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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 98 — Department of Agriculture Reorganization

§ 7032. Accessing information and filing over the Internet

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Not later than 2 years after , in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall expand implementation of the Internet-based system established under section 7031 of this title by enabling agricultural producers to access and file all forms and, at the option of the Secretary, selected records and information of the agencies of the Department specified in section 7031(b) of this title.

(b)

Implementation

In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that an agricultural producer is able—

(1)

to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of the agricultural producer, all forms required by agencies of the Department specified in section 7031(b) of this title;

(2)

to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of the agricultural producer, all documentation required by agencies of the Department specified in section 7031(b) of this title and determined appropriate by the Secretary; and

(3)

to access information of the Department concerning farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production reports, and other similar production agriculture information that is readily available to the public in paper form.

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. Freedom to E-File Act

    Pub. L. 106–222 § 3 · 114 Stat. 353

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 7032

    (Pub. L. 106–222, § 3, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 354.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 106–222, § 3, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 354.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 3. ACCESSING INFORMATION AND FILING OVER THE INTERNET. (a) In General.— Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall expand implementation of the Internet-based system established under section 2 by enabling agricultural producers to access and file all forms and, at the option of the Secretary, selected records and information of the agencies of the Department specified in section 2(b). (b) Implementation.— In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that an agricultural producer is able— (1) to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of the agricultural producer, all forms required by agencies of the Department specified in section 2(b); (2) to file electronically or in paper form, at the option of the agricultural producer, all documentation required by agencies of the Department specified in section 2(b) and determined appropriate by the Secretary; and (3) to access information of the Department concerning farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production reports, and other similar production agriculture information that is readily available to the public in paper form.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 106–222, § 3, , 114 Stat. 354.)

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