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7 U.S.C. § 4531 — Definitions
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For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) the term “board” means the board of trustees of the Institute;
(2) the term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture;
(3) the term “dairy products” means manufactured products that are derived from the processing of milk, and includes fluid milk products;
(4) the term “fluid milk products” means those milk products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage;
(5) the term “Fund” means the Dairy Research Trust Fund established by [section 4536 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4536&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) the term “Institute” means the National Dairy Research Endowment Institute established by [section 4532 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4532&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “milk” means any class of cow’s milk marketed in the United States;
(8) the term “person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other entity;
(9) the term “producer” means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;
(10) the term “research” means studies testing the effectiveness of market development and promotion efforts, studies relating to the nutritional value of milk and dairy products, and other related efforts to expand demand for milk and dairy products;
(11) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture unless the context specifies otherwise; and
(12) the term “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) the term “board” means the board of trustees of the Institute;
(2) the term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture;
(3) the term “dairy products” means manufactured products that are derived from the processing of milk, and includes fluid milk products;
(4) the term “fluid milk products” means those milk products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage;
(5) the term “Fund” means the Dairy Research Trust Fund established by [section 4536 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4536&num=0&edition=prelim);
(6) the term “Institute” means the National Dairy Research Endowment Institute established by [section 4532 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4532&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “milk” means any class of cow’s milk marketed in the United States;
(8) the term “person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other entity;
(9) the term “producer” means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;
(10) the term “research” means studies testing the effectiveness of market development and promotion efforts, studies relating to the nutritional value of milk and dairy products, and other related efforts to expand demand for milk and dairy products;
(11) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture unless the context specifies otherwise; and
(12) the term “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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The Secretary of Agriculture may establish in the Department of Agriculture a National Dairy Research Endowment Institute whose function shall be to aid the dairy industry through the implementation of the dairy products research order, which its board of trustees shall administer, and the use of monies made available to its board of trustees from the Dairy Research Trust Fund to implement the order. In implementing the order, the Institute shall provide a permanent system for funding scientific research activities designed to facilitate the expansion of markets for milk and dairy products marketed in the United States. The Institute shall be headed by a board of trustees composed of the members of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. The board may appoint from among its members an executive committee whose membership shall reflect equally each of the different regions in the United States in which milk is produced. The executive committee shall have such duties and powers as are delegated to it by the board. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the board, members of the board shall be allowed reasonable travel expenses, including a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence, as recommended by the board and approved by the Secretary, except that there shall be no duplication of payment for such expenses.
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**(a) Establishment** There may be established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the “Dairy Research Trust Fund” if the Institute is established under [section 4532 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4532&num=0&edition=prelim) and a dairy products research order issued under [section 4533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4533&num=0&edition=prelim) is effective during such fiscal year.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations; transfer of moneys; investments**
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund or transferred from moneys available to the Commodity Credit Corporation for deposit in the Fund, $100,000,000.
(2) Moneys deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1) shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, in general obligations of any State or any political subdivision thereof, in any interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or in obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States. Interest, dividends, and other payments that accrue from such investments shall be deposited in the Fund and also shall be so invested, subject to subsection (c).
**(c) Availability of moneys for authorized and approved activities** Moneys in the Fund, other than moneys appropriated or transferred under paragraph (1) of subsection (b), shall be available to the board, in such amounts, and for such activities authorized by this subchapter, as the Secretary may approve.
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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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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 4511
1 See References in Text note below.
§ 4511. Investigations; power to subpena and take
oaths and affirmations; aid of courts
The Secretary may make such investigations
as the Secretary deems necessary for the effec-
tive administration of this subchapter or to de-
termine whether any person subject to the pro-
visions of this subchapter has engaged or is
about to engage in any act that constitutes or
will constitute a violation of any provision of
this subchapter or of any order, or rule or regu-
lation issued under this subchapter. For the pur-
pose of such investigation, the Secretary may
administer oaths and affirmations, subpena wit-
nesses, compel their attendance, take evidence,
and require the production of any records that
are relevant to the inquiry. Such attendance of
witnesses and the production of any such
records may be required from any place in the
United States. In case of contumacy by, or re-
fusal to obey a subpena to, any person, the Sec-
retary may invoke the aid of any court of the
United States within the jurisdiction of which
such investigation or proceeding is carried on,
or where such person resides or carries on busi-
ness, in requiring the attendance and testimony
of witnesses and the production of records. The
court may issue an order requiring such person
to appear before the Secretary to produce
records or to give testimony touching the mat-
ter under investigation. Any failure to obey
such order of the court may be punished by such
court as a contempt thereof. Process in any such
case may be served in the judicial district in
which such person is an inhabitant or wherever
such person may be found.
(Pub. L. 98–180, title I, § 120, Nov. 29, 1983, 97 Stat.
1143.)
§ 4512. Adminis
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