# 7 U.S.C. § 1308–3: Foreign persons made ineligible for program benefits

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## Section

- **Citation:** 7 U.S.C. § 1308–3
- **Heading:** Foreign persons made ineligible for program benefits
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—AGRICULTURE > CHAPTER 35—AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 > SUBCHAPTER II—LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES > Part A—Definitions, Loans, Parity Payments, and Consumer Safeguards

## Text

Any person who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall be ineligible to receive any type of loans or payments made available under title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [ 7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.], title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [ 7 U.S.C. 9001 et seq.], the Agricultural Market Transition Act [ 7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.], the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.), or subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.), 1 1
See References in Text note below. or under any contract entered into under title XII [ 16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.], with respect to any commodity produced, or land set aside from production, on a farm that is owned or operated by such person, unless such person is an individual who is providing land, capital, and a substantial amount of personal labor in the production of crops on such farm.

( Pub. L. 99–198, title X, § 1001C , as added Pub. L. 100–203, title I, § 1306 , Dec. 22, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1330–19 ; amended Pub. L. 101–624, title XI, § 1111(b) , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3498 ; Pub. L. 103–66, title I, § 1101(b)(3)(B) , Aug. 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 314 ; Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 115(c)(2) , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 903 ; Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1603(c)(3) , May 13, 2002 , 116 Stat. 215 ; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1603(a) , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1002 ; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title I, § 1603(a), June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 1730; Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1603(b)(3) , Feb. 7, 2014 , 128 Stat. 706 .)

## Nearby sections

- [7 U.S.C. § 1301 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1301.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1301a References to parity prices, etc., in other laws after January 1, 1950](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1301a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1301b Repealed. Pub. L. 85–835, title I, § 108 , Aug. 28, 1958 , 72 Stat. 993](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1301b.md)
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- [7 U.S.C. § 1303 Parity payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1303.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1304 Consumer safeguards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1304.md)
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- [7 U.S.C. § 1307 Limitation on payments under wheat, feed grains, and cotton programs for 1974 through 1977 crops](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1307.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1308 Payment limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1308.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1308–1 Notification of interests; payments limited to active farmers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1308%E2%80%931.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1308–2 Denial of program benefits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1308%E2%80%932.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1308–3 Foreign persons made ineligible for program benefits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1308%E2%80%933.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1308–3a Adjusted gross income limitation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1308%E2%80%933a.md)

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