7 USC § 6521 - Administration

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title: "7 USC § 6521 - Administration"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "6521"
section_name: "Administration"
chapter_number: 94
chapter_name: "ORGANIC CERTIFICATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2122, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3951; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(24), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1269; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7511(c)(24), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2031; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10104(h), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4901.)"
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# § 6521. Administration

**(a)** **Regulations** November 28, 1990

Not later than 540 days after , the Secretary shall issue proposed regulations to carry out this chapter.

**(b)** **Assistance to State**

**(1)** **Technical and other assistance** The Secretary shall provide technical, administrative, and National Institute of Food and Agriculture assistance to assist States in the implementation of an organic certification program under this chapter.

**(2)** **Financial assistance** The Secretary may provide financial assistance to any State that implements an organic certification program under this chapter.

**(c)** **Access to data documentation systems** The Secretary shall have access to available data from cross-border documentation systems administered by other Federal agencies, including the Automated Commercial Environment system of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

**(d)** **Reports**

**(1)** **In general** March 1, 2020March 1, 2023

Not later than , and annually thereafter through , the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture, a report describing national organic program activities with respect to all domestic and overseas investigations and compliance actions taken pursuant to this chapter during the preceding year.

**(2)** **Requirements** The data described in paragraph (1) shall be broken down by agricultural product, quantity, value, and month.

**(3)** **Exception** Any data determined by the Secretary to be confidential business information shall not be provided in the report under paragraph (1).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–624, title XXI, § 2122, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3951; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(24), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1269; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7511(c)(24), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2031; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10104(h), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4901.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

### Amendments

2018—Subsecs. (c), (d).  added subsecs. (c) and (d).

2008—Subsec. (b)(1). , substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Extension Service”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

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

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .