This part changes an old farm law from 1978. It widens the kinds of repair work the law reaches. It lets a farmer get part of the money before the work. It sets the share at 75 percent for a swap and 50 percent for a fix. It makes one time limit longer. And it says which fires count.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“Section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201) is amended”
The operative instruction of the section. Everything that follows it changes section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, which is codified at 16 U.S.C. 2201. The section works in two ways: it edits subsection (b) and it adds a new subsection (c) at the end. Among the edits to subsection (b) is one to the subsection heading, which has the words "and Other Emergency Conservation Measures" inserted after "Fencing". This site indexes the words this Act enacts and does not record what section 401 said before, because the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“Section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201) is amended”
That sentence, in plain words
This law changes an old law. The old law is from 1978. It is about credit for farms.
What this is about
Congress can change a law it passed before. It names the part to change. Then it gives the new words. The rest of this part does that.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“by inserting ``or for other emergency measures to replace or restore farmland or conservation structures requiring an immediate response (as determined by the Secretary),'' after ``replacement of fencing,''”
Clause (i) of the amendment to paragraph (1) of subsection (b). It inserts the quoted words into that paragraph, placed after the words "replacement of fencing,". The inserted words reach other emergency measures to replace or restore farmland or conservation structures, and they qualify those measures as ones requiring an immediate response, as determined by the Secretary. What paragraph (1) provides for the measures it covers is set by section 401, which is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“by inserting ``or for other emergency measures to replace or restore farmland or conservation structures requiring an immediate response (as determined by the Secretary),'' after ``replacement of fencing,''”
That sentence, in plain words
New words go into the old law. They cover other emergency work. The work puts back farmland or things built to guard land. It has to be work that cannot wait.
What this is about
The new words go right after words about fencing. The Secretary decides which work cannot wait.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“by striking ``option of receiving'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``option of receiving, before the agricultural producer carries out the repair, replacement, or restoration”
Clause (ii) of the amendment to paragraph (1) of subsection (b). It strikes the words "option of receiving" and everything following them to the end of the paragraph, and inserts in their place the words quoted here together with the two subparagraphs recorded below. The inserted words place the option before the agricultural producer carries out the repair, replacement, or restoration. The two subparagraphs then set the share of the cost each kind of work draws. What the option is and who gives it are set by section 401, which is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“by striking ``option of receiving'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``option of receiving, before the agricultural producer carries out the repair, replacement, or restoration”
That sentence, in plain words
Some old words are cut out of the law. New words go in. They let a farmer take the money first. It comes before the work is done.
What this is about
The work can be a fix. It can be a swap for a new one. It can be putting land back. The next two rules set how much comes first.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“with respect to a payment to the agricultural producer for a replacement, 75 percent of the cost of the replacement, as determined by the Secretary”
Subparagraph (A) of the text inserted into paragraph (1) of subsection (b). Where the payment to the agricultural producer is for a replacement, the amount the producer may receive under the option is 75 percent of the cost of the replacement, as determined by the Secretary.
What the document actually says
“with respect to a payment to the agricultural producer for a replacement, 75 percent of the cost of the replacement, as determined by the Secretary”
That sentence, in plain words
One rule is for a swap. A new thing takes the place of the old one. The farmer can take 75 out of every 100 dollars of the cost.
What this is about
The Secretary works out what the job costs. That number sets the pay.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“with respect to a payment to the agricultural producer for a repair or restoration, 50 percent of the cost of the repair or restoration, as determined by the Secretary.”
Subparagraph (B) of the text inserted into paragraph (1) of subsection (b). Where the payment to the agricultural producer is for a repair or a restoration, the amount the producer may receive under the option is 50 percent of the cost of that repair or restoration, as determined by the Secretary. It is the last of the words this clause inserts.
What the document actually says
“with respect to a payment to the agricultural producer for a repair or restoration, 50 percent of the cost of the repair or restoration, as determined by the Secretary.”
That sentence, in plain words
The other rule is for a fix. It is also for putting land back. The farmer can take 50 out of every 100 dollars of the cost.
What this is about
A fix mends what is there. Putting land back makes it like it was. Both take the same share.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“in paragraph (2), by striking ``60-day'' and inserting ``180-day''”
The change to paragraph (2) of subsection (b). The words "60-day" are struck and the words "180-day" are put in their place. What that period runs for is set by paragraph (2), which is not indexed here, so this entry records the change to the number of days and nothing else.
What the document actually says
“in paragraph (2), by striking ``60-day'' and inserting ``180-day''”
That sentence, in plain words
A time limit in the old law is changed. It said 60 days. Now it says 180 days.
What this is about
This law does not say here what the limit is for. It only makes it longer. A reader has to look at the old law to find out.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“A wildfire that causes damage eligible for a payment under subsection (a) includes-- ``(1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally, if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes; and ``(2) a wildfire that is caused by the Federal Government.”
The whole of the new subsection (c), added at the end of section 401 and headed Wildfire Determination. It states that a wildfire causing damage eligible for a payment under subsection (a) includes two cases: a wildfire not caused naturally, where the damage is caused by the spread of the fire due to natural causes, and a wildfire caused by the Federal Government. The subsection is written with "includes" rather than "means", and the site records the verb as the quotation prints it. What subsection (a) provides is set by section 401, which is not indexed here.
What the document actually says
“A wildfire that causes damage eligible for a payment under subsection (a) includes-- ``(1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally, if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes; and ``(2) a wildfire that is caused by the Federal Government.”
That sentence, in plain words
Some fires can lead to a payment. A fire people started counts, if nature spread it. A fire the Federal Government started counts too.
What this is about
Not all fires start on their own. A person can set one. So can the government. This rule names two of those cases.
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The instruction that section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 is amended, and then each change that alters what somebody may receive or must do: the emergency measures added to subsection (b)(1), the option of payment before the work is carried out, the 75 percent share for a replacement, the 50 percent share for a repair or restoration, the change of a 60-day period to a 180-day period, and the new subsection (c) on wildfires.
The insertion of the words "and Other Emergency Conservation Measures" after "Fencing" in the heading of subsection (b) has no entry of its own, because it changes a heading and nothing anyone must do; it is recorded in the summary of the entry for the amendment instruction. The recorded modality forms do not carry the verb "includes", which is the operative verb of the new subsection (c), so that entry is recorded under the amendment form and the quotation carries the verb.
The section works by amending section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, codified at 16 U.S.C. 2201, and that Act is not indexed here. So nothing recorded here says what section 401 said before this Act, what the option of receiving payment attaches to, or what the period changed from 60 days to 180 days governs. A reader following the citation into section 401 will find the older wording until this Act is applied. The Act does not say here which Secretary is meant; that definition sits in the statute being amended.
