7 USC 178n – Administration and funding
(a) Authorization of appropriations to Secretary of Agriculture
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this subchapter—
(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and
(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
(b) Administration and management
Terms Used In 7 USC 178n
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- native: means hydrocarbon-containing plants and other agricultural crops of strategic and industrial importance which may be cultured in North America, especially plants which are members of the genus Parthenium known as Guayule. See 7 USC 178a
- Secretaries: means the Secretary of Agriculture and/or the Secretary of Commerce acting each separately or jointly. See 7 USC 178a
No more than 3 per centum of funds authorized under subsection (a) shall be available for administration and management of the program.
(c) Contract authority as limited by amounts provided in appropriations acts
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter the authority to enter into contracts shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts.
(d) Activities limited to critical materials other than native latex after fiscal 1988
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the Secretaries and the Joint Commission shall limit their activities under this subchapter to critical agricultural materials other than native latex after the close of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988.