7 U.S.C. § 7034 — Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and

Page 1957 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 7034 (1) The Farm Service Agency. (2) The Natural Resources Conservation Service. (3) The rural development components of the Department included in the Secretary’s serv- ice center initiative regarding State and field office collocation implemented pursuant to section 6915 of this title. (4) The agricultural producer programs com- ponent of the Commodity Credit Corporation administered by the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. (c) Implementation In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) provide a method by which agricultural producers may— (A) download from the Internet the forms of the agencies specified in subsection (b); and (B) submit completed forms via electronic facsimile, mail, or similar means; (2) redesign the forms by incorporating into the forms user-friendly formats and self-help guidance materials; and (3) ensure that the agencies specified in sub- section (b)— (A) use computer hardware and software that is compatible among the agencies and will operate in a common computing envi- ronment; and (B) develop common Internet user-inter- face locations and applications to consoli- date the agencies’ news, information, and program materials. (d) Progress reports Not later than 180 days after June 20, 2000, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the progress made toward imple- menting the Internet-based system required under this section. (Pub. L. 106–222, § 2, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 353.) § 7032. Accessing information and filing over the Internet (a) In general Not later than 2 years after June 20, 2000, in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall expand implementation of the Internet- based system established under section 7031 of this title by enabling agricultural producers to access and file all forms and, at the option of the Secretary, selected records and information of the agencies of the Department specified in section 7031(b) of this title. (b) Implementation In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that an agricultural producer is able— (1) to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of the agricultural producer, all forms required by agencies of the Department specified in section 7031(b) of this title; (2) to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of the agricultural producer, all documentation required by agencies of the De- partment specified in section 7031(b) of this title and determined appropriate by the Sec- retary; and (3) to access information of the Department concerning farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production reports, and other similar production agriculture information that is readily available to the public in paper form. (Pub. L. 106–222, § 3, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 354.) § 7033. Availability of agency information tech- nology funds (a) Reservation of funds From funds made available for agencies of the Department specified in section 7031(b) of this title for information technology or information resource management, the Secretary shall re- serve from those agencies’ applicable accounts a total amount equal to not more than the fol- lowing: (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 fis- cal year. (c) Use of funds (1) Establishment Funds reserved under subsection (a) shall be used to establish the Internet-based system re- quired under section 7031 of this title and to expand the system as required by section 7032 of this title. (2) Maintenance Once the system is established and oper- ational, reserved amounts shall be used for maintenance and improvement of the system. (d) Return of funds Funds reserved under subsection (a) and unob- ligated at the end of the fiscal year shall be re- turned to the agency from which the funds were reserved, to remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 106–222, § 4, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 354.) § 7034. 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 Man- agement 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 con- sistent with this subchapter, to allow agricul- tural producers to— (1) obtain, over the Internet, from approved insurance providers all forms and other infor- mation concerning the program under the ju- risdiction of the Corporation and Agency in which the agricultural producer is a partici- pant; and (2) file electronically all paperwork required for participation in the program. (b) Administration The plan shall— Page 1958 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 7035 (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 pro- ducers can electronically file their paper- work; and (C) the responsibilities of the applicable parties, including agricultural producers, the Risk Management Agency, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, approved insur- ance providers, crop insurance agents, and brokers. (c) Implementation Not later than December 1, 2001, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Risk Man- agement Agency shall complete implementation of the plan submitted under subsection (a). (Pub. L. 106–222, § 5, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 355.) § 7035. Confidentiality In carrying out this subchapter, the Sec- retary— (1) may not make available any information over the Internet that would otherwise not be available for release under section 552 or 552a of title 5; and (2) shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the confidentiality of persons is maintained. (Pub. L. 106–222, § 6, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 355.) CHAPTER 99—SHEEP PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION Sec. 7101. Findings and declaration of policy. 7102. Definitions. 7103. Issuance and amendment of orders. 7104. Required terms in orders. 7105. Referenda. 7106. Petition and review. 7107. Enforcement. 7108. Investigations and power to subpoena. 7109. Administrative provisions. 7110. Regulations. 7111. Authorization of appropriations. § 7101. Findings and declaration of policy (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) sheep and sheep products are important goods; (2) the production of sheep and sheep prod- ucts play a significant role in the economy of the United States in that sheep and sheep products are produced throughout the United States and used by millions of people through- out the United States and foreign countries; (3) sheep and sheep products must be high quality, readily available, handled properly, and marketed efficiently to ensure that con- sumers have an adequate supply of sheep prod- ucts; (4) the maintenance and expansion of exist- ing markets and development of new markets for sheep and sheep products are vital to the welfare of sheep producers and persons con- cerned with marketing, using, and producing sheep and sheep products, as well as to the general economy of the United States, and necessary to ensure the ready availability and efficient marketing of sheep and sheep prod- ucts; (5) there exist established State organiza- tions conducting sheep and sheep product pro- motion, research, and industry and consumer education programs that are invaluable to the efforts of promoting the consumption of sheep and sheep products; (6) the cooperative development, financing, and implementation of a coordinated national program of sheep and sheep product pro- motion, research, consumer information, edu- cation, and industry information are nec- essary to maintain and expand existing mar- kets and develop new markets for sheep and sheep products; and (7) sheep and sheep products move in inter- state and foreign commerce, and sheep and sheep products that do not move in such chan- nels of commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce in sheep and sheep prod- ucts. (b) Policy It is the policy of Congress that it is in the public interest to authorize the establishment, through the exercise of the powers provided in this chapter, of an orderly procedure for devel- oping, financing (through adequate assessments on sheep and sheep products produced or im- ported into the United States), and carrying out an effective, continuous, coordinated program of promotion, research, consumer information, education, and industry information designed to— (1) strengthen the position of the sheep and sheep product industry in the marketplace; (2) maintain and expand existing domestic and foreign markets and uses for sheep and sheep products; and (3) develop new markets and uses for sheep and sheep products. (c) Construction Nothing in this chapter provides for the con- trol of production, or otherwise limits, the right of any person to produce sheep or sheep prod- ucts. (Pub. L. 103–407, § 2, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4210.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2004 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108–429, title IV, § 4001, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2600, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending provisions set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 103–407, § 1, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4210, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Sheep Promotion, Research, and Informa- tion Act of 1994’.’’ AGRICULTURE WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS TRUST FUND Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12315, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 995, as amended by Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12603, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5005; Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title