Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
In this Act, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8711
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: 5f0f6a2bf8d1f2dd6672f8b7cbaae276c49a959ba472610f04400488c6fe0cad. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_f92971bcf008767ba7869ad9
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-7/section-8711-definition-of-secretary--71055a3cfb.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: dfca0b590a7ed8261351d16d1d03de843d0903b0a2d95519a86524b5aac04abb
Source location: Title 7, Chapter 113, § 8711; chapter-113-agricultural-commodity-support-programs.md
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Bioenergy** — The term “bioenergy” means fuel grade ethanol and other biofuel. (2) **Bioenergy producer** — The term “bioenergy producer” means a producer of bioenergy that uses an eligible commodity to produce bioenergy under this section. (3) **Eligible commodity** — The term “eligible commodity” means a form of raw or refined sugar or in-process sugar that is eligible to be marketed in the United States for human consumption or to be used for the extraction of sugar for human consumption. (4) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means an entity located in the United States that markets an eligible commodity in the United States. **(b) Feedstock flexibility program** (1) **In general** (A) *Purchases and sales* — For each of the 2008 through 2026 crops, the Secretary shall purchase eligible commodities from eligible entities and sell such commodities to bioenergy producers for the purpose of producing bioenergy in a manner that ensures that [section 7272 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7272&num=0&edition=prelim) is operated at no cost to the Federal Government by avoiding forfeitures to the Commodity Credit Corporation. (B) *Competitive procedures* — In carrying out the purchases and sales required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use competitive procedures, including the receiving, offering, and accepting of bids, when entering into contracts with eligible entities and bioenergy producers, provided that such procedures are consistent with the purposes of subparagraph (A). (C) *Limitation* — The purchase and sale of eligible commodities under subparagraph (A) shall only be made in crop years in w
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8110
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1501, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 990; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1501, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1718, related to the dairy product price support program.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8773
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Community wood energy system** (A) *In general* — The term “community wood energy system” means an energy system that— (i) produces thermal energy or combined thermal energy and electricity where thermal is the primary energy output; (ii) services public facilities owned or operated by State or local governments (including schools, town halls, libraries, and other public buildings) or private or nonprofit facilities (including commercial and business facilities, such as hospitals, office buildings, apartment buildings, and manufacturing and industrial buildings); and (iii) uses woody biomass, including residuals— (I) that have not been adulterated with glue or other chemical treatments from wood processing facilities, as the primary fuel; and (II) for which the use of that biomass for energy production does not cause conversion of forests to nonforest use. (B) *Inclusions* — The term “community wood energy system” includes single-facility central heating, district heating systems serving multiple buildings, combined heat and electric systems where thermal energy is the primary energy output, and other related biomass energy systems. (2) **Innovative wood product facility** — The term “innovative wood product facility” means a manufacturing or processing plant or mill that produces— (A) building components or systems that use large panelized wood construction, including mass timber; (B) wood products derived from nanotechnology or other new technology processes, as determined by the Secretary; or (C) other innovative wood products that use low-value, low-quality wood, as determined by the Secretary. (3) **Mass timber** — The term “mass timber” includes— (A) cross-laminated timber
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8113
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Establishment** The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a Rural Energy for America Program to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy development for agricultural producers and rural small businesses through— (1) grants for energy audits and renewable energy development assistance; and (2) financial assistance for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems. **(b) Energy audits and renewable energy development assistance** (1) **In general** — The Secretary shall make competitive grants to eligible entities to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses— (A) to become more energy efficient; and (B) to use renewable energy technologies and resources. (2) **Eligible entities** — An eligible entity under this subsection is— (A) a unit of State, tribal, or local government; (B) a land-grant college or university or other institution of higher education; (C) a rural electric cooperative or public power entity; (D) a council (as defined in [section 3451 of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3451&num=0&edition=prelim)); and (E) any other similar entity, as determined by the Secretary. (3) **Selection criteria** — In reviewing applications of eligible entities to receive grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider— (A) the ability and expertise of the eligible entity in providing professional energy audits and renewable energy assessments; (B) the geographic scope of the program proposed by the eligible entity in relation to the identified need; (C) the number of agricultural producers and rural small businesses to be assisted by the program; (D) the potential of the proposed program
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8107
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
### Statutory Notes Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1506, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 994; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1506, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1723; Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(b)(2)(B), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2363; Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1422(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 694, related to the milk income loss contract program. #### Effective Date of Repeal Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1422(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 695, provided that: “(1) Repeal.—Effective on the termination date, section 1506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ([7 U.S.C. 8773](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8773&num=0&edition=prelim)) is repealed. “(2) Termination date defined.—In paragraph (1), the term ‘termination date’ means the earlier of the following:“(A) The date on which the Secretary [of Agriculture] certifies to Congress that the margin protection program required by section 1403 [[7 U.S.C. 9053](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9053&num=0&edition=prelim)] is operational. “(B) September 1, 2014.”
