7 U.S.C. § 1622b — Specialty crops market news allocation

Page 902 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1622a ‘‘(C) educate the public about the relationship, as determined in the research conducted under this subtitle, between the cosmetic appearance of per- ishable commodities and pesticide use. ‘‘(d) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall disseminate to concerned parties the results obtained from prior scientifically valid research concerning Federal marketing policies and practices described in this section to avoid any duplication of ef- fort and to ensure that current knowledge concerning such policies and practices is enhanced. ‘‘(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an advisory committee for the purpose of providing ongoing review of the implementation of the requirements in this section and providing the Secretary of Agriculture with recommendations re- garding the implementation of those requirements. ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall consist of 12 members comprised of three representa- tives from not-for-profit consumer organizations, three representatives from not-for-profit environ- mental organizations, three representatives from pro- duction agriculture and the perishable commodity grower and shipper community, and three representa- tives from the food retailing sector, each with experi- ence in the policy issues discussed in this section. ‘‘(f) REPORT.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall re- port to Congress on the research conducted under this section no later than September 30, 1992. The Secretary shall report on the research conducted under sub- section (c) no later than September 30, 1993. ‘‘SEC. 1353. CHANGES IN PROCEDURAL REGULA- TIONS. ‘‘With regard to Federal grade standards developed and promulgated pursuant to the Agricultural Mar- keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture shall: ‘‘(1) Take into account the impact of those stand- ards on the ability of perishable commodity growers to reduce the use of pesticides. ‘‘(2) Provide for citizens outside of the perishable commodity industry fair and reasonable opportunity to formally petition a change in grade standards. ‘‘(3) Provide for a comment period after a formal petition to change grade standards has been made to enable all interested parties to submit information. The Secretary of Agriculture shall evaluate the infor- mation and consider it in the revision process. ‘‘(4) Provide interested parties with annual status reports during the period 1992 through 1994, updated upon request, on all pending grade standard changes the Department of Agriculture is considering. ‘‘SEC. 1354. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities required under this subtitle, $4,000,000 for each fiscal year.’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Section 304 of 1961 Reorg. Plan No. 7, eff. Aug. 12, 1961, 26 F.R. 7315, 75 Stat. 840, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, abol- ished Federal Maritime Board, including offices of members of Board. Functions of Board transferred ei- ther to Federal Maritime Commission or to Secretary of Commerce by sections 103 and 202 of 1961 Reorg. Plan No. 7. United States Maritime Commission abolished by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 21, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1273, set out in the Appendix of Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees, which transferred part of its functions and part of functions of its Chair- man to Federal Maritime Board and Chairman thereof, such Board having created by that Plan as an agency within Department of Commerce with an independent status in some respects, and transferred remainder of such Commission’s functions and functions of its Chair- man to Secretary of Commerce, with power vested in Secretary to authorize their performance by Maritime Administrator, head of Maritime Administration, which likewise was established by Plan in Department of Commerce with provision that chairman of said Fed- eral Maritime Board should, ex officio, be such Admin- istrator. Executive and administrative functions of Maritime Commission transferred to Chairman of Maritime Com- mission by 1949 Reorg. Plan No. 6, eff. Aug. 20, 1949, 14 F.R. 5228, 63 Stat. 1069, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. § 1622a. Authority to assist farmers and elevator operators The Secretary may provide technical assist- ance (including information on such financial assistance as may be available) to grain pro- ducers and elevator operators to assist such pro- ducers and operators in installing or improving grain cleaning, drying or storage equipment. (Pub. L. 101–624, title XX, § 2014, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3933.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Grain Quality In- centives Act of 1990, and also as part of the Food, Agri- culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, and not as part of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 which comprises this chapter. § 1622b. Specialty crops market news allocation (a) In general The Secretary shall— (1) carry out market news activities to pro- vide timely price and shipment information of specialty crops in the United States; and (2) use funds made available under sub- section (b) to increase the reporting levels for specialty crops in effect on the date of enact- ment of this Act. (b) Authorization of appropriations In addition to any other funds made available through annual appropriations for market news services, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for each of fis- cal years 2008 through 2023, to remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10107, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1337; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10107, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2099; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10001, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 939; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10101, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4888.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in sub- sec. (a)(2), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008. CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conserva- tion, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Ag- Page 903 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1623a ricultural Marketing Act of 1946 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2018’’. 2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted ‘‘2018’’ for ‘‘2012’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. DEFINITIONS ‘‘Secretary’’ as meaning the Secretary of Agri- culture, see section 8701 of this title. Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10001, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1335, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10001, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2096, provided that: ‘‘In this title [enacting this section, former section 1622c, sections 7655a, 7721, and former section 7761 of this title, and sec- tion 2104a of Title 16, Conservation, amending sections 608e–1, 1622, 2204g, former 3005, 4606, 5925c, 6104, 6522, 6523, 7715, 7733, 7734, 7751, and 7772 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 608c, 1622, and 7701 of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1621 of this title]: ‘‘(1) SPECIALTY CROP.—The term ‘specialty crop’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Spe- cialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465). ‘‘(2) STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—The term ‘State department of agriculture’ means the agency, commission, or department of a State government re- sponsible for protecting and promoting agriculture in the State.’’ [Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.] § 1622c. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10002, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 940 Section, Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10403, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1349; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10403, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2111, related to a grant program to improve movement of specialty crops. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10002, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 940, provided that: ‘‘Effective October 1, 2013, section 10403 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622c) is repealed.’’ § 1623. Authorization of appropriations; allot- ments to States (a) In order to conduct research and service work in connection with the preparation for market, processing, packaging, handling, stor- ing, transporting, distributing, and marketing of agricultural products as authorized by this chapter, there is hereby authorized to be appro- priated the following sums: (1) $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year. (2) An additional $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and each subsequent fis- cal year. (3) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and each subsequent fis- cal year. (4) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and each subsequent fis- cal year. (5) An additional $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, and each subsequent fis- cal year. (6) In addition to the foregoing, such addi- tional funds beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and thereafter, as the Congress may deem necessary. Such sums appropriated in pursuance of this chapter shall be in addition to, and not in sub- stitution for, sums appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agri- culture. (b) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make available from such funds such sums as he may deem appropriate for allotment to State departments of agriculture, State bureaus and departments of markets, State agricultural ex- periment stations, and other appropriate State agencies for cooperative projects in marketing service and in marketing research to effectuate the purposes of this chapter: Provided, That no such allotment and no payment under any such allotment shall be made for any fiscal year to any State agency in excess of the amount which such State agency makes available out of its own funds for such research. The funds which State agencies are required to make available in order to qualify for such an allotment shall be in addition to any funds now available to such agencies for marketing services and for mar- keting research. The allotments authorized under this section shall be made to the agency or agencies best equipped and qualified to con- duct the specific project to be undertaken. Such allotments shall be covered by cooperative agreements between the Secretary of Agri- culture and the cooperating agency and shall in- clude appropriate provisions for preventing du- plication or overlapping of work within the State or States cooperating. Should duplication or overlapping occur subsequent to approval of a cooperative project or allotment of funds, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and di- rected to withhold unexpended balances on such projects notwithstanding the prior approval thereof. (Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 204, 60 Stat. 1089.) § 1623a. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 703, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 731, which provided that not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for research and service work authorized by sections 1621 et seq., 3104, and 3105 of this title and chapter 63 of title 31 would be available for contracting in accordance with those laws, was from the Agri- culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis- tration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 703], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–28.