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Title 7 — Agriculture

Part A · Chapter 115 — Agricultural Commodity Policy and Programs

§ 9060. Administration and enforcement

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to address administrative and enforcement issues involved in carrying out dairy margin coverage.

(b)

Reconstitution

The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to prohibit a dairy producer from reconstituting a dairy operation for the purpose of the dairy producer receiving dairy margin coverage payments.

(c)

Administrative appeals

Using authorities under section 1308(h) of this title and subtitle H of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act (7 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to provide for administrative appeals of decisions of the Secretary that are adverse to participants of dairy margin coverage.

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. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 title I § 1410 · 128 Stat. 649

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 9060

    Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1410, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 693

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1410, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 693

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1410. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. (a) In General.— The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to address administrative and enforcement issues involved in carrying out the margin protection program. (b) Reconstitution.— The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to prohibit a dairy producer from reconstituting a dairy operation for the purpose of the dairy producer receiving margin protection payments. (c) Administrative Appeals.— Using authorities under section 1001(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(h)) and subtitle H of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act (7 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to provide for administrative appeals of decisions of the Secretary that are adverse to participants of the margin protection program. (d) Inclusion of Additional Order.— Section 143(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7253(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Subsection (b) does not apply to the authority of the Secretary under this subsection.”.

  2. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 1401(k)(10)(A) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 9060(a)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(A), substituted “dairy margin coverage” for “the margin protection program”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(A), substituted “dairy margin coverage” for “the margin protection program”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking “the margin protection program” each place it appears and inserting “dairy margin coverage”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–334 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, see section 1401(m) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9051 of this title.

  3. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 1401(k)(10)(B) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 9060(b)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(B), substituted “dairy margin coverage payments” for “margin protection payments”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(B), substituted “dairy margin coverage payments” for “margin protection payments”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in subsection (b), by striking “margin protection” and inserting “dairy margin coverage”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–334 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, see section 1401(m) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9051 of this title.

  4. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 1401(k)(10)(A) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 9060(c)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(A), substituted “dairy margin coverage” for “the margin protection program”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(A), substituted “dairy margin coverage” for “the margin protection program”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking “the margin protection program” each place it appears and inserting “dairy margin coverage”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–334 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, see section 1401(m) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9051 of this title.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act, referred to in subsec. (c), probably means the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 which is title II of Pub. L. 103–354, , 108 Stat. 3209. Subtitle H of the Act is classified principally to subchapter VIII (§ 6991 et seq.) of chapter 98 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification
Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(A), substituted “dairy margin coverage” for “the margin protection program”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(B), substituted “dairy margin coverage payments” for “margin protection payments”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334, § 1401(k)(10)(A), substituted “dairy margin coverage” for “the margin protection program”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–334 effective on , see section 1401(m) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9051 of this title.

Credits

2014–2018 · 2 acts
  1. 2014Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1410, , 128 Stat. 693
  2. 2018Pub. L. 115–334, title I, § 1401(k)(10), , 132 Stat. 4518.
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(Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1410, , 128 Stat. 693; Pub. L. 115–334, title I, § 1401(k)(10), , 132 Stat. 4518.)

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