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16 U.S.C. 1641: Findings and purpose

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-307. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change (c)

How it got here

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–185 inserted section catchline, added subsec. (a), and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: (Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) Law text

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–513 designated existing provisions of subsec. (a) as par. (1), added par. (2), and added subsec. (c). · (a), (c)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.