Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 35A — Price Support of Agricultural Commodities
§ 1472. Assistance for livestock producers
Statutory text
Definition of livestock
In this section, the term “livestock” includes elk, reindeer, bison, horses, and deer.
Availability of assistance
In such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary of Agriculture may provide assistance to dairy and other livestock producers to cover economic losses incurred by such producers in connection with the production of livestock.
Types of assistance
The assistance provided to livestock producers may be in the following forms:
Indemnity payments to livestock producers who incur livestock mortality losses.
Livestock feed assistance to livestock producers affected by shortages of feed.
Compensation for sudden increases in production costs.
Such other assistance, and for such other economic losses, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
Limitations
The Secretary may not use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance under this section.
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 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.
Pub. L. 107–171 title X § 10104 · 116 Stat. 134
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 1472
Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10104, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 488
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10104, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 488Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 10104. ASSISTANCE FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS. (a) Availability of Assistance.— In such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary of Agriculture may provide assistance to dairy and other livestock producers to cover economic losses incurred by such producers in connection with the production of livestock. (b) Types of Assistance.— The assistance provided to livestock producers may be in the following forms: (1) Indemnity payments to livestock producers who incur livestock mortality losses. (2) Livestock feed assistance to livestock producers affected by shortages of feed. (3) Compensation for sudden increases in production costs. (4) Such other assistance, and for such other economic losses, as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Limitations.— The Secretary may not use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance under this section. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005
Pub. L. 108–447 div. A title VII § 785(b)(2) · 118 Stat. 2809
Added · 7 U.S.C. § 1472
Pub. L. 108–447 added subsec. (a)
Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 1472
Pub. L. 108–447 redesignated former subsecs. (a) to (d) as (b) to (e), respectively
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 108–447 added subsec. (a) and redesignated former subsecs. (a) to (d) as (b) to (e), respectively.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Section 10104 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1472) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively; and (B) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following: “(a) Definition of Livestock.— In this section, the term ‘livestock’ includes elk, reindeer, and bison.” .Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
Pub. L. 109–97 title VII § 784(b)(3) · 119 Stat. 2120
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 1472(a)
Pub. L. 109–97 substituted “bison, horses, and deer” for “and bison”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–97 substituted “bison, horses, and deer” for “and bison”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) Section 10104(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1472(a)) is amended by striking “and bison” and inserting “bison, horses, and deer”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–97 applicable to losses resulting from a disaster that occurs on or after July 28, 2005, and inapplicable to losses resulting from a disaster that occurs before such date, see section 784(c) of Pub. L. 109–97, set out as a note under section 1471 of this title.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and not as part of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 which comprises this subchapter or 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.
Amendments2004–2005 · 2 rounds
2005
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–97 substituted “bison, horses, and deer” for “and bison”.
2004
Pub. L. 108–447 added subsec. (a) and redesignated former subsecs. (a) to (d) as (b) to (e), respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2005 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–97 applicable to losses resulting from a disaster that occurs on or after , and inapplicable to losses resulting from a disaster that occurs before such date, see section 784(c) of Pub. L. 109–97, set out as a note under section 1471 of this title.