---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 2204j"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "2204j"
heading: "National agriculture imagery program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/2204j"
units:
  - "Chapter 55 — Department of Agriculture"
---

# §2204j. National agriculture imagery program

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-2) of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall carry out a national agriculture imagery program to annually acquire aerial imagery during agricultural growing seasons from the continental United States.
- (b) **Data—** The aerial imagery acquired under this section shall—
  - (1) consist of high resolution processed digital imagery;
  - (2) be made available in a format that can be provided to Federal, [State](/usc/7/198.md?p=5), and private sector entities;
  - (3) be technologically compatible with geospatial information technology; and
  - (4) be consistent with the standards established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.
- (c) **Supplemental satellite imagery—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-2) of Agriculture may supplement the aerial imagery collected under this section with satellite imagery.
- (d) **Authorization of appropriations—** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12612, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5013.)