7 U.S.C. § 1516 — Funding

Page 847 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1516 The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (h)(3)(B)(vi), is Pub. L. 99–198, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1354. Title XII of the Act is classified principally to chapter 58 (§ 3801 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. 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 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, referred to in subsec. (h)(3)(B)(vii), is title III of Pub. L. 87–128, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 307, which is classified prin- cipally to chapter 50 (§ 1921 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of the Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables. This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (k)(2)(A), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning the Federal Crop Insurance Act, which is subtitle A of title V of act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30. 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 L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 1515, act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 515, 52 Stat. 77, provided for appointment and com- pensation of an advisory committee, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–365, title I, § 108, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1317. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (d)(1)(D). Pub. L. 115–334, § 11115(1), added subpar. (D). Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 115–334, § 11115(2), substituted ‘‘under paragraph’’ for ‘‘pursuant to paragraph’’ in two places. Subsec. (g)(1)(D). Pub. L. 115–334, § 11116(1), added sub- par. (D). Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 115–334, § 11116(2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, substituted ‘‘The information required to be submitted under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1)’’ for ‘‘The information required by paragraph (1)’’, and added subpar. (B). Subsecs. (k), (l). Pub. L. 115–334, § 11117, added subsec. (k) and redesignated former subsec. (k) as (l). 2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–79, § 11019, designated first sentence as par. (1) and second sentence as par. (2), inserted headings, and added par. (3). Subsec. (j)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 11020(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Text read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary shall upgrade the information manage- ment systems of the Corporation used in the adminis- tration and enforcement and this subchapter. In up- grading the systems, the Secretary shall ensure that new hardware and software are compatible with the hardware and software used by other agencies of the Department to maximize data sharing and promote the purpose of this section.’’ Subsec. (k)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 11020(2), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Text read as follows: ‘‘To carry out subsection (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from amounts made available from the insurance fund established under section 1516(c) of this title, not more than $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010, and not more than $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’ 2008—Subsecs. (c) to (h). Pub. L. 110–246, § 12033(c)(2)(B), substituted ‘‘this subchapter’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’ wherever appearing. Subsec. (h)(3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 110–246, § 12033(c)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘This subchapter’’ for ‘‘This chapter’’. Subsec. (j)(1), (2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 12033(c)(2)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘this subchapter’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’. Subsec. (j)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 12021(a), inserted be- fore period at end ‘‘, which shall be subject to competi- tion on a periodic basis, as determined by the Sec- retary’’. Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 110–246, § 12021(b), added subsec. (k) and struck out former subsec. (k) which related to funding to carry out this section and sections 1502(c), 1506(h), 1508(a)(3)(B), and 1508(f)(3)(A) of this title in fis- cal years 2001 through 2005. Subsec. (k)(1). Pub. L. 110–398 substituted ‘‘2010, and not more than $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ for ‘‘2011’’. 2000—Pub. L. 106–224 amended section generally, sub- stituting present provisions for provisions which had authorized establishment of Advisory Committee for Federal Crop Insurance, described primary responsi- bility, membership of Committee, and administrative provisions, required annual report regarding progress toward implementation and improved crop insurance coverage, soundness of program, and rate of participa- tion, and set forth termination of authority on Sept. 30, 1998. 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. