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7 U.S.C. 1531: Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance
Created in 2008 by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-234). Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 2497a.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (1).
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2014
- Pub. L. 113–79 struck out cl. (i) designation and heading, redesignated subcls. (I) and (II) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, and struck out former cl. (ii). Text read as follows: "An eligible livestock producer may not receive assistance under this subsection for grazing loss… (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
2013
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(1), struck out "under" first time appearing after "established" in introductory provisions, redesignated cls. (i) to (iii) as subpars. (A) to (C), respectively, and realigned margins. (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(2)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall". (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(2)(B), added par. (3). (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(3)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall" in introductory provisions. (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(3)(B), added par. (7). (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §701(a)(4)(A), struck out "use up to $50,000,000 per year from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall". (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(4)(B), added par. (4). (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(5)(A), struck out "use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to" after "Secretary shall" in introductory provisions. (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(5)(B), added par. (5). (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 112–240, §702(a)(6), inserted "or, in the case of subsections (c) through (f), September 30, 2013" after "2011,". (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012) Law text · (i)
2009
- Pub. L. 111–5, which directed amendment of section 531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by adding par. (7), was executed to this section, which is section 531 of subtitle B of title V of act of Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Federal Crop I… (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 111–80, §745(a)(1), which directed amendment of section 531(g)(7)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by inserting "(including multiyear assistance)" after "assistance", was executed to introductory provisions of subsec. (g)(7)(F) of this section, which is section 531 of… Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 111–80, §745(a)(2), which directed amendment of cl. (i) of section 531(g)(7)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act by inserting "or multiyear production losses" after "a production loss", was executed to subsec. (g)(7)(F)(i) of this section, which is section 531 of subt… Law text · (g)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(F), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3). Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(A), inserted "has" after "on a farm that". Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5). Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(B), substituted "under—" for "section 7912 of this title, section 1102 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, or a successor section." and added cls. (i) to (iii). Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (7). Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(C), substituted "the actual production on the farm is less than 50 percent of the normal production on the farm." for ", the total loss of production of the farm relating to weather is greater than 50 percent of the normal production of the farm, as … Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(G), added par. (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (8). Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated par. (5) as (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (9). Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(D)(i), inserted "for sale or on-farm livestock feeding (including native grassland intended for haying)" after "harvest". Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(D)(ii), inserted "for sale" after "crop". Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated pars. (6) to (12) as (8) to (14), respectively. Former pars. (13) and (14) redesignated (16) and (17), respectively. Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(H), added par. (15). Former par. (15) redesignated (18). Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(1)(E), redesignated pars. (13) to (18) as (16) to (21), respectively. Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(A), substituted "Payments" for "In general" in par. heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted subpar. heading, and added subpar. (B). Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(B), added subpar. (C). Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(C)(i), inserted "50 percent of" before "the higher of" in introductory provisions. Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(C)(ii), struck out "guarantee" after "yield". Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(D)(i), added subcl. (I), redesignated subcl. (III) as (II), and struck out former subcls. (I) and (II) which read as follows: Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(D)(ii), (iii), added cl. (iii). Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(i), struck out "the sum obtained by adding" after "equal" in introductory provisions. Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(I), substituted "for each insurable commodity, the product" for "the product" in introductory provisions. Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(II), substituted "greater" for "greatest". Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(ii)(III), substituted "of the price election for the commodity used to calculate an indemnity for an applicable policy of insurance if an indemnity is triggered; and" for "of the insurance price guarantee; and". Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(iii)(I), substituted "for each noninsurable crop, the product" for "the product" in introductory provisions. Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(E)(iii)(II)–(IV), added cl. (ii) and redesignated former cl. (ii) as (iii). Law text · (b), (iii)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(2)(F), added par. (6). Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(3), substituted "subsection" for "section". Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(4), substituted "the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary from the Trust Fund to provide" for "the Secretary shall provide". Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(A)(i), substituted "(other than subsections (c) and (d))" for "(other than subsection (c))" in introductory provisions. Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(A)(ii), inserted ", excluding grazing land" after "producers on the farm". Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(B), substituted "each crop planted" for "each crop grazed, planted,". Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(6)(C), (D), substituted "Waivers for certain crop years" for "Waiver for 2008 crop year" in par. heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted subpar. heading, and added subpar. (B). Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(5), added par. (6). Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 110–398, §2(a)(7), added par. (5). Law text · (h)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.