Us Code § 1627a - Sheep production and marketing grant program
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§ 1627a. Sheep production and marketing grant program
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a competitive grant program for the purposes of strengthening and enhancing the production and marketing of sheep and sheep products in the United States, including through—
(1) the improvement of—
(A) infrastructure;
(B) business; and
(C) resource development; and
(2) the development of innovative approaches to solve long-term needs.
(b) Eligibility
The Secretary shall make grants under this section to at least one national entity, the mission of which is consistent with the purpose of the grant program.
(c) Funding
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $400,000 for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until expended.
(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, §209, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, §12102(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 978; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, §12102, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4942; Pub. L. 118–22, div. B, title I, §102(d)(8)(E), Nov. 17, 2023, 137 Stat. 118.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–22 inserted "and $400,000 for fiscal year 2024," after "2019,".
2018—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted "$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019" for "$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2023 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 118–22 to be applied and administered as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2023, see section 102(g) of Pub. L. 118–22, set out in an Extension of Agricultural Programs note under section 9001 of this title.
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