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 13, 1994, and applicable to pro- vision of crop insurance under Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) beginning with 1995 crop year, with such Act, as in effect on the day before Oct. 13, 1994, to continue to apply with respect to 1994 crop year, see section 120 of Pub. L. 103–354, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 1994 Amendment note under section 1502 of this title. § 1516. Funding (a) Authorization of appropriations (1) Discretionary expenses There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1999 and each subsequent fiscal year such sums as are necessary to cover the salaries and expenses of the Corporation. (2) Mandatory expenses There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to cover for each of the 1999 and subsequent reinsurance years the fol- lowing: (A) The administrative and operating ex- penses of the Corporation for the sales com- missions of agents. (B) Premium subsidies, including the ad- ministrative and operating expenses of an approved insurance provider for the delivery of policies with additional coverage. (C) Costs associated with the conduct of livestock and wild salmon pilot programs carried out under section 1523 of this title, subject to the limitations in subsection (a)(3)(E)(ii) of that section. (D) Costs associated with the reimburse- ment, contracting, and partnerships for re- search and development under section 1522 of this title. (b) Payment of Corporation expenses from insur- ance fund (1) Expenses generally For each of the 1999 and subsequent reinsur- ance years, the Corporation may pay from the insurance fund established under subsection (c) all expenses of the Corporation (other than Page 848 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1516 expenses covered by subsection (a)(1) and ex- penses covered by paragraph (2)(A)), including the following: (A) Premium subsidies and indemnities. (B) Administrative and operating expenses of the Corporation necessary to pay the sales commissions of agents. (C) All administrative and operating ex- pense reimbursements due under a reinsur- ance agreement with an approved insurance provider. (D) Costs associated with the conduct of livestock and wild salmon pilot programs carried out under section 1523 of this title, subject to the limitations in subsection (a)(3)(E)(ii) of that section. (E) Costs associated with the reimburse- ment, contracting, and partnerships for re- search and development under section 1522 of this title. (2) Policy consideration and implementation (A) In general For each of the 1999 and subsequent rein- surance years, the Corporation may use the insurance fund established under subsection (c), but not to exceed $3,500,000 for each fis- cal year, to pay the following: (i) Costs associated with the consider- ation and implementation of policies, plans of insurance, and related materials submitted under section 1508(h) of this title or developed under section 1522 or 1523 of this title. (ii) Costs to contract for the review of policies, plans of insurance, and related materials under section 1505(e) of this title and to contract for other assistance in considering policies, plans of insurance, and related materials. (B) Dairy options pilot program Amounts necessary to carry out the dairy options pilot program shall not be counted toward the limitation on expenses specified in subparagraph (A). (C) Reviews, compliance, and integrity (i) In general For each of the 2014 and subsequent rein- surance years, the Corporation may use the insurance fund established under sub- section (c), but not to exceed $7,000,000 for each fiscal year, to pay costs— (I) to reimburse expenses incurred for the operations and review of policies, plans of insurance, and related materials (including actuarial and related informa- tion); and (II) to assist the Corporation in main- taining program actuarial soundness and financial integrity. (ii) Secretarial action For the purposes described in clause (i), the Secretary may, without further appro- priation— (I) merge some or all of the funds made available under this subparagraph into the accounts of the Risk Management Agency; and (II) obligate those funds. (iii) Maintenance of funding Funds made available under this sub- paragraph shall be in addition to other funds made available for costs incurred by the Corporation or the Risk Management Agency. (c) Insurance fund (1) In general There is established an insurance fund, for the deposit of premium income, amounts made available under subsection (a)(2), and civil fines collected under section 1515(h) of this title, to be available without fiscal year limi- tation. (2) Commodity Credit Corporation funds If at any time the amounts in the insurance fund are insufficient to enable the Corporation to carry out subsection (b), to the extent the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation are available— (A) the Corporation may request the Sec- retary to use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out subsection (b); and (B) the Secretary may use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out subsection (b). (Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 516, 52 Stat. 77; June 21, 1941, ch. 214, §§ 6, 8, 55 Stat. 255, 256; Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 950, § 10, 70 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 96–365, title I, §§ 109, 110, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1317, 1318; Pub. L. 97–11, May 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 13; Pub. L. 99–198, title X, § 1021, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1459; Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 110, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3198; Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 193(e), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 945; Pub. L. 105–185, title V, § 531, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 580; Pub. L. 106–224, title I, § 147, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 393; Pub. L. 113–79, title XI, § 11021, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 968; Pub. L. 115–123, div. F, § 60101(c)(2), Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 312; Pub. L. 115–334, title XI, § 11118, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4926.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsecs. (a)(2)(C), (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 115–123 sub- stituted ‘‘subsection (a)(3)(E)(ii) of that section’’ for ‘‘subsections (a)(3)(E)(ii) and (b)(10) of section 1523 of this title’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(C)(i). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted ‘‘$7,000,000’’ for ‘‘$9,000,000’’ in introductory provisions. 2014—Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 113–79 added subpar. (C). 2000—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106–224, § 147(a), in intro- ductory provisions, substituted ‘‘years the following:’’ for ‘‘years—’’, in subpar. (A), substituted ‘‘The’’ for ‘‘the’’ and a period for ‘‘; and’’ at end, in subpar. (B), substituted ‘‘Premium’’ for ‘‘premium’’, and added sub- pars. (C) and (D). Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 106–224, § 147(b), in introductory provisions, substituted ‘‘including the following:’’ for ‘‘including—’’, in subpar. (A), substituted ‘‘Premium’’ for ‘‘premium’’ and a period for the semicolon at end, in subpar. (B), substituted ‘‘Administrative’’ for ‘‘ad- ministrative’’ and a period for ‘‘; and’’ at end, in sub- par. (C), substituted ‘‘All’’ for ‘‘all’’, and added subpars. (D) and (E). Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106–224, § 147(c)(1), substituted ‘‘Policy consideration and implementation’’ for ‘‘Re- search and development expenses’’ in heading. Page 849 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1516 Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 106–224, § 147(c)(2), sub- stituted ‘‘may use’’ for ‘‘may pay from’’, struck out ‘‘research and development expenses of the Corpora- tion’’ before ‘‘, but not to exceed’’, substituted ‘‘, to pay the following:’’ for period at end, and added cls. (i) and (ii). Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 106–224, § 147(c)(3), struck out ‘‘research and development’’ after ‘‘the limitation on’’. Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 106–224, § 147(d), substituted ‘‘income,’’ for ‘‘income and’’ and inserted ‘‘, and civil fines collected under section 1515(h) of this title’’ before ‘‘, to be available’’. 1998—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–185, § 531(1)(A), added par. (1) and struck out heading and text of former par. (1). Text read as follows: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1995 through 2001 such sums as are necessary to cover— ‘‘(A) the salaries and expenses of the Corporation; and ‘‘(B) the administrative and operating expenses of the Corporation for the sales commissions of agents.’’ Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–185, § 531(1)(B)(i), inserted ‘‘for each of the 1999 and subsequent reinsurance years’’ after ‘‘are necessary to cover’’ in introductory provi- sions. Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 105–185, § 531(1)(B)(ii), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: ‘‘in the case of each of the 1995 through 1997 reinsurance years, the administrative and oper- ating expenses of the Corporation for the sales commis- sions of agents, consistent with subsection (b)(1) of this section; and’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–185, § 531(2), added subsec. (b) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (b). Text read as follows: ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES.—In the case of each of the 1995 through 1997 reinsurance years, the Corporation is authorized to pay from the in- surance fund established under subsection (c) of this section, the administrative and operating expenses of an approved insurance provider, including expenses covered by subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section. ‘‘(2) OTHER EXPENSES.—The Corporation is authorized to pay from the insurance fund established under sub- section (c) of this section— ‘‘(A) all other expenses of the Corporation (other than expenses covered by subsection (a)(1) of this sec- tion), including all premium subsidies and indem- nities; ‘‘(B) in the case of each of the 1995 through 1997 re- insurance years, all administrative and expense reim- bursements due under a reinsurance agreement with an approved insurance provider; and ‘‘(C) to the extent necessary, expenses incurred by the Corporation to carry out research and develop- ment.’’ 1996—Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 104–127, § 193(e)(1), struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: ‘‘pay- ments for noninsured assistance losses under section 1519 of this title.’’ Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–127, § 193(e)(2)(A), struck out subpar. (A) designation and heading ‘‘In general’’, substituted ‘‘In the case of each’’ for ‘‘Except as pro- vided in subparagraph (B), in the case of each’’, and struck out heading and text of subpar. (B). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘In the case of the 1997 reinsurance year, the amount of the payments from the insurance fund established under subsection (c) of this section for the expenses of the Corporation for the sales commissions of agents may not exceed 8.5 percent of the total amount of premiums paid for addi- tional coverage for the 1997 reinsurance year.’’ Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104–127, § 193(e)(3), struck out ‘‘, noninsured assistance benefits,’’ after ‘‘all pre- mium subsidies’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 104–127, § 193(e)(2)(B), struck out ‘‘subject to paragraph (1)(B),’’ before ‘‘in the case of each’’. 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 amended section generally, sub- stituting subsecs. (a) to (c) for former subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to authorization of appropriations to cover op- erating and administrative costs of Corporation, issuance of regulations, emergency funding, and bor- rowing authority. 1985—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 99–198 struck out provi- sion that Secretary’s authority to use the funds of Commodity Credit Corporation for purposes of this sub- section would expire one year after date on which that authority was first used. 1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–11 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–365, § 109, substituted ap- propriations authorization of necessary sums for former limitation of $12,000,000 for each fiscal year be- ginning after June 30, 1938; included as costs agents’ and brokers’ commissions, interest on Treasury notes and other obligations, partial premium payments by the Corporation, and the direct cost of loss adjusters for crop inspections and loss adjustments and author- ized payment of these costs from premium income and other Corporation funds and restoration of such pay- ments through subsequent year appropriations; pre- scribed limitation on employment of additional per- sonnel except during emergencies; and deleted provi- sions for for consideration as being nonadministrative or nonoperating expenses such expenses as related to purchase, transportation, handling, or sale of the agri- cultural commodity and the direct cost of loss adjust- ers for crop inspections and loss adjustments and provi- sion for use of premium income for administrative and operating costs within limits prescribed in applicable appropriations. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 96–365, § 110, added subsecs. (c) and (d). 1956—Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 3, 1956, added to list of costs which may be considered as nonadministrative or nonoperating, the direct cost of loss adjusters for crop inspections and loss adjustment, and authorized use of premium income for administrative and operating costs within limits prescribed by applicable appropria- tion. 1941—Subsec. (a). Act June 21, 1941, substituted ‘‘the agricultural commodity’’ for ‘‘wheat’’, and ‘‘$12,000,000’’ for ‘‘$6,000,000’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–185 effective July 1, 1998, see section 537 of Pub. L. 105–185, set out as a note under section 1506 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–354 effective Oct. 13, 1994, and applicable to provision of crop insurance under Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) begin- ning with 1995 crop year, with such Act, as in effect on the day before Oct. 13, 1994, to continue to apply with respect to 1994 crop year, see section 120 of Pub. L. 103–354, set out as a note under section 1502 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 96–365, title I, § 109, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1317, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Oct. 1, 1980. Pub. L. 96–365, title I, § 110, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1318, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Oct. 1, 1980. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION Act Dec. 23, 1944, ch. 713, § 6, 58 Stat. 920, provided an additional appropriation not to exceed $3,000,000 to be available for the fiscal year 1945 to carry out the provi- sions of this chapter for the fiscal years 1943 and 1944. