Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110
§7416a Confirmation of Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to Collect State Commodity Assessments
Title 7 › CHAPTER 101 — AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION › SUBCHAPTER II — ISSUANCE OF ORDERS FOR PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES REGARDING AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › § 7416a
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture must take state commodity fees out of a producer’s marketing assistance loan proceeds when state law or a Secretary-run program says the producer or first buyer must pay. The collection must follow an agreement with the State. The Secretary cannot charge any fees. This does not cover state taxes or other state revenue collections.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §7416a
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(a)Collection from marketing assistance loans
The Secretary of Agriculture shall collect commodity assessments from the proceeds of a marketing assistance loan for a producer if the assessment is required to be paid by the producer or the first purchaser of a commodity pursuant to a State law or pursuant to an authority administered by the Secretary. This collection authority does not extend to a State tax or other revenue collection activity by a State.
(b)Collection pursuant to agreement
The collection of an assessment under subsection (a) shall be made as specified in an agreement between the Secretary of Agriculture and the State requesting the collection.
(c)Prohibition on charging certain fees
The Secretary may not charge any fees or related costs for the collection of commodity assessments pursuant to this section.
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 L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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. Section was not enacted as part of the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 which comprises this subchapter.
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1616(1), substituted “shall” for “may”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1616(2), added subsec. (c).
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
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 7416a
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110