7 CFR § 1580.101 - General statement.

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title: "7 CFR § 1580.101 - General statement."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1580.101"
section_name: "General statement."
chapter_name: "FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1580"
part_name: "TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 2401."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 9089, Mar. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1580.101 General statement.

This part provides regulations for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers program as authorized by the Trade Act of 1974, amended by Subtitle C of Title I of the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210), and re-authorized and modified by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5). The regulations establish procedures by which a group of producers of raw agricultural commodities or fishermen (jointly referred to as “producers”) can petition for certification of eligibility and through which individual producers covered by a certified petition can apply for technical assistance and cash benefits for the development and implementation of approved business adjustment plans.