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7 U.S.C. § 7032 — Termination of authority

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7 U.S.C. § 7032 — Termination of authority

**(a) In general** Subject to subsection (b), the authority delegated to the Secretary by this chapter to reorganize the Department shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after October 13, 1994. **(b) Functions** Subsection (a) shall not affect: (1) The authority of the Secretary to continue to carry out a function that the Secretary performs on the date that is 2 years after October 13, 1994. (2) The authority delegated to the Secretary under Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App.; [7 U.S.C. 2201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2201&num=0&edition=prelim) note). (3) The authority of an agency, office, officer, or employee of the Department to continue to perform all functions delegated or assigned to the entity or person as of that termination date. (4) The authority of the Secretary to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs under [section 7005 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7005&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) The authority of the Secretary to establish within the Department the position of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights, and delegate duties to the Assistant Secretary, under [section 6918 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6918&num=0&edition=prelim). (6) The authority of the Secretary to establish in the Department, under [section 6971 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6971&num=0&edition=prelim)— (A) the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics; (B) the Office of the Chief Scientist; and (C) the Nati

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7 U.S.C. § 7005 — Conforming amendments relating to National Appeals Division

**(a) Decisions of State, county, and area committees** (1) **Application of subsection** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this subsection shall apply only with respect to functions of the Farm Service Agency or the Commodity Credit Corporation that are under the jurisdiction of a State, county, or area committee established under [section 590h(b)(5) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590h/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim) or an employee of such a committee. (B) *Nonapplicability* — This subsection does not apply to— (i) a function performed under [section 2008k of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2008k&num=0&edition=prelim); or (ii) a function performed under a conservation program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2) **Finality** — Each decision of a State, county, or area committee (or an employee of such a committee) covered by paragraph (1) that is made in good faith in the absence of misrepresentation, false statement, fraud, or willful misconduct shall be final not later than 90 days after the date of filing of the application for benefits, unless the decision, before the end of the 90-day period, is— (A) appealed under this subchapter; or (B) modified by the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency or the Executive Vice President of the Commodity Credit Corporation. (3) **Recovery of amounts** — If the decision of the State, county, or area committee has become final under paragraph (2), no action may be taken by the Farm Service Agency, the Commodity Credit Corporation, or a State, county, or area committee to recover amounts found to have been disbursed as a result of a decision in err

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7 U.S.C. § 6931 — Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison

**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison to coordinate Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental programs, and other efforts, to measure and reduce the incidence of food loss and waste in accordance with this section. **(b) In general** The Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison shall— (1) coordinate food loss and waste reduction efforts within the Department of Agriculture and with other Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration; (2) support and promote Federal programs to measure and reduce the incidence of food loss and waste and increase food recovery; (3) provide information to, and serve as a resource for, entities engaged in food loss and waste reduction and food recovery, including information about the availability of, and eligibility requirements for, participation in Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental programs; (4) raise awareness of the liability protections afforded under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ([42 U.S.C. 1791](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1791&num=0&edition=prelim)) to persons engaged in food loss and waste reduction and food recovery; and (5) make recommendations with respect to expanding innovative food recovery models and reducing the incidence of food loss and waste. **(c) Cooperative agreements** For purposes of carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with the research centers of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area, institutions of higher education (as defined in [section 1001 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC

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7 U.S.C. § 6934 — Prohibition on closure or relocation of county offices for the Farm Service Agency

**(a) Temporary prohibition** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), until the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may not close or relocate a county or field office of the Farm Service Agency. (2) **Exception** — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (A) an office that is located not more than 20 miles from another office of the Farm Service Agency; or (B) the relocation of an office within the same county in the course of routine leasing operations. **(b) Limitation on closure; notice** (1) **Limitation** — After the period referred to in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall, before closing any office of the Farm Service Agency that is located more than 20 miles from another office of the Farm Service Agency, to the maximum extent practicable, first close any offices of the Farm Service Agency that— (A) are located less than 20 miles from another office of the Farm Service Agency; and (B) have two or fewer permanent full-time employees. (2) **Notice** — After the period referred to in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture may not close a county or field office of the Farm Service Agency unless— (A) not later than 30 days after the Secretary proposes to close such office, the Secretary holds a public meeting regarding the proposed closure in the county in which such office is located; and (B) after the public meeting referred to in subparagraph (A), but not less than 90 days before the date on which the Secretary approves the closure of such office, the Secretary notifies the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,

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7 U.S.C. § 6901 — Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Risk Management Agency

**(a) In general** Not later than December 1, 2000, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Risk Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a plan, that is consistent with this subchapter, to allow agricultural producers to— (1) obtain, over the Internet, from approved insurance providers all forms and other information concerning the program under the jurisdiction of the Corporation and Agency in which the agricultural producer is a participant; and (2) file electronically all paperwork required for participation in the program. **(b) Administration** The plan shall— (1) conform to sections 7031(c) and 7032(b) of this title; and (2) prescribe— (A) the location and type of data to be made available to agricultural producers; (B) the location where agricultural producers can electronically file their paperwork; and (C) the responsibilities of the applicable parties, including agricultural producers, the Risk Management Agency, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, approved insurance providers, crop insurance agents, and brokers. **(c) Implementation** Not later than December 1, 2001, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Risk Management Agency shall complete implementation of the plan submitted under subsection (a).

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7 U.S.C. § 8701 — Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

**(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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7 U.S.C. § 2201 — Establishment of Department

There shall be at the seat of government a Department of Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture, rural development, aquaculture, and human nutrition, in the most general and comprehensive sense of those terms, and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants.

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7 U.S.C. § 9001 — Implementation

**(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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7 U.S.C. § 6971 — Cooperative agreements

Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law requiring competition), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and after October 28, 2000, enter into cooperative agreements (which may provide for the acquisition of goods or services, including personal services) with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or any other person, if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives: Provided, That Commodity Credit Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998.

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7 U.S.C. § 6918 — Improvement of information sharing

Whenever the Secretary procures or uses computer systems, as may be provided for in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary shall do so in a manner that enhances efficiency, productivity, and client services and is consistent with the goal of promoting computer information sharing among agencies of the Department.

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7 U.S.C. § 7035 — Availability of agency information technology funds

**(a) Reservation of funds** From funds made available for agencies of the Department specified in [section 7031(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7031/b&num=0&edition=prelim) for information technology or information resource management, the Secretary shall reserve from those agencies’ applicable accounts a total amount equal to not more than the following: (1) For fiscal year 2001, $3,000,000. (2) For each subsequent fiscal year, $2,000,000. **(b) Time for reservation** The Secretary shall notify Congress of the amount to be reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year not later than December 1 of that fiscal year. **(c) Use of funds** (1) **Establishment** — Funds reserved under subsection (a) shall be used to establish the Internet-based system required under [section 7031 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7031&num=0&edition=prelim) and to expand the system as required by [section 7032 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7032&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Maintenance** — Once the system is established and operational, reserved amounts shall be used for maintenance and improvement of the system. **(d) Return of funds** Funds reserved under subsection (a) and unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall be returned to the agency from which the funds were reserved, to remain available until expended.

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