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7 U.S.C. § 7782 — Transfer authority
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**(a) Authority to transfer certain funds** In connection with an emergency in which a plant pest or noxious weed threatens any segment of the agricultural production of the United States, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department of Agriculture such amounts as the Secretary considers necessary to be available in the emergency for the arrest, control, eradication, and prevention of the spread of the plant pest or noxious weed and for related expenses.
**(b) Availability** Any funds transferred under this section shall remain available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
**(c) Secretarial discretion** The action of any officer, employee, or agent of the Secretary in carrying out this Act, including determining the amount of and making any payment authorized to be made under this chapter, shall not be subject to a review by any officer or employee of the Federal Government other than the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.
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**(a) Authority to transfer certain funds** In connection with an emergency in which a plant pest or noxious weed threatens any segment of the agricultural production of the United States, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department of Agriculture such amounts as the Secretary considers necessary to be available in the emergency for the arrest, control, eradication, and prevention of the spread of the plant pest or noxious weed and for related expenses.
**(b) Availability** Any funds transferred under this section shall remain available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
**(c) Secretarial discretion** The action of any officer, employee, or agent of the Secretary in carrying out this Act, including determining the amount of and making any payment authorized to be made under this chapter, shall not be subject to a review by any officer or employee of the Federal Government other than the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 107–76, title I, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 712, related to transfer of funds for emergency arrest of animal, poultry, or plant diseases or pests, and was from the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002. Similar provisions which are permanent are classified to sections 7772 and 8316 of Title 7, Agriculture.
#### Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title I], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–9, repealed by Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10418(a)(15), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 508.
Pub. L. 106–78, title I, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1143.
Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–8.
Pub. L. 105–86, title I, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2086.
Pub. L. 104–180, title I, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1576.
Pub. L. 104–37, title I, Oct. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 307.
Pub. L. 103–330, title I, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2443.
Pub. L. 103–111, title I, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1054.
Pub. L. 102–341, title I, Aug. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 882.
Pub. L. 102–142, title I, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 886.
Pub. L. 101–506, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1323.
Pub. L. 101–161, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 959.
Pub. L. 100–460, title I, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2237.
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(k) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–322, 1329–331.
Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(a) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783, 1783–8, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(a) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341, 3341–8.
Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(a) [H.R. 3037, title I], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185; Pub. L. 100–202, § 106, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–
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Funds under this Act (other than those made available for [section 7784(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7784/f&num=0&edition=prelim)) are intended to supplement, not replace, assistance available to weed management entities, areas, and districts for control or eradication of noxious weeds on Federal lands and non-Federal lands. The provision of funds to a weed management entity under this Act (other than those made available for [section 7784(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7784/f&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall have no effect on the amount of any payment received by a county from the Federal Government under chapter 69 of title 31.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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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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This subchapter may be cited as the “Federal Crop Insurance Act”. Except as otherwise expressly provided the provisions in titles I to IV, inclusive, shall not apply with respect to this subchapter, and the term “Act” wherever it appears in such titles shall not be construed to include this subchapter.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7782
‘‘(2) PROJECT
REQUIREMENTS.—The demonstration
projects under paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) be carried out over a time period and to a
scale designed to fully assess long-term manage-
ment strategies;
‘‘(B) implement salt cedar or Russian olive tree
control using 1 or more methods for each project in
order to assess the full range of control methods,
including—
‘‘(i) airborne application of herbicides;
‘‘(ii) mechanical removal; and
‘‘(iii) biocontrol methods, such as the use of
goats or insects;
‘‘(C) individually or in conjunction with other
demonstration projects, assess the effects of and ob-
stacles to combining multiple control methods and
determine optimal combinations of control meth-
ods;
‘‘(D) assess soil conditions resulting from salt
cedar and Russian olive tree infestation and means
to revitalize soils;
‘‘(E) define and implement appropriate final vege-
tative states and optimal revegetation methods,
with preference for self-maintaining vegetative
states and native vegetation, and taking into con-
sideration downstream impacts, wildfire potential,
and water savings;
‘‘(F) identify methods for preventing the re-
growth and reintroduction of salt cedar and Rus-
sian olive trees;
‘‘(G) monitor and document any water savings
from the control of salt cedar and Russian olive
trees, including impacts to both groundwater and
surface water;
‘‘(H) assess wildfire activity and management
strategies;
‘‘(I) assess changes in wildlife habitat;
‘‘(J) determine conditions under which removal of
biomass is appropriate (including optimal methods
for the disposal or use of biomass); and
‘‘(K) assess economic and other impacts associ-
ated with control methods and the restoration and
maintenance of land.
‘‘(f) D
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