Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 38 — Distribution and Marketing of Agricultural Products
§ 1627a. Sheep production and marketing grant program
Statutory text
Establishment
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a competitive grant program for the purposes of strengthening and enhancing the production and marketing of sheep and sheep products in the United States, including through—
the improvement of—
infrastructure;
business; and
resource development; and
the development of innovative approaches to solve long-term needs.
Eligibility
The Secretary shall make grants under this section to at least one national entity, the mission of which is consistent with the purpose of the grant program.
Funding
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, $400,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended.
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.
Agricultural Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–79 title XII § 12102(a) · 128 Stat. 649
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 1627a
Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12102(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 978
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12102(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 978Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) In General.— Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 209. SHEEP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING GRANT PROGRAM. “(a) Establishment.— The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a competitive grant program for the purposes of strengthening and enhancing the production and marketing of sheep and sheep products in the United States, including through— “(1) the improvement of— “(A) infrastructure; “(B) business; and “(C) resource development; and “(2) the development of innovative approaches to solve long-term needs. “(b) Eligibility.— The Secretary shall make grants under this section to at least one national entity, the mission of which is consistent with the purpose of the grant program. “(c) Funding.— Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended.” .Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–334 title XII § 12102 · 132 Stat. 4490
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 1627a(c)
Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019” for “$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019” for “$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 12102. SHEEP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING GRANT PROGRAM. Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)) is amended by striking “$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014” and inserting “$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019”.Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Pub. L. 118–22 div. B title I § 102(d)(8)(E) · 137 Stat. 112
Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 1627a(c)
Pub. L. 118–22 inserted “and $400,000 for fiscal year 2024,” after “2019,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–22 inserted “and $400,000 for fiscal year 2024,” after “2019,”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(E) Sheep production and marketing grant program.— Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)) is amended by inserting “and $400,000 for fiscal year 2024,” after “2019,”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 118–22 to be applied and administered as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2023, see section 102(g) of Pub. L. 118–22, set out in an Extension of Agricultural Programs note under section 9001 of this title.Pub. L. 119–21 title I § 10607(b) · 139 Stat. 111
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 1627a(c)
Pub. L. 119–21 substituted “2019,” for “2019, and”
Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 1627a(c)
Pub. L. 119–21 inserted “and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026,” after “fiscal year 2024,”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–21 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–21 substituted “2019,” for “2019, and” and inserted “and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026,” after “fiscal year 2024,”.
3 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018–2025 · 3 rounds
2025
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–21 substituted “2019,” for “2019, and” and inserted “and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026,” after “fiscal year 2024,”.
2023
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–22 inserted “and $400,000 for fiscal year 2024,” after “2019,”.
2018
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019” for “$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2023 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 118–22 to be applied and administered as if enacted on , see section 102(g) of Pub. L. 118–22, set out in an Extension of Agricultural Programs note under section 9001 of this title.
Credits
1946–2025 · 4 acts
- 1946Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12102(a), , 128 Stat. 978
- 2018amended Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12102, , 132 Stat. 4942
- 2023Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title I, § 102(d)(8)(E), , 137 Stat. 118
- 2025Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10607(b), , 139 Stat. 111.
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(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12102(a), , 128 Stat. 978; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12102, , 132 Stat. 4942; Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title I, § 102(d)(8)(E), , 137 Stat. 118; Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10607(b), , 139 Stat. 111.)