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8782
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Nonrecourse loans available** (1) **Availability** — For each of the 2008 through 2012 crops of peanuts, the Secretary shall make available to producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for peanuts produced on the farm. (2) **Terms and conditions** — The loans shall be made under terms and conditions that are prescribed by the Secretary and at the loan rate established under subsection (b). (3) **Eligible production** — The producers on a farm shall be eligible for a marketing assistance loan under this subsection for any quantity of peanuts produced on the farm. (4) **Options for obtaining loan** — A marketing assistance loan under this subsection, and loan deficiency payments under subsection (e), may be obtained at the option of the producers on a farm through— (A) a designated marketing association or marketing cooperative of producers that is approved by the Secretary; or (B) the Farm Service Agency. (5) **Storage of loan peanuts** — As a condition on the Secretary’s approval of an individual or entity to provide storage for peanuts for which a marketing assistance loan is made under this section, the individual or entity shall agree— (A) to provide such storage on a nondiscriminatory basis; and (B) to comply with such additional requirements as the Secretary considers appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this section and promote fairness in the administration of the benefits of this section. (6) **Storage, handling, and associated costs** (A) *In general* — Beginning with the 2008 crop of peanuts, to ensure proper storage of peanuts for which a loan is made under this section, the Secretary shall pay handling and other associated costs (other than storage costs) incurred at the time at which the peanuts are placed un
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8771
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Competitive specialized research and extension grants authorized** In consultation with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, using funds made available under subsection (e), the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may make competitive grants in each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to support research, education, and extension activities regarding organically grown and processed agricultural commodities for the purposes of— (1) facilitating the development and improvement of organic agriculture production, breeding, and processing methods; (2) evaluating the potential economic benefits of organic agricultural production and methods to producers, processors, and rural communities; (3) exploring international trade opportunities for organically grown and processed agricultural commodities; (4) determining desirable traits for organic commodities; (5) identifying marketing and policy constraints on the expansion of organic agriculture; (6) conducting advanced on-farm research and development that emphasizes observation of, experimentation with, and innovation for working organic farms, including research relating to production, marketing, food safety, socioeconomic conditions, and farm business management; (7) examining optimal conservation, soil health, and environmental outcomes relating to organically produced agricultural products; and (8) developing new and improved seed varieties that are particularly suited for organic agriculture. **(b) Grant types and process, prohibition on construction** Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of [section 3157 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3157&num=0&
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 5925b
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Biobased product** — The term “biobased product” means— (A) an industrial product (including chemicals, materials, and polymers) produced from biomass; (B) a commercial or industrial product (including animal feed and electric power) derived in connection with the conversion of biomass to fuel; or (C) carbon dioxide that— (i) is intended for permanent sequestration or utilization; and (ii) is a byproduct of the production of the products described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). (2) **Demonstration** — The term “demonstration” means demonstration of technology in a pilot plant or semi-works scale facility, including a plant or facility located on a farm. (3) **Initiative** — The term “Initiative” means the Biomass Research and Development Initiative established under subsection (e). **(b) Cooperation and coordination in biomass research and development** (1) **In general** — The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy shall coordinate policies and procedures that promote research and development regarding the production of biofuels and biobased products. (2) **Points of contact** — To coordinate research and development programs and activities relating to biofuels and biobased products that are carried out by their respective departments— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture shall designate, as the point of contact for the Department of Agriculture, an officer of the Department of Agriculture appointed by the President to a position in the Department before the date of the designation, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (B) the Secretary of Energy shall designate, as the point of contact for the Department of Energy, an officer of the Department of Energy appointed by the
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8108
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
The President shall include as a part of the annual report required under [section 2291h of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2291h&num=0&edition=prelim) an evaluation of progress that each major drug producing country and each major drug-transit country has made during the reporting period in achieving the objectives set forth in [section 2492(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2492/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 19 U.S.C. § 2497
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
The Secretary shall make available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out this chapter $50,000,000.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 8702
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.