7 USC § 2204j - National agriculture imagery program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2204j"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2204j - National agriculture imagery program"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2204j"
section_name: "National agriculture imagery program"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12612, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5013.)"
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# § 2204j. National agriculture imagery program

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall carry out a national agriculture imagery program to annually acquire aerial imagery during agricultural growing seasons from the continental United States.

**(b)** **Data** The aerial imagery acquired under this section shall—

**(1)** consist of high resolution processed digital imagery;

**(2)** be made available in a format that can be provided to Federal, State, and private sector entities;

**(3)** be technologically compatible with geospatial information technology; and

**(4)** be consistent with the standards established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.

**(c)** **Supplemental satellite imagery** The Secretary of Agriculture may supplement the aerial imagery collected under this section with satellite imagery.

**(d)** **Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12612, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5013.)