§ 1521. — Ineligibility for catastrophic risk and noninsured assistance payments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC1521]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 36--CROP INSURANCE
Sec. 1521. Ineligibility for catastrophic risk and noninsured
assistance payments
If the Secretary determines that a person has knowingly adopted a
material scheme or device to obtain catastrophic risk, additional
coverage, or noninsured assistance benefits under this chapter to which
the person is not entitled, has evaded this chapter, or has acted with
the purposes of evading this chapter, the person shall be ineligible to
receive all benefits applicable to the crop year for which the scheme or
device was adopted. The authority provided by this section shall be in
addition to, and shall not supplant, the authority provided by section
1506(n) of this title.
(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title V, Sec. 521, as added Pub. L. 103-354,
title I, Sec. 114, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3203.)
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 13, 1994, and applicable to provision of crop
insurance under Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)
beginning with 1995 crop year, with such Act, as in effect on the day
before Oct. 13, 1994, to continue to apply with respect to 1994 crop
year, see section 120 of Pub. L. 103-354, set out as an Effective Date
of 1994 Amendment note under section 1502 of this title.