---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 7416a"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "7416a"
heading: "Confirmation of authority of Secretary of Agriculture to collect State commodity assessments"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/7416a"
units:
  - "Chapter 101 — Agricultural Promotion"
  - "Subchapter II — Issuance of Orders for Promotion, Research, and Information Activities Regarding Agricultural Commodities"
---

# §7416a. Confirmation of authority of Secretary of Agriculture to collect State commodity assessments

- (a) **Collection from marketing assistance loans—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/7412.md?p=14) of Agriculture shall collect commodity assessments from the proceeds of a marketing assistance loan for a [producer](/usc/7/7412.md?p=11) if the assessment is required to be paid by the [producer](/usc/7/7412.md?p=11) or the first purchaser of a commodity pursuant to a [State](/usc/7/7412.md?p=15) law or pursuant to an authority administered by the [Secretary](/usc/7/7412.md?p=14). This collection authority does not extend to a [State](/usc/7/7412.md?p=15) tax or other revenue collection activity by a [State](/usc/7/7412.md?p=15).
- (b) **Collection pursuant to agreement—** The collection of an assessment under [subsection (a)](#a) shall be made as specified in an agreement between the [Secretary](/usc/7/7412.md?p=14) of Agriculture and the [State](/usc/7/7412.md?p=15) requesting the collection.
- (c) **Prohibition on charging certain fees—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/7412.md?p=14) may not charge any fees or related costs for the collection of commodity assessments pursuant to this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 108–470, § 1, Dec. 21, 2004, 118 Stat. 3894; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1616, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1021; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1616, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1749.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Section was not enacted as part of the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 which comprises this subchapter.

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1616(1), substituted “shall” for “may”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1616(2), added subsec. (c).

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.