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7 U.S.C. 1522: Research and development

Created in 2000 by the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-224). Changed by 4 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1506, 7 U.S.C. 1508, 7 U.S.C. 1516, 7 U.S.C. 1523.

This Congress

  • H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. · became law · changed (c)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334, §11120(a)(1), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "An applicant who submits a policy under section 1508(h) of this title shall be eligible for the reimbursement of reasonable research and development costs directly related to … (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §11121(1), added subpar. (K). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §11121(2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, substituted "Subject to subparagraph (B), the Corporation" for "The Corporation", and added subpar. (B). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §11120(a)(2)(A), substituted "applicant" for "approved insurance provider" in introductory provisions. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §11120(a)(2)(B)(i), substituted "determined by the applicant" for "determined by the approved insurance provider". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §11120(a)(2)(B)(ii), added cl. (iii). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §11122, redesignated par. (19) as (7) and added subpars. (E) and (F), redesignated par. (24) as (8), added pars. (9) to (19), and struck out former pars. (7) to (18) and (20) to (23) which related, respectively, to study of multiyear coverage, contract for r… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §11123, substituted "not more than—" and cl. (i) for "not more than $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year." and added cl. (ii). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11010(b), added subpar. (E) and struck out former subpar. (E) which related to Board approval of up to 50 percent of the projected total research and development costs to be paid in advance to an applicant. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11028(b)(1), substituted "paragraph (1)" for "paragraphs (1)". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(a)(1), struck out "contracting" after "development" in heading. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(a)(2), substituted "may conduct activities or enter into contracts to carry out research and development to maintain or improve existing policies or develop new policies to" for "may enter into contracts to carry out research and development to" in introductor… (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(a)(3)(A), inserted "conduct research and development or" after "The Corporation may". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(a)(3)(B), inserted "conducting research and development or" after "Before". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(a)(4), inserted "after expert review in accordance with section 1505(e) of this title" after "approved by the Board". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(a)(5), substituted "policies that increase participation by producers of underserved agricultural commodities, including sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum, rice, peanuts, sugarcane, alfalfa, pennycress, dedicated energy crops, and specialty crops" for "a pasture,… (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11023(b), redesignated pars. (11) to (17) as (10) to (16), respectively, and struck out former par. (10) which related to contracts for organic production coverage improvements. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11023(b)(2), redesignated pars. (18) to (25) as (17) to (24), respectively. Former par. (17) redesignated (16). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(a)(7), added pars. (17) to (24). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(a)(6), redesignated par. (17) as (25). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11024(a), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Text read as follows: "The purpose of this subsection is to authorize the Corporation to enter into partnerships with public and private entities for the purpose of increasing the availability of loss mitigati… (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11027(b), inserted "farm financial benchmarking," after "financial management,". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11024(b), added subpar. (G) and redesignated former subpar. (G) as (H). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (d), (H)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11028(b)(2), inserted period at end. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(b)(1)(A), in heading, substituted "Conducting and contracting for research and development" for "Authority" and, in text, inserted "conduct research and development and" after "the Corporation may use to". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(b)(1)(B), inserted "conduct research and development and" after "for the fiscal year to". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(b)(2), struck out "to provide either reimbursement payments or contract payments" after "available" in introductory provisions. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §11022(b)(3), struck out par. (4) which related to prohibited research and development by the Corporation. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12022(a), added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which related to reimbursement for research and development costs directly related to a policy that was submitted to and approved by the Board under section 1508(h) of this title for rei… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b), (2)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12033(c)(2)(B), substituted "this subchapter" for "this chapter". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12022(b)(1), struck out "or (2)" after "paragraph (1)". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12022(b)(2), struck out "and (2)" after "paragraphs (1)". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12023(2), added pars. (10) to (16). Former par. (10) redesignated (17). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12033(c)(2)(B), substituted "this subchapter" for "this chapter" in introductory provisions. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12023(1), redesignated par. (10) as (17). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §7511(c)(1), substituted "the National Institute of Food and Agriculture" for "the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12024(1), substituted "$7,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year" for "$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002 and not more than $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fiscal year." (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12024(2), substituted "$12,500,000 for fiscal year 2008" for "$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003 and not more than $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12024(3), substituted "the Corporation may use—" for "the Corporation may use the excess amount to carry out another function authorized under this section." and added subpars. (A) and (B). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12033(c)(2)(B), substituted "this subchapter" for "this chapter" in two places. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)

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