§ 1422. — Increase of price support levels.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC1422]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 35A--PRICE SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1422. Increase of price support levels
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, price support
at a level in excess of the maximum level of price support otherwise
prescribed in this Act may be made available for any agricultural
commodity if the Secretary determines, after a public hearing of which
reasonable notice has been given, that price support at such increased
level is necessary in order to prevent or alleviate a shortage in the
supply of any agricultural commodity essential to the national welfare
or in order to increase or maintain the production of any agricultural
commodity in the interest of national security. The Secretary's
determination and the record of the hearing shall be available to the
public.
(b) Effective only for the 1991 through 1995 crops of wheat, feed
grains, cotton, and rice, the Secretary of Agriculture may provide for
annual adjustments in the established prices for such program crops to
reflect any change during the last calendar year ending before the
beginning of each such crop year in the index of prices paid by farmers
for production items, interest, taxes, and wage rates in such calendar
year.
(Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title IV, Sec. 402, 63 Stat. 1054; Pub. L. 101-
624, title XI, Sec. 1127, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3508.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792,
63 Stat. 1051, as amended, known as the Agricultural Act of 1949, which
is classified principally to this chapter (Sec. 1421 et seq.). For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1990--Pub. L. 101-624 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-624 effective beginning with 1991 crop of
an agricultural commodity, with provision for prior crops, see section
1171 of Pub. L. 101-624, set out as a note under section 1421 of this
title.
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
Functions of Corporations of Department of Agriculture, boards of
directors and officers of such corporations; Advisory Board of Commodity
Credit Corporation; and Farm Credit Administration or any agency,
officer, or entity of, under, or subject to supervision of said
Administration excepted from functions of officers, agencies, and
employees transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan
No. 2, Sec. 1, effective June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set
out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
Inapplicability of Section
Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered
commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period
beginning May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992(b)(10)
of this title.
Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities,
peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr.
4, 1996, and ending Dec. 31, 2002, see section 7301(b)(1)(J) of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1428, 1441, 1444 of this
title.
