---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1580.101"
title: "7"
number: "1580.101"
heading: "General statement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1580.101"
---

# §1580.101. General statement.


This part provides regulations for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers program as authorized by the Trade Act of 1974, amended by Subtitle C of Title I of the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210), and re-authorized and modified by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5). The regulations establish procedures by which a group of producers of raw agricultural commodities or fishermen (jointly referred to as “producers”) can petition for certification of eligibility and through which individual producers covered by a certified petition can apply for technical assistance and cash benefits for the development and implementation of approved business adjustment plans.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 2401.

### Source

Source: 75 FR 9089, Mar. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted.