# § 8792. Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
**(a)** **Definitions** In this section:
**(1)** **Agricultural commodity** section 5602 of this title
The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in .
**(2)** **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** 7 U.S.C. 2204Public Law 107–171
The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( note; ).
**(b)** **Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c)** **Transportation**
**(1)** **In general** Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
**(2)** **Proof of eligibility** To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
**(3)** **Amount**
**(A)** **In general** Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
**(i)** the amount of costs incurred by the geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher for transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs during the fiscal year; and
**(ii)**
**(I)** the percentage of the allowance for that fiscal year under section 5941 of title 5 for Federal employees stationed in Alaska and Hawaii; or
**(II)** in the case of an insular area (as defined in section 3103 of this title), a comparable percentage of the allowance for the fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary.
**(B)** **Limitation** The total amount of direct reimbursement payments provided by the Secretary under this section shall not exceed $15,000,000 for a fiscal year.
**(d)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1621, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1024; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1621, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1752; Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1606, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 708.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
and enacted identical sections. was repealed by .
### Amendments
2014—Subsec. (d). substituted “fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year” for “each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Enactment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as a note under .