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16 U.S.C. 2801: Congressional findings, purpose, and policy

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-362. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 3321, 7 U.S.C. 3322.

This Congress

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 · passed house · would change (a), (d), (e)

How it got here

1985

  • Pub. L. 99–198, §1732(1), substituted "13 percent" for "10 per centum" and "6 percent" for "3 per centum". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 99–198, §1732(2), inserted "scientific," before "economic," and "the lack of supportive Government policies," after "management information,". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 99–198, §1732(3), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). · (b), (4)
  • Pub. L. 99–198, §1732(4), inserted "or reducing the United States trade deficit in fisheries products,". · (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.