§ 6521. Administration

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. 1990

   Organic Foods Production Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XXI § 2122 · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6521

   Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2122, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3951

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2122, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3951

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2122. ADMINISTRATION. (a) Regulations.— Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall issue proposed regulations to carry out this title. (b) Assistance to State.— (1) Technical and other assistance.— The Secretary shall provide technical, administrative, and Extension Service assistance to assist States in the implementation of an organic certification program under this title. (2) Financial assistance.— The Secretary may provide financial assistance to any State that implements an organic certification program under this title.

2. 2008

   Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–246 § 7511(c)(24) · 122 Stat. 1651

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6521(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(24), substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Extension Service”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(24), substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Extension Service”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (24) Section 2122(b)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521(b)(1)) is amended by striking “Extension Service” and inserting “National Institute of Food and Agriculture”.

   Effective date note
   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, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 7511(c)(24) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.

3. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 title X § 10104(h) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 6521(c); 7 U.S.C. § 6521(d)

   Pub. L. 115–334 added subsecs. (c) and (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 115–334 added subsecs. (c) and (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (h) Data Organization and Access.— Section 2122 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Access to Data Documentation Systems.— The Secretary shall have access to available data from cross-border documentation systems administered by other Federal agencies, including the Automated Commercial Environment system of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “(d) Reports.— “(1) In general.— Not later than March 1, 2020, and annually thereafter through March 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture, a report describing national organic program activities with respect to all domestic and overseas investigations and compliance actions taken pursuant to this title during the preceding year. “(2) Requirements.— The data described in paragraph (1) shall be broken down by agricultural product, quantity, value, and month. “(3) Exception.— Any data determined by the Secretary to be confidential business information shall not be provided in the report under paragraph (1).” .

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