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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7932
§ 7917. Relation to remaining payment authority
under production flexibility contracts
(a) Termination of superseded payment author-
ity
Notwithstanding section 7213(a)(7) of this title
or any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall not make payments for fiscal year 2002
after May 13, 2002, under a production flexibility
contract entered into under section 7211 of this
title unless requested by the producer that is a
party to the contract.
(b) Contract payments made before enactment
If a producer receives all or any portion of the
payment authorized for fiscal year 2002 under a
production flexibility contract, the Secretary
shall reduce the amount of the direct payment
otherwise due the producer for the 2002 crop year
under section 7913 of this title by the amount of
the fiscal year 2002 payment received by the pro-
ducer under the production flexibility contract.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1107, May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 154.)
§ 7918. Period of effectiveness
This subchapter shall be effective beginning
with the 2002 crop year of each covered com-
modity through the 2007 crop year.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1108, May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 155.)
SUBCHAPTER II—MARKETING ASSISTANCE
LOANS AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS
§ 7931. Availability of nonrecourse marketing as-
sistance loans for loan commodities
(a) Nonrecourse loans available
(1) Availability
For each of the 2002 through 2007 crops of
each loan commodity, the Secretary shall
make available to producers on a farm non-
recourse marketing assistance loans for loan
commodities produced on the farm.
(2) Terms and conditions
The marketing assistance loans shall be
made under terms and conditions that are pre-
scribed by the Secretary and at the lo
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7932
§ 7917. Relation to remaining payment authority
under production flexibility contracts
(a) Termination of superseded payment author-
ity
Notwithstanding section 7213(a)(7) of this title
or any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall not make payments for fiscal year 2002
after May 13, 2002, under a production flexibility
contract entered into under section 7211 of this
title unless requested by the producer that is a
party to the contract.
(b) Contract payments made before enactment
If a producer receives all or any portion of the
payment authorized for fiscal year 2002 under a
production flexibility contract, the Secretary
shall reduce the amount of the direct payment
otherwise due the producer for the 2002 crop year
under section 7913 of this title by the amount of
the fiscal year 2002 payment received by the pro-
ducer under the production flexibility contract.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1107, May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 154.)
§ 7918. Period of effectiveness
This subchapter shall be effective beginning
with the 2002 crop year of each covered com-
modity through the 2007 crop year.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1108, May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 155.)
SUBCHAPTER II—MARKETING ASSISTANCE
LOANS AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS
§ 7931. Availability of nonrecourse marketing as-
sistance loans for loan commodities
(a) Nonrecourse loans available
(1) Availability
For each of the 2002 through 2007 crops of
each loan commodity, the Secretary shall
make available to producers on a farm non-
recourse marketing assistance loans for loan
commodities produced on the farm.
(2) Terms and conditions
The marketing assistance loans shall be
made under terms and conditions that are pre-
scribed by the Secretary and at the loan rate
established under section 7932 of this title for
the loan commodity.
(b) Eligible production
The producers on a farm shall be eligible for a
marketing assistance loan under subsection (a)
for any quantity of a loan commodity produced
on the farm.
(c) Treatment of certain commingled commod-
ities
In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary
shall make loans to producers on a farm that
would be eligible to obtain a marketing assist-
ance loan, but for the fact the loan commodity
owned by the producers on the farm commingled
with loan commodities of other producers in fa-
cilities unlicensed for the storage of agricultural
commodities by the Secretary or a State licens-
ing authority, if the producers obtaining the
loan agree to immediately redeem the loan col-
lateral in accordance with section 166 of the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7286).
(d) Compliance with conservation and wetlands
requirements
As a condition of the receipt of a marketing
assistance loan under subsection (a), the pro-
ducer shall comply with applicable conservation
requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.)
and applicable wetland protection requirements
under subtitle C of title XII of the Act (16 U.S.C.
3821 et seq.) during the term of the loan.
(e) Termination of superseded loan authority
Notwithstanding section 131 of the Federal Ag-
riculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 7231), nonrecourse marketing assistance
loans shall not be made for the 2002 crop of loan
commodities under subtitle C of title I of such
Act [7 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.].
(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1201, May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 155.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the
original
‘‘this
subtitle’’,
meaning
subtitle
B
(§§ 1201–1209) of title I of Pub. L. 107–171, May 13, 2002,
116 Stat. 155, which is classified principally to this sub-
chapter. For complete classification of subtitle B to
the Code, see Tables.
The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec.
(d), is Pub. L. 99–198, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1354. Sub-
titles B and C of title XII of the Act are classified gen-
erally to subchapters II (§ 3811 et seq.) and III (§ 3821 et
seq.), respectively, of chapter 58 of Title 16, Conserva-
tion. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title of 1985 Amendment note set out
under section 1281 of this title and Tables.
The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 104–127,
Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 888. Subtitle C of title I of the Act
is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 7231 et seq.) of
chapter 100 of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under
section 7201 of this title and Tables.
