7 U.S.C. § 1308–5 | Treatment of multiyear program contract payments

(a)

In general

1 See References in Text note below.

1Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event of a transfer of ownership of land (or an ownership interest in land) by way of devise or descent, the Secretary of Agriculture may, if the new owner succeeds to the prior owner’s contract entered into under title XII, make payments to the new owner under such contract without regard to the amount of payments received by the new owner under any contract entered into under title XII  executed prior to such devise or descent.

(b)

Limitation

Payments made pursuant to this section shall not exceed the amount to which the previous owner was entitled to receive under the terms of the contract at the time of the death of the prior owner.

Pub. L. 99–198, title X, § 1001F Pub. L. 101–624, title XI, § 1111(h)Nov. 28, 1990104 Stat. 3499 Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1604(1)May 13, 2002116 Stat. 215(, formerly § 1001E, as added , , ; renumbered § 1001F, , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 99–198Dec. 23, 198599 Stat. 1504Title XII, referred to in subsec. (a), is title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, , , , which is classified principally to chapter 58 (§ 3801 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of title XII to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Food Security Act of 1985, and not as part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 1171 of Pub. L. 101–624 section 1421 of this titleSection effective beginning with 1991 crop of an agricultural commodity, with provision for prior crops, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1990 Amendment note under .