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16 U.S.C. 2201: Emergency conservation program

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-334. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it; 1 new law this Congress changed it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

  • S. 629 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 · became law · changed (b), (c)
  • H.R. 10061 Wildfire Response and Readiness Act · introduced · would change 408

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted "The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this chapter as the 'Secretary')" for "The Secretary of Agriculture", inserted "wildfires," after "hurricanes,", and added subsec. (… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text

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.