7 U.S.C. § 6933

Office of Risk Management

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(a) Establishment

The Secretary shall establish and maintain in the Department an independent Office of Risk Management.

(b) Functions of Office of Risk ManagementThe Office of Risk Management shall have jurisdiction over the following functions:(1) Supervision of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.(2) Administration and oversight of all aspects, including delivery through local offices of the Department, of all programs authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).(3) Any pilot or other programs involving revenue insurance, risk management savings accounts, or the use of the futures market to manage risk and support farm income that may be established under the Federal Crop Insurance Act or other law.(4) Such other functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.(c) Administrator(1) Appointment

The Office of Risk Management shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the Secretary.

(2) Manager

The Administrator of the Office of Risk Management shall also serve as Manager of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.

(d) Resources(1) Functional coordination

Certain functions of the Office of Risk Management, such as human resources, public affairs, and legislative affairs, may be provided by a consolidation of such functions under the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.

(2) Minimum provisions

Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other provision of law or order of the Secretary, the Secretary shall provide the Office of Risk Management with human and capital resources sufficient for the Office to carry out its functions in a timely and efficient manner.

(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 226A, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 194(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 945; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, §§ 12405(a), 12415(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4975, 4981.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

The Federal Crop Insurance Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), (3), is subtitle A of title V of act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, 52 Stat. 72, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 1501 et seq.) of chapter 36 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1501 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 12415(a), substituted “The Secretary” for “Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary”.

Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115–334, § 12405(a), substituted “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation” for “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services”.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 20 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2006–2026 · leading case: Acceptance Ins. Companies, Inc. v. United States, 583 F.3d 849 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

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Acceptance Ins. Companies, Inc. v. United States, 583 F.3d 849 (Fed. Cir. 2009). “See 7 U.S.C. § 6933 . Its responsibilities include the “[a]dministration and oversight of all aspects .”

Conrad v. Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins., 532 F.3d 1000 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “7 U.S.C. § 6933 (a), (b)(l)-(3); Acceptance Ins.”

Michael Adkins v. US Dept of Agric., e, 899 F.3d 395 (5th Cir. 2018). “See 7 U.S.C. § 6933 (b)(1). To fulfill its mission of overseeing crop insurance, the Risk Management Agency and the FCIC have traditional agency authority to issue regulations, see 7 U.”

Acceptance Ins. Companies Inc. v. United States, 503 F.3d 1328 (Fed. Cir. 2007). “7 U.S.C. § 6933 (a), (b)(l)-(2). 2 Pursuant to 7 U.”

Terry R. Balvin v. Rain & Hail, LLC, 943 F.3d 1134 (8th Cir. 2019). “2014); 7 U.S.C. § 6933 . To qualify for the reinsurance, insurers must comply with the Federal Crop Insurance Act (“FCIA”) and FCIC regulations.”

Jody James Farms, JV v. Altman Grp., Inc., 506 S.W.3d 595 (Tex. App. 2016). “See 7 U.S.C. § 6933 (creating USDA’s Office of Risk Management).”

Lackey v. United States Dep't of Agric., 384 F. App'x 741 (10th Cir. 2010). · cites it 2× “7 U.S.C. § 6933 (a), (b)(1) — (3); 7 C.F.”

Olsen v. United States Ex Rel. United States Dep't of Agric., 546 F. Supp. 2d 1122 (E.D. Wash. 2008). “7 U.S.C. § 6933 . Subpart J of the FCIC’s regulations governs appeals of “adverse decisions made by personnel of the [FCIC] with respect to .”

Acceptance Ins. Companies, Inc. v. United States, 72 Fed. Cl. 299 (Fed. Cl. 2006). “7 U.S.C. § 6933 . Congress created the FCIC in 1938 through the FCIA, 7 U.”

Bottoms Farm P'ship v. Sonny Perdue, 895 F.3d 1070 (8th Cir. 2018). “3d at 889 ; 7 U.S.C. § 6933 . The FCIA provides that the management of the FCIC "shall be vested in a Board of Directors subject to the general supervision of the Secretary" of Agriculture.”

M & T Farms v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp., 103 F.4th 724 (9th Cir. 2024). “7 U.S.C. § 6933 (a), (b)(1)–(3). “For all relevant and practical purposes, the RMA and the FCIC are one and the same.”

Acceptance Ins. Companies Inc. v. United States, 84 Fed. Cl. 111 (Fed. Cl. 2008). “See 7 U.S.C. § 6933 (2006). Congress created the FCIC in 1938 through the Federal Crop Insurance Act ("FCIA”), 7 U.”

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