§ 7932. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing as-
sistance loans
(a) 2002 and 2003 crop years
For purposes of the 2002 and 2003 crop years,
the loan rate for a marketing assistance loan
under section 7931 of this title for a loan com-
modity shall be equal to the following:
(1) In the case of wheat, $2.80 per bushel.
(2) In the case of corn, $1.98 per bushel.
(3) In the case of grain sorghum, $1.98 per
bushel.
(4) In the case of barley, $1.88 per bushel.
(5) In the case of oats, $1.35 per bushel.
(6) In the case of upland cotton, $0.52 per
pound.
(7) In the case of extra long staple cotton,
$0.7977 per pound.
(8) In the case of rice, $6.50 per hundred-
weight.
(9) In the case of soybeans, $5.00 per bushel.
(10) In the case of other oilseeds, $.0960 per
pound for each of the following kinds of oil-
seeds:
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in [section 3812 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3812&num=0&edition=prelim), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who in any crop year produces an agricultural commodity on a field on which highly erodible land is predominant, or designates land on which highly erodible land is predominant to be set aside, diverted, devoted to conservation uses, or otherwise not cultivated under a program administered by the Secretary to reduce production of an agricultural commodity, as determined by the Secretary shall be ineligible for—
(1) as to any commodity produced during that crop year by such person—
(A) contract payments under a production flexibility contract, marketing assistance loans, and any type of price support or payment made available under the Agricultural Market Transition Act [[7 U.S.C. 7201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or any other Act;
(B) a farm storage facility loan made under section 4(h) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714b(h)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714b/h&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) a disaster payment;
(D) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1921](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or any other provision of law administered by the Consolidated Farm Service
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3811
1 See Change of Name note below.
of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701
of Title 7, Agriculture.]
REFORM AND ASSESSMENT OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2005, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
237, required the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a
plan to coordinate land retirement and agricultural
working land conservation programs that are adminis-
tered by the Secretary to achieve the goals of elimi-
nating redundancy, streamlining program delivery, and
improving services provided to agricultural producers
and to submit to Congress a report on this plan by Dec.
31, 2005.
CONSERVATION CORRIDOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
Pub. L. 110–114, title V, § 5059, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat.
1215, which authorized the Secretary of the Army to
provide technical assistance to the Secretary of Agri-
culture for use in carrying out the Conservation Cor-
ridor Demonstration Program established under sub-
title G of title II of Pub. L. 107–171, formerly set out
below, was repealed by Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2811(b),
Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4602.
Pub. L. 107–171, title II, subtitle G, May 13, 2002, 116
Stat. 275, which related to a Conservation Corridor
Demonstration Program to integrate agriculture and
forestry conservation programs of the Department of
Agriculture with State and local efforts to address
farm conservation needs on the Delmarva Peninsula,
was repealed by Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2811(a), Dec.
20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4602.
CRANBERRY ACREAGE RESERVE PROGRAM
Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10608, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
515, which authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish a program to purchase permanent easements
in wetlands or buffer strips that were used or had a his-
t
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**(a) Production on converted wetland** Except as provided in this subchapter and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who in any crop year produces an agricultural commodity on converted wetland, as determined by the Secretary, shall be—
(1) in violation of this section; and
(2) ineligible for loans or payments in an amount determined by the Secretary to be proportionate to the severity of the violation.
**(b) Ineligibility for certain loans and payments** If a person is determined to have committed a violation under subsection (a) during a crop year, the Secretary shall determine which of, and the amount of, the following loans and payments for which the person shall be ineligible:
(1) Contract payments under a production flexibility contract, marketing assistance loans, and any type of price support or payment made available under the Agricultural Market Transition Act [[7 U.S.C. 7201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ([15 U.S.C. 714](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section714&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), or any other Act.
(2) A loan made or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ([7 U.S.C. 1921](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or any other provision of law administered by the Consolidated Farm Service Agency,11 See Change of Name note below. if the Secretary determines that the proceeds of the loan will be used for a purpose that will contribute to conversion of a wetland (other than as provided in this subchapter) to produce an agricultural commodity.
(3) During the crop year:
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3821
1 See Change of Name note below.
AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 113–79 added par. (4).
§ 3813. Soil surveys
The Secretary shall, as soon as is practicable
after December 23, 1985, complete soil surveys on
those private lands that do not have a soil sur-
vey suitable for use in determining the land ca-
pability class for purposes of this subchapter. In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall,
insofar as possible, concentrate on those local-
ities where significant amounts of highly erod-
ible land are being converted to the production
of agricultural commodities.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1214, formerly § 1213,
Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1507; renumbered § 1214,
Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 315(a)(1), Apr. 4, 1996,
110 Stat. 983.)
§ 3814. Notice and investigation of possible com-
pliance deficiencies
(a) In general
An employee of the Department of Agriculture
who observes a possible compliance deficiency
or other potential violation of a conservation
plan or this subchapter while providing on-site
technical assistance shall provide to the respon-
sible persons, not later than 45 days after ob-
serving the possible violation, information re-
garding actions needed to comply with the plan
and this subchapter. The employee shall provide
the information in lieu of reporting the observa-
tion as a compliance violation.
