7 USC § 5925f - Farm business management

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title: "7 USC § 5925f - Farm business management"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "5925f"
section_name: "Farm business management"
chapter_number: 88
chapter_name: "RESEARCH"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1672D, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7208, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1241; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7208, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2002; amended Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7213, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7211, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4811.)"
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# § 5925f. Farm business management

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary may make competitive research and extension grants for the purpose of improving the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers by maintaining and expanding a national, publicly available farm financial management database to support improved farm management.

**(b)** **Selection criteria** In allocating funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may give priority to grants that—

**(1)** demonstrate an ability to work directly with agricultural producers;

**(2)** collaborate with farm management educational programs and associations;

**(3)** address the farm management needs of a variety of crops and regions of the United States; and

**(4)** contribute data to the national farm financial management database.

**(c)** **Administration** section 3157 of this title

Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of  shall apply with respect to the making of grants under this section.

**(d)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—

**(1)** such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; and

**(2)** $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1672D, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7208, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1241; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7208, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2002; amended Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7213, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7211, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4811.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  enacted identical sections.  was repealed by .

### Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). , amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary may make competitive research and extension grants for the purpose of—

“(1) improving the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers; and

“(2) establishing and maintaining a national, publicly available farm financial management database to support improved farm management.”

Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “educational programs and” for “and producer”.

Subsec. (b)(4). , substituted “contribute data to” for “use and support”.

Subsec. (d)(2). , substituted “2023” for “2018”.

2014—Subsec. (d).  substituted “to carry out this section—” for “such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.” and added pars. (1) and (2).

## 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 .