Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§178n Administration and funding
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 8A— - RUBBER AND OTHER CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS › § 178n
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture may get money to run this program: whatever is needed for fiscal years 1991 through 2013, and $2,000,000 for each fiscal year 2014 through 2023. No more than 3 percent of those funds can be spent on running and managing the program. Contracts can only be made when and for the amounts that Congress provides in annual appropriations laws. After the fiscal year that ended September 30, 1988, the Secretaries and the Joint Commission must limit their work under this law to critical agricultural materials other than native latex.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §178n
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this subchapter—
(1)such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and
(2)$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
(b)No more than 3 per centum of funds authorized under subsection (a) shall be available for administration and management of the program.
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter the authority to enter into contracts shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts.
(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Secretaries and the Joint Commission shall limit their activities under this subchapter to critical agricultural materials other than native latex after the close of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical
Amendments
to this section. The
Amendments
by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”. 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–79 struck out “such sums as are necessary” after “Agriculture”, substituted “subchapter—” for “subchapter in each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2012.”, and added pars. (1) and (2). 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7401, substituted “2012” for “2007”. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “2007” for “2002”. 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–185 substituted “2002” for “1997”. 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “1997” for “1995”. 1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1601(e)(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years ending
September 30, 1980, and
September 30, 1981, $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending
September 30, 1982, and
September 30, 1983, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1984, $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1985, $6,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1986, $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1987, and $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1988, to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be available for obligation until the last day of the fiscal year after the year for which such funds are authorized.” Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1601(e)(2)–(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and substituted “subsection (a)” for “subsections (a) and (b)”, and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years ending
September 30, 1980, and
September 30, 1981, $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending
September 30, 1982, and
September 30, 1983, $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1984, $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1985, $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1986, $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1987, and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1988, to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be available for obligation until the last day of the fiscal year after the year for which such funds are authorized.” Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1601(e)(4), redesignated subsecs. (c) to (e) as (b) to (d), respectively. 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–284, § 15(a), inserted “$5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1984, $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1985, $6,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1986, $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1987, and $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1988,” and struck out “and” after “1981,”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–284, § 15(b), inserted “$2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1984, $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1985, $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1986, $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1987, and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1988,” and struck out “and” after “1981,”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98–284, § 15(c), added subsec. (e).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2008 AmendmentAmendment 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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 8701 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
7 U.S.C. § 178n
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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