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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8758
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 that Act (16
U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) during the term of the loan.
(g) Reimbursable agreements and payment of ad-
ministrative expenses
The Secretary may implement any reimburs-
able agreements or provide for the payment of
administrative expenses under this subchapter
only in a manner that is consistent with such
activities in regard to other commodities.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1307, May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 974; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1307,
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1703.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 8715 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b),
was repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1103(a), Feb. 7,
2014, 128 Stat. 658.
The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec.
(f), 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.
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 L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of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.
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
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8758
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 that Act (16
U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) during the term of the loan.
(g) Reimbursable agreements and payment of ad-
ministrative expenses
The Secretary may implement any reimburs-
able agreements or provide for the payment of
administrative expenses under this subchapter
only in a manner that is consistent with such
activities in regard to other commodities.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1307, May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 974; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1307,
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1703.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 8715 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b),
was repealed by Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1103(a), Feb. 7,
2014, 128 Stat. 658.
The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec.
(f), 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.
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.
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.
§ 8758. Adjustments of loans
(a) Adjustment authority
The Secretary may make appropriate adjust-
ments in the loan rates for peanuts for dif-
ferences in grade, type, quality, location, and
other factors.
(b) Manner of adjustment
The adjustments under subsection (a) shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, be made in
such a manner that the average loan level for
peanuts will, on the basis of the anticipated in-
cidence of the factors, be equal to the level of
support determined in accordance with this sub-
chapter and subtitles B, D, and E.
(c) Adjustment on county basis
(1) In general
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may
establish loan rates for a crop of peanuts for
producers in individual counties in a manner
that results in the lowest loan rate being 95
percent of the national average loan rate, if
those loan rates do not result in an increase in
outlays.
(2) Prohibition
Adjustments under this subsection shall not
result in an increase in the national average
loan rate for any year.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1308, May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 977; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1308,
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1705.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Subtitles B, D, and E, referred to in subsec. (b), are
subtitles B (§ 1201 et seq.), D (§ 1401 et seq.), and E (§ 1501
et seq.), respectively, of title I of Pub. L. 110–246, June
18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1681. Subtitle B is classified generally
to subchapter II (§ 8731 et seq.) of this chapter. Subtitle
D enacted sections 1359kk, 1359ll, and 7287 of this title,
amended sections 1359aa to 1359gg, 1359ii, 7272, and 7971
of this title, repealed former section 1359kk of this
title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sec-
tions 3602 and 7272 of this title. Subtitle E enacted sub-
chapter IV (§ 8771 et seq.) of this chapter and amended
sections 608c, 1637b, 4502, 4504, 4531, and 4553 of this title
and section 713a–14 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
For complete classification of subtitles B, D, and E to
the Code, see Tables.
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.
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.
SUBCHAPTER IV—DAIRY
§ 8771. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1421,
Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 694
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.
§ 8772. Dairy forward pricing program
(a) Program required
The Secretary shall establish a program under
which milk producers and cooperative associa-
tions of producers are authorized to voluntarily
enter into forward price contracts with milk
handlers.
(b) Minimum milk price requirements
Payments made by milk handlers to milk pro-
ducers and cooperative associations of pro-
ducers, and prices received by milk producers
and cooperative associations, in accordance with
the terms of a forward price contract authorized
by subsection (a), shall be treated as satis-
fying—
(1) all uniform and minimum milk price re-
quirements of subparagraphs (B) and (F) of
paragraph (5) of section 608c of this title; and
(2) the total payment requirement of sub-
paragraph (C) of that paragraph.
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§ 8781
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘its’’.
(c) Milk covered by program
(1) Covered milk
The program shall apply only with respect
to the marketing of federally regulated milk
that—
(A) is not classified as Class I milk or oth-
erwise intended for fluid use; and
(B) is in the current of interstate or for-
eign commerce or directly burdens, ob-
structs, or affects interstate or foreign com-
merce in federally regulated milk.
(2) Relation to Class I milk
To assist milk handlers in complying with
paragraph (1)(A) without having to segregate
or otherwise individually track the source and
disposition of milk, a milk handler may allo-
cate milk receipts from producers, coopera-
tives, and other sources that are not subject to
a forward contract to satisfy the obligations
of the handler with regard to Class I milk
usage.
(d) Voluntary program
(1) In general
A milk handler may not require participa-
tion in a forward pricing contract as a condi-
tion of the handler receiving milk from a pro-
ducer or cooperative association of producers.
(2) Pricing
A producer or cooperative association de-
scribed in paragraph (1) may continue to have
their 1 milk priced in accordance with the min-
imum payment provisions of the Federal milk
marketing order.
(3) Complaints
(A) In general
The
Secretary
shall
investigate
com-
plaints made by producers or cooperative as-
sociations of coercion by handlers to enter
into forward contracts.
(B) Action
If the Secretary finds evidence of coercion,
the Secretary shall take appropriate action.
(e) Duration
(1) New contracts
No forward price contract may be entered
into under the program established under this
section after September 30, 2023.
(2) Application
No forward contract entered into under the
program may extend beyond September 30,
2028.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1502, May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 991; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1502,
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1720; Pub. L. 113–79,
title I, § 1424, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 695; Pub. L.
115–334, title I, § 1402(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat.
4518; Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title I, § 102(c)(2)(C),
Nov. 17, 2023, 137 Stat. 116; Pub. L. 118–158, div. D,
§ 4101(c)(4)(B), Dec. 21, 2024, 138 Stat. 1769.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
The authorities provided by each provision of, and
each amendment made by, Pub. L. 110–246, as in effect
on Sept. 30, 2012, to continue, and the Secretary of Ag-
riculture to carry out the authorities, until the later of
Sept. 30, 2013, or the date specified in the provision of,
or amendment made by, Pub. L. 110–246, see section
701(a) of Pub. L. 112–240, set out in a 1-Year Extension
of Agricultural Programs note under section 8701 of
this title.
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.
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 118–158 substituted ‘‘2028’’
for ‘‘2027’’.
2023—Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 118–22 substituted ‘‘2027’’
for ‘‘2026’’.
2018—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1402(a)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2018’’.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1402(a)(2), substituted
‘‘2026’’ for ‘‘2021’’.
2014—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 1424(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘2018’’ for ‘‘2012’’.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 113–79, § 1424(2), substituted
‘‘2021’’ for ‘‘2015’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2024 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 118–158 to be applied and ad-
ministered as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2024, see section
4101(g) of Pub. L. 118–158, set out in an Extension of Ag-
ricultural Programs note under section 9001 of this
title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2023 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 118–22 to be applied and ad-
ministered as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2023, see section
102(g) of Pub. L. 118–22, set out in an Extension of Agri-
cultural Programs note under section 9001 of this title.
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.
§ 8773.
Repealed.
Pub.
L.
113–79,
title
I,
§ 1422(b)(1), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 695
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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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, sec-
tion 1506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 8773) 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 Agri-
culture] certifies to Congress that the margin protec-
tion program required by section 1403 [7 U.S.C. 9053]
is operational.
‘‘(B) September 1, 2014.’’
SUBCHAPTER V—ADMINISTRATION
§ 8781. Administration generally
(a) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
the Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and
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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.
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(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) Adjustment authority** The Secretary may make appropriate adjustments in the loan rates for peanuts for differences in grade, type, quality, location, and other factors.
**(b) Manner of adjustment** The adjustments under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be made in such a manner that the average loan level for peanuts will, on the basis of the anticipated incidence of the factors, be equal to the level of support determined in accordance with this subchapter and subtitles B, D, and E.
**(c) Adjustment on county basis**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may establish loan rates for a crop of peanuts for producers in individual counties in a manner that results in the lowest loan rate being 95 percent of the national average loan rate, if those loan rates do not result in an increase in outlays.
(2) **Prohibition** — Adjustments under this subsection shall not result in an increase in the national average loan rate for any year.
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### 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.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8781
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘its’’.
