--- kind: "range" citation: "16 U.S.C. §§ 590j–590n" title: "16" from: "590j" to: "590n" count: 5 release: "119-102" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/590j..590n" --- # §590j. Definitions In this chapter: - (1) **Agricultural commodity—** The term “agricultural commodity” means— - (A) an [agricultural commodity](#1); and - (B) any regional or market classification, type, or grade of an [agricultural commodity](#1). - (2) **Technical assistance—** - (A) **In general—** The term “technical assistance” means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the [conservation](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) of natural [resources](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=8) on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related [uses](/usc/16/410hhh–1.md?p=10). - (B) **Inclusions—** The term “[technical assistance](#2-A)” includes— - (i) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of [conservation](/usc/16/6456.md?p=2) practices; and - (ii) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses. # §590k. Availability of funds All [funds](/usc/16/1421h.md?p=2) available for carrying out this chapter shall be available for allotment to the bureaus and offices of the Department of Agriculture and for transfer to such other agencies of the Federal or [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) Governments, or to local public agencies, as the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may request to cooperate or assist in carrying out this chapter, and for payments to [committees](/usc/16/941b.md?p=1) or associations of producers in any [region](/usc/16/1447a.md?p=6) or [regions](/usc/16/1447a.md?p=6) to cover the estimated administrative expenses to be incurred by any such [committee](/usc/16/941b.md?p=1) or association in cooperating in carrying out this chapter: Provided, That the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may prescribe that all or part of such estimated expenses of any such [committee](/usc/16/941b.md?p=1) or association may be deducted pro rata from the payments or grants made to the members thereof: Provided further, That the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may make such payments in advance of determination of performance. [Funds](/usc/16/1421h.md?p=2) so transferred may be placed in a single account for each [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a). # §590l. Expansion of domestic and foreign markets for agricultural commodities; advances for crop insurance; transfer of funds to corporation - (a) **Market expansion and surplus disposition—** Whenever the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) finds that the exercise of the powers conferred in this section will tend to carry out the purpose specified in clause (5) of [section 590g(a) of this title](/usc/16/590g.md?p=a), or will tend to provide for and maintain a continuous and stable supply of [agricultural commodities](/usc/16/590j.md?p=1) adequate to meet consumer demand at prices fair to both producers and consumers, or both, he shall use such part as he deems necessary of the sums appropriated to carry out this chapter for the expansion of domestic and foreign markets or for seeking new or additional markets for [agricultural commodities](/usc/16/590j.md?p=1) or the products thereof or for the removal or disposition of surpluses of such commodities or the products thereof. - (b) **Advances for premiums—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) is authorized to make advances to producers for the purpose of assisting them to insure their crops with the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall remit the amount of any such advances to a producer directly to such Corporation in payment of the premium on the insurance for which the producer has made application. Advances shall only be made to producers who are participating or who agree to participate in a [program](/usc/16/460ss–6.md?p=1) formulated pursuant to [section 590h of this title](/usc/16/590h.md). Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the terms and conditions of such advances shall be fixed by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1). In carrying out the provisions of this subsection, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) may transfer to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, prior to the execution of applications for insurance or requests for advances by producers, the [funds](/usc/16/1421h.md?p=2) estimated as necessary to cover the advances which will be requested for the payment of premiums under a crop-insurance [program](/usc/16/460ss–6.md?p=1), and any portion of such [funds](/usc/16/1421h.md?p=2) not used for advances to producers under such [program](/usc/16/460ss–6.md?p=1) shall be returned to the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. # §590m. Execution of powers of Secretary by Production and Marketing Administration Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) is authorized and directed to provide for the execution by the Production and Marketing Administration of such powers conferred upon him under sections [590g](/usc/16/590g.md), [590h](/usc/16/590h.md), [590i](/usc/16/590i.md), and [590j to 590n](/usc/16/590j..590n.md) of this title as he deems may be appropriately exercised by such Administration, and for such purposes the provisions of law applicable to the appointment and compensation of [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) employed by the Production and Marketing Administration shall apply. # §590n. Payments reviewable only by Secretary The facts constituting the bases for any payment or grant or the amount thereof authorized to be made under [section 590g of this title](/usc/16/590g.md), when officially determined in conformity with rules or regulations prescribed by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of Agriculture, shall be reviewable only by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of Agriculture.