7 USC § 1622b - Specialty crops market news allocation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s1622b"
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title: "7 USC § 1622b - Specialty crops market news allocation"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1622b"
section_name: "Specialty crops market news allocation"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10107, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1337; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10107, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2099; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10001, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 939; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10101, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4888.)"
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# § 1622b. Specialty crops market news allocation

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary shall—

**(1)** carry out market news activities to provide timely price and shipment information of specialty crops in the United States; and

**(2)** use funds made available under subsection (b) to increase the reporting levels for specialty crops in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

**(b)** **Authorization of appropriations** In addition to any other funds made available through annual appropriations for market news services, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023, to remain available until expended.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10107, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1337; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10107, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2099; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10001, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 939; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10101, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4888.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is the date of enactment of , which was approved .

### Codification

and  enacted identical sections.  was repealed by .

Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2018—Subsec. (b).  substituted “2023” for “2018”.

2014—Subsec. (b).  substituted “2018” for “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 .

### Definitions

“Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see .

> **“(1)** **Specialty crop.—** The term ‘specialty crop’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465).
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> **“(2)** **State department of agriculture.—** The term ‘State department of agriculture’ means the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for protecting and promoting agriculture in the State.”

, , , and , title X, § 10001, , , 2096, provided that:

[ and  enacted identical provisions.  was repealed by , set out as a note under .]