(c) Milk covered by program
(1) Covered milk
The program shall apply only with respect
to the marketing of federally regulated milk
that—
(A) is not classified as Class I milk or oth-
erwise intended for fluid use; and
(B) is in the current of interstate or for-
eign commerce or directly burdens, ob-
structs, or affects interstate or foreign com-
merce in federally regulated milk.
(2) Relation to Class I milk
To assist milk handlers in complying with
paragraph (1)(A) without having to segregate
or otherwise individually track the source and
disposition of milk, a milk handler may allo-
cate milk receipts from producers, coopera-
tives, and other sources that are not subject to
a forward contract to satisfy the obligations
of the handler with regard to Class I milk
usage.
(d) Voluntary program
(1) In general
A milk handler may not require participa-
tion in a forward pricing contract as a condi-
tion of the handler receiving milk from a pro-
ducer or cooperative association of producers.
(2) Pricing
A producer or cooperative association de-
scribed in paragraph (1) may continue to have
their 1 milk priced in accordance with the min-
imum payment provisions of the Federal milk
marketing order.
(3) Complaints
(A) In general
The
Secretary
shall
investigate
com-
plaints made by producers or cooperative as-
sociations of coercion by handlers to enter
into forward contracts.
(B) Action
If the Secretary finds evidence of coercion,
the Secretary shall take appropriate action.
(e) Duration
(1) New contracts
No forward price contract may be entered
into under the program established under this
section after September 30, 2023.
(2) Application
No forward contrac
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**(a) Calculation of average feed cost** The Secretary shall calculate the national average feed cost for each month using the following data:
(1) The price of corn for a month shall be the price received during that month by farmers in the United States for corn, as reported in the monthly Agricultural Prices report by the Secretary.
(2) The price of soybean meal for a month shall be the central Illinois price for soybean meal, as reported in the Market News–Monthly Soybean Meal Price Report by the Secretary.
(3) The price of alfalfa hay for a month shall be the price received during that month by farmers in the United States for alfalfa hay, as reported in the monthly Agricultural Prices report by the Secretary.
**(b) Calculation of actual dairy production margin**
(1) **In general** — For use in dairy margin coverage, the Secretary shall calculate the actual dairy production margin for each month by subtracting—
(A) the average feed cost for that month, determined in accordance with subsection (a); from
(B) the all-milk price for that month.
(2) **Time for calculation** — The calculation required by this subsection shall be made as soon as practicable using the full-month price of the applicable reference month.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 9053
Islands of the United States, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1401, Feb. 7, 2014, 128
Stat. 688; Pub. L. 115–123, div. F, § 60101(b)(1)(A),
Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 311; Pub. L. 115–334, title I,
§§ 1401(k)(2), 1404(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat.
4516, 4521.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–334, § 1404(b)(2), struck out ‘‘and part
B’’ after ‘‘this part’’ in introductory provisions.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 115–123 redesignated par. (5) as (4) and
struck out former par. (4). Prior to amendment, text
read as follows: ‘‘The term ‘consecutive 2-month period’
refers to the 2-month period consisting of the months
of January and February, March and April, May and
June, July and August, September and October, or No-
vember and December, respectively.’’
Pars. (5), (6). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(2)(A), added
pars. (5) and (6) and struck out former pars. (5) and (6)
which defined the terms ‘‘margin protection program’’
and ‘‘margin protection program payment’’, respec-
tively.
Pub. L. 115–123, § 60101(b)(1)(A)(ii), redesignated pars.
(6) and (7) as (5) and (6), respectively. Former par. (5) re-
designated (4).
Pars. (7), (8). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(2)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘dairy margin coverage’’ for ‘‘the margin pro-
tection program’’.
Pub. L. 115–123, § 60101(b)(1)(A)(ii), redesignated pars.
(8) and (9) as (7) and (8), respectively. Former par. (7) re-
designated (6).
Pars. (9) to (11). Pub. L. 115–123, § 60101(b)(1)(A)(ii), re-
designated pars. (10) and (11) as (9) and (10), respec-
tively. Former par. (9) redesignated (8).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 115–334, title I, § 1401(m), Dec. 20, 2018, 132
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