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Administration of program of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by Page 850 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1517 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 501, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877, 60 Stat. 1100. See note set out under section 1503 of this title. Wartime consolidation of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation into Agricultural Conservation and Ad- justment Administration, see note set out under sec- tion 1503 of this title. § 1517. Separability The sections of this subchapter and subdivi- sions of sections are declared to be separable, and in the event any one or more sections or parts of the same of this subchapter be held to be unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of other sections or parts of sec- tions of this subchapter. (Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 517, 52 Stat. 77; Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2167.) Editorial Notes 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 2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 12033(c)(2)(B), substituted ‘‘this subchapter’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’ wherever appearing. 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. § 1518. ‘‘Agricultural commodity’’ defined ‘‘Agricultural commodity’’, as used in this subchapter, means wheat, cotton, flax, corn, dry beans, oats, barley, rye, tobacco, rice, peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets, sugar cane, tomatoes, grain sorghum, sunflowers, raisins, oranges, sweet corn, dry peas, freezing and canning peas, forage, apples, grapes, potatoes, timber and for- ests, nursery crops, citrus, and other fruits and vegetables, nuts, tame hay, native grass, hemp, aquacultural species (including, but not limited to, any species of finfish, mollusk, crustacean, or other aquatic invertebrate, amphibian, rep- tile, or aquatic plant propagated or reared in a controlled or selected environment), or any other agricultural commodity, excluding stored grain, determined by the Board, or any one or more of such commodities, as the context may indicate. (Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 518, as added June 21, 1941, ch. 214, § 9, 55 Stat. 256; amended Dec. 23, 1944, ch. 713, § 4, 58 Stat. 919; Aug. 25, 1949, ch. 512, § 9, 63 Stat. 665; Pub. L. 96–365, title I, § 111, Sept. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 102–237, title VI, § 601(6), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1878; Pub. L. 103–354, title I, § 119(f)(3), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3208; Pub. L. 106–224, title I, § 132(b), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 386; Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XII, § 12033(c)(2)(B), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2167; Pub. L. 115–334, title XI, § 11119, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4926.) Editorial Notes 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. PRIOR PROVISIONS A former section 1518, act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 518, 52 Stat. 77, was transferred to section 1519 of this title at the time of the renumbering of such section 518 of act Feb. 16, 1938, as section 519 by act June 21, 1941, ch. 214, § 9, 55 Stat. 256. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–334 inserted ‘‘hemp,’’ before ‘‘aquacultural species’’. 2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 12033(c)(2)(B), substituted ‘‘this subchapter’’ for ‘‘this chapter’’. 2000—Pub. L. 106–224 struck out ‘‘livestock and’’ be- fore ‘‘stored grain’’ and ‘‘under subsection (a) or (m) of section 1508 of this title’’ after ‘‘by the Board’’. 1994—Pub. L. 103–354 substituted ‘‘(m)’’ for ‘‘(k)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a) or’’. 1991—Pub. L. 102–237 substituted ‘‘subsection (a) or (k)’’ for ‘‘subsection (a) or (i)’’. 1980—Pub. L. 96–365 extended definition of ‘‘agricul- tural commodity’’ to include tomatoes, grain sorghum, sunflowers, raisins, oranges, sweet corn, dry peas, freez- ing and canning peas, forage, apples, grapes, nursery crops, and aquacultural species as illustrated but not limited, excluded livestock and stored grain, sub- stituted ‘‘sugar cane’’ for ‘‘sugarcane’’, and inserted reference to subsec. (i) of section 1508 of this title. 1949—Act Aug. 25, 1949, amended section to correct a clerical error in citation of ‘‘subsection (a) of section 1508’’. 1944—Act Dec. 23, 1944, increased scope of definition of ‘‘agricultural commodity’’ from ‘‘wheat or cotton’’ to include all crops now set out. 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. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 106–224 effective Oct. 1, 2000, see section 171(b)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 106–224, set out as a note under section 1501 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–354 effective Oct. 13, 1994, and applicable to provision of crop insurance under Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) begin- ning with 1995 crop year, with such Act, as in effect on the day before Oct. 13, 1994, to continue to apply with respect to 1994 crop year, see section 120 of Pub. L. 103–354, set out as a note under section 1502 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–365 effective Sept. 26, 1980, see section 112 of Pub. L. 96–365, set out as a note under section 1504 of this title. § 1519. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 196(j), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 950 Section, act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, § 519, for- merly § 518, 52 Stat. 77; renumbered § 519, June 21, 1941,