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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 58 — Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program

§ 3847. Data on conservation practices

Statutory text

(a)

Data on conservation practices

The Secretary shall identify available data sets within the Department of Agriculture regarding the use of conservation practices and the effect of such practices on farm and ranch profitability (including such effects relating to crop yields, soil health, and other risk-related factors).

(b)

Report

Not later than 1 year after , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes—

(1)

a summary of the data sets identified under subsection (a);

(2)

a summary of the steps the Secretary would have to take to provide access to such data sets by university researchers, including taking into account any technical, privacy, or administrative considerations;

(3)

a summary of safeguards the Secretary employs when providing access to data to university researchers;

(4)

a summary of appropriate procedures to maximize the potential for research benefits while preventing any violations of privacy or confidentiality; and

(5)

recommendations for any necessary authorizations or clarifications of Federal law to allow access to such data sets to maximize the potential for research benefits.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Food Security Act of 1985

    Pub. L. 99–198 title XII § 1247 · 99 Stat. 1354

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 3847

    (Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1247, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12618, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5017.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1247, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12618, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5017.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3847, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1247, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1445, , 104 Stat. 3603; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 204(8), , 105 Stat. 1855, which related to assistance for control of spread of weeds and pests, was omitted in the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104–127.

Credits

(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1247, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12618, , 132 Stat. 5017.)

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