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7 USC § 1359aa - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s1359aa"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 1359aa - Definitions"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1359aa"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Marketing Quotas"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, § 359a, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1403, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 187; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1403(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 981; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1403(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1709.)"
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# § 1359aa. Definitions

In this subpart:

**(1)** **Human consumption** The term “human consumption”, when used in the context of a reference to sugar (whether in the form of sugar, in-process sugar, syrup, molasses, or in some other form) for human consumption, includes sugar for use in human food, beverages, or similar products.

**(2)** **Mainland State** The term “mainland State” means a State other than an offshore State.

**(3)** **Market**

**(A)** **In general** The term “market” means to sell or otherwise dispose of in commerce in the United States.

**(B)** **Inclusions** The term “market” includes—

**(i)** the forfeiture of sugar under the loan program for sugar established under section 7272 of this title;

**(ii)** with respect to any integrated processor and refiner, the movement of raw cane sugar into the refining process; and

**(iii)** the sale of sugar for the production of ethanol or other bioenergy product, if the disposition of the sugar is administered by the Secretary under section 8110 of this title.

**(C)** **Marketing year** Forfeited sugar described in subparagraph (B)(i) shall be considered to have been marketed during the crop year for which a loan is made under the loan program described in that subparagraph.

**(4)** **Offshore State** The term “offshore State” means a sugarcane producing State located outside of the continental United States.

**(5)** **State** Notwithstanding section 1301 of this title, the term “State” means—

**(A)** a State;

**(B)** the District of Columbia; and

**(C)** the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

**(6)** **United States** The term “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States.

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, § 359a, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1403, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 187; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1403(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 981; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1403(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1709.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by  were repealed by .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1359aa, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to information reporting with respect to sugar and crystalline fructose marketing quotas, prior to the general amendment of this subpart by .

A prior section 359a of act , was renumbered section 359e and was classified to  prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2008—, added pars. (1) and (3) and redesignated former pars. (1) to (4) as (2), (4), (5), and (6), respectively.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .