7 U.S.C. § 7031 — Electronic filing and retrieval
submitted 26 years ago by Pub. L. 106-222 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 287 words · no verdicts yet
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Not later than 180 days after June 20, 2000, in accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary* of Agriculture (referred to in this subchapter as the “Secretary”) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, establish an Internet-based system that enables agricultural producers to access all forms of the agencies of the Department* of Agriculture (referred to in this subchapter as the “Department”) specified in subsection (b).
The agencies referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
The Farm Service Agency.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The rural development components of the Department included in the Secretary’s service center initiative regarding State and field office collocation implemented pursuant to section 6915 of this title.
The agricultural producer programs component of the Commodity Credit Corporation administered by the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
provide a method by which agricultural producers may—
download from the Internet the forms of the agencies specified in subsection (b); and
submit completed forms via electronic facsimile, mail, or similar means;
redesign the forms by incorporating into the forms user-friendly formats and self-help guidance materials; and
ensure that the agencies specified in subsection (b)—
use computer hardware and software that is compatible among the agencies and will operate in a common computing environment; and
develop common Internet user-interface locations and applications to consolidate the agencies’ news, information, and program materials.
Not later than 180 days after June 20, 2000, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the progress made toward implementing the Internet-based system required under this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 106–222, § 2, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 353.)
- 2000Enacted · Pub. L. 106-222 · 114 Stat. 353
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