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

7 U.S.C. § 178n

Administration and funding

(a)

Authorization of appropriations to Secretary of Agriculture

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this subchapter—
(1)
such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and
(2)
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
(b)

Administration and management

No more than 3 per centum of funds authorized under subsection (a) shall be available for administration and management of the program.

(c)

Contract authority as limited by amounts provided in appropriations acts

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter the authority to enter into contracts shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts.

(d)

Activities limited to critical materials other than native latex after fiscal 1988

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Secretaries and the Joint Commission shall limit their activities under this subchapter to critical agricultural materials other than native latex after the close of the fiscal year ending .

Pub. L. 95–592, § 1692 Stat. 2534Pub. L. 98–284, § 1598 Stat. 184Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1601(e)104 Stat. 3704Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 881(b)110 Stat. 1175Pub. L. 105–185, title III, § 301(c)112 Stat. 563Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7138116 Stat. 436Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7401122 Stat. 1245Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7401128 Stat. 893Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7501(b)132 Stat. 4819(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , title VII, § 7401, , , 2007; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

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 The amendments by were repealed by .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. 115–3342018—Subsec. (a)(2). substituted “2023” for “2018”.

Pub. L. 113–792014—Subsec. (a). struck out “such sums as are necessary” after “Agriculture”, substituted “subchapter—” for “subchapter in each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2012.”, and added pars. (1) and (2).

Pub. L. 110–246, § 74012008—Subsec. (a). , substituted “2012” for “2007”.

Pub. L. 107–1712002—Subsec. (a). substituted “2007” for “2002”.

Pub. L. 105–1851998—Subsec. (a). substituted “2002” for “1997”.

Pub. L. 104–1271996—Subsec. (a). substituted “1997” for “1995”.

Pub. L. 101–624, § 1601(e)(1)1990—Subsec. (a). , added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years ending , and , $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending , and , $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $6,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be available for obligation until the last day of the fiscal year after the year for which such funds are authorized.”

Pub. L. 101–624, § 1601(e)(2)Subsec. (b). –(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and substituted “subsection (a)” for “subsections (a) and (b)”, and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years ending , and , $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending , and , $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be available for obligation until the last day of the fiscal year after the year for which such funds are authorized.”

Pub. L. 101–624, § 1601(e)(4)Subsecs. (c) to (e). , redesignated subsecs. (c) to (e) as (b) to (d), respectively.

Pub. L. 98–284, § 15(a)1984—Subsec. (a). , inserted “$5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $6,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending ,” and struck out “and” after “1981,”.

Pub. L. 98–284, § 15(b)Subsec. (b). , inserted “$2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending , $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending ,” and struck out “and” after “1981,”.

Pub. L. 98–284, § 15(c)Subsec. (e). , added subsec. (e).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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 .