(b) Corrective action
The responsible persons shall attempt to cor-
rect the deficiencies as soon as practicable after
receiving the information.
(c) Review
If the corrective action is not fully imple-
mented not later than 1 year after the respon-
sible persons receive the information, the Sec-
retary may conduct a review of the status of
compliance of the persons with the con
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**(a) Nonrecourse loans available** For each of the 1996 through 2002 crops of each loan commodity, the Secretary shall make available to producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities produced on the farm. The loans shall be made under terms and conditions that are prescribed by the Secretary and at the loan rate established under [section 7232 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7232&num=0&edition=prelim) for the loan commodity.
**(b) Eligible production** The following production shall be eligible for a marketing assistance loan under subsection (a):
(1) In the case of a marketing assistance loan for a contract commodity, any production by a producer on a farm containing eligible cropland covered by a production flexibility contract.
(2) In the case of a marketing assistance loan for extra long staple cotton and oilseeds, any production.
**(c) Compliance with conservation and wetlands requirements** As a condition of the receipt of a marketing assistance loan under subsection (a), the producer shall comply with applicable conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3811](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3811&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of the Act ([16 U.S.C. 3821](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3821&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) during the term of the loan.
**(d) Additional outlays prohibited** The Secretary shall carry out this subchapter in such a manner that there are no additional outlays under this subchapter as a result of the reconstitution of a fa
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7231
tract in effect on the date of the foreclosure
shall apply.
(d) Review
A determination of the Secretary under this
section shall be considered to be an adverse deci-
sion for purposes of the availability of adminis-
trative review of the determination.
(Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 116, Apr. 4, 1996, 110
Stat. 903.)
§ 7217. Transfer or change of interest in lands
subject to contract
(a) Termination
Except as provided in subsection (c), a transfer
of (or change in) the interest of an owner or pro-
ducer subject to a contract in the contract acre-
age covered by the contract shall result in the
termination of the contract with respect to the
acreage, unless the transferee or owner of the
acreage agrees to assume all obligations under
the contract. The termination shall be effective
on the date of the transfer or change.
(b) Modification
At the request of the transferee or owner, the
Secretary may modify the contract if the modi-
fications are consistent with the objectives of
this subchapter, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Exception
If an owner or producer who is entitled to a
contract payment dies, becomes incompetent, or
is otherwise unable to receive the contract pay-
ment, the Secretary shall make the payment, in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.
(Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 117, Apr. 4, 1996, 110
Stat. 904.)
§ 7218. Planting flexibility
(a) Permitted crops
Subject to subsection (b), any commodity or
crop may be planted on contract acreage on a
farm.
(b) Limitations and exceptions regarding fruits
and vegetables
(1) Limitations
The planting of fruits and vegetables (other
than lentils, mung beans, and dry peas) shall
be prohibited on contract acreage.
(2) Exceptions
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**(a) In general** In making in-kind payments under subchapter III of this chapter, title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 [[7 U.S.C. 7901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [[7 U.S.C. 8701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and Subtitle 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [[7 U.S.C. 9031](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section9031&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation may—
(1) acquire and use commodities that have been pledged to the Commodity Credit Corporation as collateral for loans made by the Corporation;
(2) use other commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation; and
(3) redeem negotiable marketing certificates for cash under terms and conditions established by the Secretary.
**(b) Methods of payment** The Commodity Credit Corporation may make in-kind payments—
(1) by delivery of the commodity at a warehouse or other similar facility;
(2) by the transfer of negotiable warehouse receipts;
(3) by the issuance of negotiable certificates, which the Commodity Credit Corporation shall exchange for a commodity owned or controlled by the Corporation in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Corporation; or
(4) by such other methods as the Commodity Credit Corporation determines appropriate to promote the efficient, equitable, and expeditious receipt of the in-kind payments so that a person receiving the payments receives the same total return as if the payments had been made in cash.
**(
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7285
1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 9001 of this title and Tables.
The Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, re-
ferred to in subsec. (c), is act June 29, 1948, ch. 704, 62
Stat. 1070, which is classified generally to subchapter II
(§ 714 et seq.) of chapter 15 of Title 15, Commerce and
Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 714 of
title 15 and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical
amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub.
L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L.
110–246.
AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsecs. (a), (b)(3), (c). Pub. L. 113–79 sub-
stituted ‘‘title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008, and title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014’’
for ‘‘and title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008’’.
2008—Subsecs. (a), (b)(3), (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1606,
substituted ‘‘title I of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002, and title I of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008’’ for ‘‘and title I of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002’’.
2002—Subsecs. (a), (b)(3), (c). Pub. L. 107–171 sub-
stituted ‘‘this chapter and title I of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
Amendment 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 an Effective Date note under
section 8701 of this title.
§ 7285. Commodity Cred
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This subchapter shall be effective beginning with the 2002 crop year of each covered commodity through the 2007 crop year.
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