US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 1471e

Additional assistance

(a)

Determination by Secretary

section 1471d of this titleIn addition to the assistance provided under , if the Secretary determines that the livestock emergency also requires the implementation of one or more of the assistance programs described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall implement such programs.

(b)

Programs authorized

Special assistance under this section includes—
(1)
the donation of feed owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation for use in feeding livestock stranded and unidentified as to its owner, including the cost of transporting feed to the affected area, during such period as the Secretary, by regulation, may prescribe;
(2)
reimbursement of not to exceed 50 percent of the cost of—
(A)
installing pipelines (if that is the least expensive method) or other facilities, including tanks or troughs, for livestock water;
(B)
construction or deepening of wells or ponds for livestock water; or
(C)
developing springs or seeps for livestock water,
as appropriate in drought areas to facilitate more efficient and better-distributed grazing on land normally used for grazing. Such cost-share assistance may not be made available to provide water for wildlife or recreational livestock, dry lot feeding, or barns or corrals, or to acquire pumping equipment;
(3)
reimbursement of not to exceed 50 percent of the cost of burning prickly pear cactus to make it suitable for animal feed; and
(4)
making commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation available to livestock producers through the use of a catalog that specifies lots of a size that are economically feasible for a small producer to obtain by means of certificate exchanges.
(c)

Water development projects for 1988 and 1989 emergencies

The Secretary may make available at least $25,000,000 to provide special assistance under subsection (b)(2) for livestock emergencies in 1988 and 1989.

Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(a)102 Stat. 930Pub. L. 101–82, title I, § 142103 Stat. 579(, title VI, § 607, as added , , ; amended , title II, § 203, , , 581.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–82, § 1421989—Subsec. (b)(2)(B). , inserted “or ponds”.

Pub. L. 101–82, § 203Subsec. (c). , added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 101(c)(1) of Pub. L. 100–387section 1427 of this titleSection effective 15 days after , see , set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note under .

Inapplicability of Section

section 9092(b)(12) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

section 8782(b)(12) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

section 7992(b)(12) of this titleSection inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

section 7301(b)(1)(L) of this titleSection inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , and ending , see .