16 USC § 590j - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s590j"
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title: "16 USC § 590j - Definitions"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "590j"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "SOIL CONSERVATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 10, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1150; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2802(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1085; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2802(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1813.)"
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# § 590j. Definitions

In this chapter:

**(1)** **Agricultural commodity** The term “agricultural commodity” means—

**(A)** an agricultural commodity; and

**(B)** any regional or market classification, type, or grade of an agricultural commodity.

**(2)** **Technical assistance**

**(A)** **In general** The term “technical assistance” means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.

**(B)** **Inclusions** The term “technical assistance” includes—

**(i)** technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and

**(ii)** technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.

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**Source Credit**: (Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 10, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1150; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2802(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1085; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2802(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1813.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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 The amendments by  were repealed by .

### Amendments

2008—, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The term ‘agricultural commodity’ as used in this chapter means any such commodity and any regional or market classification, type, or grade thereof.”

## 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 , Agriculture.