establishing and monitoring the goals and objectives of the Department to increase participation in programs of the Department by small, beginning, socially disadvantaged, or veteran farmers or r
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**(a) Prohibition** Assistance under any rural development program administered by the Secretary or any agency of the Department of Agriculture shall not be conditioned on any requirement that the recipient of the assistance accept or receive electric service from any particular utility, supplier, or cooperative.
**(b) Ensuring compliance** The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, adequate safeguards to ensure that assistance under any rural development program is not subject to such a condition. The safeguards shall include periodic certifications and audits, and appropriate measures and sanctions against any person violating, or attempting to violate subsection (a).
**(c) “Rural development programs” defined** In this section, the term “rural development program” means the following:
(1) Sections 304(b), 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 310B, and 375 11 See References in Text note below. and subtitle E [[7 U.S.C. 2009](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2009&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1924(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1924/b&num=0&edition=prelim), 1926, 1926a, 1926c, 1926d, and 1932).
(2) Subtitle G 1 of title XVI and sections 2281 [[42 U.S.C. 5177a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5177a&num=0&edition=prelim)], 2333, and 2381 [[7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section950aaa-2&num=0&edition=prelim), 3125b] of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
(3) Subtitle C of title IX of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102–237; [7 U.S.C. 5930](https://uscode.ho
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5177a
1 So in original. See 2008 Amendment note below.
which assistance is provided under this sec-
tion for the applicable major disaster ex-
pires.
(Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 410, formerly § 407, May
22, 1974, 88 Stat. 156; renumbered § 410 and
amended Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(e), (f), Nov.
23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4703, 4704; Pub. L. 118–44, § 2,
Mar. 18, 2024, 138 Stat. 455.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the
original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 93–288, May 22,
1974, 88 Stat. 143. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec-
tion 5121 of this title and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 410 of Pub. L. 93–288 was renumbered
section 413 by Pub. L. 100–707 and is classified to section
5180 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–44 added subsec. (c).
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–707, § 106(f)(1)–(3), in-
serted ‘‘for the weeks of such unemployment with re-
spect to which the individual is not entitled to any
other unemployment compensation (as that term is de-
fined in section 85(b) of title 26) or waiting period cred-
it’’ for ‘‘is unemployed’’ before period at end of first
sentence, substituted ‘‘26 weeks’’ for ‘‘one year’’ in sec-
ond sentence, and substituted ‘‘occurred’’ for ‘‘oc-
curred, and the amount of assistance under this section
to any such individual for a week of unemployment
shall be reduced by any amount of unemployment com-
pensation or of private income protection insurance
compensation available to such individual for such
week of unemployment’’ in third sentence.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–707, § 106(f)(4), inserted head-
ing and amended text g
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