7 U.S.C. § 3005 — Untitled legal text

Page 1550 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE §§ 3005, 3006 sumers, the Secretary shall provide that funds appropriated to carry out this section be uti- lized by State departments of agriculture and the Secretary for the purpose of conducting or facilitating activities which will initiate, en- courage, develop, or coordinate methods of di- rect marketing from farmers to consumers with- in or among the States. Such funds shall be allo- cated to a State on the basis of the feasibility of direct marketing from farmers to consumers within that State as compared to other States and shall be allocated within a State to the State department of agriculture and to the Sec- retary on the basis of the types of activities which are needed in the State, as determined by the Secretary. The activities shall include, but shall not be limited to— (1) sponsoring conferences which are de- signed to facilitate the sharing of information (among farm producers, consumers, and other interested persons or groups) concerning the establishment and operation of direct mar- keting from farmers to consumers; (2) compiling laws and regulations relevant to the conduct of the various methods of such direct marketing within the State, formu- lating drafts of enabling legislation needed to facilitate such direct marketing, determining feasible locations for additional facilities for such direct marketing, and preparing and dis- seminating practical information on the es- tablishment and operation of such direct mar- keting; and (3) providing technical assistance for the purpose of aiding interested individuals or groups in the establishment of arrangements for direct marketing from farmers to con- sumers. (b) Development of farmers’ markets The Secretary shall— (1) work with the Governor of a State, and a State agency designated by the Governor, to develop programs to train managers of farm- ers’ markets; (2) develop opportunities to share informa- tion among managers of farmers’ markets; (3) establish a program to train cooperative extension service employees in the develop- ment of direct marketing techniques; and (4) work with producers to develop farmers’ markets. (c) Consideration of consumer preferences In the implementation of this section, the Sec- retary shall take into account consumer pref- erences and needs which may bear upon the es- tablishment and operation of arrangements for direct marketing from farmers to consumers. (Pub. L. 94–463, § 5, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1982; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10605(b)(2), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 513.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171, § 10605(b)(2)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘Secretary for the purpose’’ for ‘‘Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture for the purpose’’, ‘‘Secretary on the basis’’ for ‘‘Exten- sion Service on the basis’’, and ‘‘, as determined by the Secretary’’ for ‘‘and on the basis of which of these two agencies, or combination thereof, can best perform these activities’’. Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 107–171, § 10605(b)(2)(B), (C), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c). §§ 3005, 3006. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10102(c)(5)(B), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4898 Section 3005, Pub. L. 94–463, § 6, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10605(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 513; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10106, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1337; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10106, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2098; Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(g)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2366; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10003, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 940, established the Farmers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Program. A prior section 3005, Pub. L. 94–463, § 6, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1983; Pub. L. 103–437, § 4(a)(8), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4582, related to review of activities by Secretary and annual report to Congress, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–362, title I, § 101(d)(1), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3281. Section 3006, Pub. L. 94–463, § 7, Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1983; Pub. L. 105–362, title I, § 101(d)(2), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3281, related to authorization of appropriations. § 3007. Seniors farmers’ market nutrition pro- gram (a) Funding Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora- tion, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use to carry out and expand the seniors farmers’ mar- ket nutrition program $20,600,000 for each of fis- cal years 2008 through 2023. (b) Program purposes The purposes of the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program are— (1) to provide resources in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs from farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community sup- ported agriculture programs to low-income seniors; (2) to increase the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding or aid- ing in the expansion of domestic farmers’ mar- kets, roadside stands, and community sup- ported agriculture programs; and (3) to develop or aid in the development of new and additional farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs. (c) Exclusion of benefits in determining eligi- bility for other programs The value of any benefit provided to any eligi- ble seniors farmers’ market nutrition program recipient under this section shall not be consid- ered to be income or resources for any purposes under any Federal, State, or local law. (d) Prohibition on collection of sales tax Each State shall ensure that no State or local tax is collected within the State on a purchase of food with a benefit distributed under the sen- iors farmers’ market nutrition program. (e) Regulations The Secretary may promulgate such regula- tions as the Secretary considers to be necessary to carry out the seniors farmers’ market nutri- tion program. (f) Federal law not applicable Section 1693o–2 of title 15 shall not apply to electronic benefit transfer systems established under this section.