7 USC § 8731 - Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s8731"
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title: "7 USC § 8731 - Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "8731"
section_name: "Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities"
chapter_number: 113
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS AND LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1201, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1201, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1681.)"
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# § 8731. Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities

**(a)** **Nonrecourse loans available**

**(1)** **Availability** For each of the 2008 through 2012 crops of each loan commodity, the Secretary shall make available to producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities produced on the farm.

**(2)** **Terms and conditions** section 8732 of this title

The marketing assistance loans shall be made under terms and conditions that are prescribed by the Secretary and at the loan rate established under  for the loan commodity.

**(b)** **Eligible production** The producers on a farm shall be eligible for a marketing assistance loan under subsection (a) for any quantity of a loan commodity produced on the farm.

**(c)** **Compliance with conservation and wetlands requirements** 16 U.S.C. 381116 U.S.C. 3821

As a condition of the receipt of a marketing assistance loan under subsection (a), the producer shall comply with applicable conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( et seq.) and applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act ( et seq.) during the term of the loan.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1201, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1201, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1681.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , . Subtitles B and C of title XII of the Act are classified generally to subchapters II (§ 3811 et seq.) and III (§ 3821 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 58 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1985 Amendment note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

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## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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