7 CFR §718.6
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- (a)The following terms apply to this section:
- (b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person convicted under Federal or State law of:
- (1)Planting, cultivating, growing, producing, harvesting, or storing a controlled substance in any crop year is ineligible during the crop year of conviction and the four succeeding crop years, for any of the following USDA benefits:
- (i)Any payments or benefits under part 1412 of this title;
- (ii)Any payments or benefits for losses to crops or livestock covered under disaster programs administered by FSA;
- (iii)Any price support loan available in accordance with part 1421 of this title;
- (iv)Any price support made under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act;
- (v)A farm storage facility loan made under section 4(h) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act or any other Act;
- (vi)Crop Insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act;
- (vii)A loan made or guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act or any other law administered by FSA's Farm Loan Programs.
- (2)Possession or trafficking of a controlled substance, is ineligible for any or all USDA benefits:
- (1)Planting, cultivating, growing, producing, harvesting, or storing a controlled substance in any crop year is ineligible during the crop year of conviction and the four succeeding crop years, for any of the following USDA benefits:
- (c)If a person denied benefits under this section is a shareholder, beneficiary, or member of an entity or joint operation, benefits for which the entity or joint operation is eligible will be reduced, for the appropriate period, by a percentage equal to the total interest of the shareholder, beneficiary, or member.