7 U.S.C. § 6522
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to carry out activities under the national organic program established under this chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated-
The Secretary shall establish a new system or modify an existing data collection and organization system to collect and organize in a single system quantitative data on imports of each organically produced agricultural product accepted into the United States.
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall modernize trade and transaction certificates to ensure full traceability to the port of entry without unduly hindering trade or commerce, such as through an electronic trade document exchange system.
The single system established under paragraph (1) shall be accessible by any agency with the direct authority to engage in-
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 for the purposes of-
The amounts made available under paragraph (4) are in addition to any other funds made available for the purposes described in that paragraph and shall remain available until expended.
7 U.S.C. § 6522
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 L. 110-234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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.
AMENDMENTS2023-Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 118-22 inserted "and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024" after "2019" in introductory provisions.2018- Pub. L. 115-334, §10104(j)(1), substituted "Funding" for "Authorization of appropriations" in section catchline.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115-334, §10104(j)(2), added pars. (1) to (6) and struck out former pars. (1) to (7) which related to amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2008 to 2018 and additional sums necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter.Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115-334, §10104(j)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which related to modernization and technology upgrade for national organic program. 2014-Subsec. (b)(6), (7). Pub. L. 113-79, §10004(b)(1), added par. (6) and redesignated former par. (6) as (7). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113-79, §10004(b)(2), added subsec. (c).2008- Pub. L. 110-246, §10303, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2023 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 118-22 to be applied and administered as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2023, see section 102(g) of Pub. L. 118-22 set out in an Extension of Agricultural Programs note under section 9001 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment 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.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- agricultural product
- The term "agricultural product" means any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock that is marketed in the United States for human or livestock consumption.
- organically produced
- The term "organically produced" means an agricultural product that is produced and handled in accordance with this chapter.