Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§2204j National Agriculture Imagery Program
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2204j
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture must run a national agriculture imagery program, using the Farm Service Agency, to collect aerial photos each growing season across the continental United States. The pictures must be high-resolution digital files that can be shared with federal, state, and private users, work with mapping/GIS systems, and meet the Federal Geographic Data Committee’s standards. The Secretary may also use satellite images. Congress authorized $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year after that.
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Title 7, §2204j
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall carry out a national agriculture imagery program to annually acquire aerial imagery during agricultural growing seasons from the continental United States.
(b)Data
The aerial imagery acquired under this section shall—
(1)consist of high resolution processed digital imagery;
(2)be made available in a format that can be provided to Federal, State, and private sector entities;
(3)be technologically compatible with geospatial information technology; and
(4)be consistent with the standards established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.
(c)Supplemental satellite imagery
The Secretary of Agriculture may supplement the aerial imagery collected under this section with satellite imagery.
(d)Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2204j
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110