7 USC 6522 – Funding
(a) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b) National organic program
Terms Used In 7 USC 6522
- agricultural product: means any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock that is marketed in the United States for human or livestock consumption. See 7 USC 6502
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- organically produced: means an agricultural product that is produced and handled in accordance with this chapter. See 7 USC 6502
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture. See 7 USC 6502
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to carry out activities under the national organic program established under this chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated—
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
(2) $16,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
(3) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
(5) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
(6) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(c) Modernization and improvement of international trade technology systems and data collection
(1) In general
The Secretary shall establish a new system or modify an existing data collection and organization system to collect and organize in a single system quantitative data on imports of each organically produced agricultural product accepted into the United States.
(2) Activities
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall modernize trade and transaction certificates to ensure full traceability to the port of entry without unduly hindering trade or commerce, such as through an electronic trade document exchange system.
(3) Access
The single system established under paragraph (1) shall be accessible by any agency with the direct authority to engage in—
(A) inspection of imports of agricultural products;
(B) trade data collection and organization; or
(C) enforcement of trade requirements for organically produced agricultural products.
(4) Funding
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 for the purposes of—
(A) carrying out this subsection; and
(B) maintaining the database and technology upgrades previously carried out under this subsection, as in effect on the day before December 20, 2018.
(5) Availability
The amounts made available under paragraph (4) are in addition to any other funds made available for the purposes described in that paragraph and shall remain available until expended.