Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 1471g

Benefits limitation

(a)

Total amount of benefits

The total amount of benefits that a person shall be entitled to receive annually under one or more of the programs established under this subchapter may not exceed $50,000.

(b)

Issuance of regulations

The Secretary shall issue regulations—
(1)
section 1308 of this title1
1 See References in Text note below.
defining the term “person”, which shall conform, to the extent practicable, to the regulations defining the term “person” issued under (before the amendment made by section 1603(a)  of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), or successor statute;
(2)
prescribing such rules as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation established under this section; and
(3)
providing that the term “person” shall include, in the case of any cooperative association of producers, each member of the association with respect to benefits due to such member of the association.
(c)

Receipt of other disaster payments

No person may receive benefits under this subchapter attributable to lost production of a feed commodity due to a natural disaster in 1988 to the extent that such person receives a disaster payment under the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988 on such lost production.

(d)

Total combined payment and benefits limitation

Each person otherwise eligible for a livestock emergency benefit under this subchapter in 1988 shall be subject to the combined payment and benefits limitation established under section 211(c) of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988.

Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792 Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(a)102 Stat. 930 Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1603(g)(2)122 Stat. 1011 Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664 Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1609(b)(1)128 Stat. 709 (, title VI, § 609, as added , , ; amended , , ; , title I, § 1603(g)(2), , , 1739; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1308 of this titlesection 1308 of this titlePub. L. 110–246section 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), referred to in subsec. (b)(1), probably means before the amendment made by section 1603(b)(3)(A) of that Act, , which struck out provisions in relating to issuance of regulations defining the term “person”.

Pub. L. 100–387102 Stat. 924 section 1421 of this titlesection 1421 of this titleThe Disaster Assistance Act of 1988, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (d), is , , . Section 211(c) of that act is set out as a note under . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note set out under and Tables.

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1)Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(2)2014—Subsec. (b)(1). , amended language inserted by . See 2008 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(2)Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1)section 1308 of this title2008—Subsec. (b)(1). , as amended by , inserted “(before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)” after “”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2014 Amendment

Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1609(b)(2)128 Stat. 709

section 2106a of Title 16section 2401 of Title 19Public Law 110–246122 Stat. 1651 “This subsection [amending this section, sections 1524 and 8204 of this title, , Conservation, and , Customs Duties] and the amendments made by this subsection take effect as if included in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (; [see Effective Date of 2008 Amendment note below]).”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date

section 101(c) of Pub. L. 100–387section 1427 of this titleSection effective 15 days after , with subsecs. (c) and (d) of this section applicable only with respect to any livestock emergency in 1988, 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 .