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

7 U.S.C. § 7901

Definitions

In this chapter (other than subchapter III):
(1)

Agricultural Act of 1949

7 U.S.C. 1421section 7301 of this titleThe term “Agricultural Act of 1949” means the Agricultural Act of 1949 ( et seq.), as in effect prior to the suspensions under .

(2)

Base acres

section 7911 of this titleThe term “base acres”, with respect to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number of acres established under with respect to the covered commodity on the election made by the owner of the farm under subsection (a) of such section.

(3)

Counter-cyclical payment

section 7914 of this titleThe term “counter-cyclical payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under .

(4)

Covered commodity

The term “covered commodity” means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, and other oilseeds.

(5)

Direct payment

section 7913 of this titleThe term “direct payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under .

(6)

Effective price

section 7914 of this titleThe term “effective price”, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the price calculated by the Secretary under to determine whether counter-cyclical payments are required to be made for that crop year.

(7)

Extra long staple cotton

The term “extra long staple cotton” means cotton that—
(A)
is produced from pure strain varieties of the Barbadense species or any hybrid thereof, or other similar types of extra long staple cotton, designated by the Secretary, having characteristics needed for various end uses for which United States upland cotton is not suitable and grown in irrigated cotton-growing regions of the United States designated by the Secretary or other areas designated by the Secretary as suitable for the production of the varieties or types; and
(B)
is ginned on a roller-type gin or, if authorized by the Secretary, ginned on another type gin for experimental purposes.
(8)

Loan commodity

The term “loan commodity” means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, rice, soybeans, other oilseeds, wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas.

(9)

Other oilseed

The term “other oilseed” means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or, if designated by the Secretary, another oilseed.

(10)

Payment acres

section 7911 of this titleThe term “payment acres” means 85 percent of the base acres of a covered commodity on a farm, as established under , on which direct payments and counter-cyclical payments are made.

(11)

Payment yield

(A)

In general

section 7912 of this titleThe term “payment yield” means the yield established under for a farm for a covered commodity.

(B)

Updated payment yield

section 7912(e) of this titleThe term “updated payment yield” means the payment yield elected by the owner of a farm under to be used in calculating the counter-cyclical payments for the farm.

(12)

Producer

The term “producer” means an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper that shares in the risk of producing a crop and is entitled to share in the crop available for marketing from the farm, or would have shared had the crop been produced. In determining whether a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, the Secretary shall not take into consideration the existence of a hybrid seed contract and shall ensure that program requirements do not adversely affect the ability of the grower to receive a payment under this chapter.

(13)

Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.

(14)

State

The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

(15)

Target price

The term “target price” means the price per bushel (or other appropriate unit in the case of upland cotton, rice, and other oilseeds) of a covered commodity used to determine the payment rate for counter-cyclical payments.

(16)

United States

The term “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States.

Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1001116 Stat. 143Pub. L. 108–7, div. A, title VII, § 763(a)117 Stat. 46(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 107–171116 Stat. 143section 1308–3a of this titlesection 3830a of Title 16This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , , which enacted this chapter and , amended sections 1301, 1308 to 1308–3, 1308–4, 1308–5, 1314b, 1359aa to 1359kk, 1361, 1371, 1373, 1378, 1428, 1441, 1637a, 4501 to 4504, 4507, 4553, 6402, 6414, 6998, 7001, 7235, 7272, 7282 to 7284, 7286, and 7301 of this title, and sections 713a–4 and 714c of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, repealed sections 1339a, 1357 to 1359a, and 7271 of this title and , Conservation, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1308 and 7272 of this title. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

Pub. L. 107–171116 Stat. 166section 7951 of this titleSubchapter III, referred to in text, was in the original “subtitle C”, meaning subtitle C (§§ 1301–1310) of title I of , , , which is classified principally to subchapter III of this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle C to the Code, see References in Text note set out under and Tables.

act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 79263 Stat. 1051section 1421 of this titleThe Agricultural Act of 1949, referred to in par. (1), is , , which is classified principally to chapter 35A (§ 1421 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–72003—Par. (9). inserted “crambe, sesame seed,” after “mustard seed,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–7, div. A, title VII, § 763(d)117 Stat. 47

7 U.S.C. 7901“This section [amending this section and sections 7932 and 7934 of this title] and the amendments made by this section apply beginning with the 2003 crop of other oilseeds (as defined in section 1001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ()), dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas.”
, , , provided that:

Short Title of 2006 Amendment

Pub. L. 109–171, title I, § 1001120 Stat. 4

section 7937 of this title“This title [amending sections 2009cc–18, 2655, 7621, 7913, 7937, 7953, 7982, and 8106 of this title and sections 3838a, 3839aa–2, 3839aa–7, and 3841 of Title 16, Conservation, and enacting provisions set out as a note under ] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005’.”
, , , provided that:

Short Title

Pub. L. 107–171, § 1(a)116 Stat. 134

“This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002’.”
, , , provided that: