Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 35A — Price Support of Agricultural Commodities
§ 1421d. Commodity reports
Statutory text
Crop reports
The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall gather data from producers to be used to develop crop reports to be distributed by the Secretary during the growing season. The report shall contain statements of the conditions of those crops by State, with such explanations, comparisons, and information as may be useful for illustrating such reports.
Special reports
In general
In addition to the reports compiled pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall annually survey producers for information for reports regarding supply, acreage, production, disposition, and prices for the following commodities as determined by the Secretary:
25 fresh market vegetables;
3 processing vegetables;
6 fruits and nuts;
17 forage and turf seeds;
50 vegetable seeds; and
maple syrup.
Administrative
The Secretary shall annually prepare a report containing results of the surveys described in paragraph (1) in such States as determined by the Secretary. Such reports shall be submitted to and officially approved by the Secretary of Agriculture before being issued or published.
Tree inventories
The Secretary shall survey producers for information for reports regarding fruit and nut tree inventories. Such surveys and reports shall be conducted, printed, and distributed on a regular basis every 3 to 5 years as determined by the Secretary. Reports shall be submitted to and officially approved by the Secretary before being issued or published.
Omitted
Authorization
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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.
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
Pub. L. 101–624 title XXV § 2514 · 104 Stat. 3359
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 1421d
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, § 2514, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4074.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, § 2514, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4074.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2514. COMMODITY REPORTS. (a) Crop Reports.— The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall gather data from producers to be used to develop crop reports to be distributed by the Secretary during the growing season. The report shall contain statements of the conditions of those crops by State, with such explanations, comparisons, and information as may be useful for illustrating such reports. (b) Special Reports.— (1) In general.— In addition to the reports compiled pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall annually survey producers for information for reports regarding supply, acreage, production, disposition, and prices for the following commodities as determined by the Secretary: (A) 25 fresh market vegetables; (B) 3 processing vegetables; (C) 6 fruits and nuts; (D) 17 forage and turf seeds; (E) 50 vegetable seeds; and (F) maple syrup. (2) Administrative.— The Secretary shall annually prepare a report containing results of the surveys described in paragraph (1) in such States as determined by the Secretary. Such reports shall be submitted to and officially approved by the Secretary of Agriculture before being issued or published. (c) Tree Inventories.— The Secretary shall survey producers for information for reports regarding fruit and nut tree inventories. Such surveys and reports shall be conducted, printed, and distributed on a regular basis every 3 to 5 years as determined by the Secretary. Reports shall be submitted to and officially approved by the Secretary before being issued or published. (d) Conforming Amendments.— The proviso under the heading “Bureau of Crop Estimates” in the Act of March 4, 1917 (ch. 179; 39 Stat. 1157) and the first proviso under the heading of the “Bureau of Statistics” in the Act of March 4, 1909 (ch. 301; 35 Stat. 1053) (7 U.S.C. 411a) are repealed. (e) Authorization.— There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, and not as part of the Agricultural Act of 1949 which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of the 1949 Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables.
Section is comprised of section 2514 of Pub. L. 101–624. Subsec. (d) of section 2514 of Pub. L. 101–624 repealed section 411a of this title.