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16 U.S.C. 3801: Definitions

Created in 1985 by Public Law 99-198. Changed by 6 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

11 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1308, 7 U.S.C. 1308-3, 7 U.S.C. 1308-3a, 7 U.S.C. 1515, 7 U.S.C. 1985.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (1), Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture (1), Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (1), Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

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

How it got here

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–79 substituted "VIII" for "V" in introductory provisions. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §2001, added pars. (2), (8), (14), (16) to (19), (23), and (25) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (18) as (3) to (7), (9) to (13), (15), (20) to (22), (24), (26), and (27), respectively. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–127, §301(a), added pars. (2) and (3) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (4) as (4) to (6), respectively. Former pars. (5) and (6) redesignated (7) and (8), respectively. (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §301(b), added par. (7) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: "The term 'field' means such term as is defined in section 718.2(b)(9) of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as of January 1, 1985), except that any highly erodible land on which … (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §301(a)(1), redesignated par. (5) as (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (9). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §301(a)(1), redesignated par. (6) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (10). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §301(a)(1), redesignated par. (7) as (9). Former par. (9) redesignated (11). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §301(c), added subpar. (C). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §301(a)(1), redesignated pars. (8) to (16) as (10) to (18), respectively. (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–624 substituted introductory provisions and subpars. (A) to (C) for "The term 'wetland', except when such term is part of the term 'converted wetland', means land that has a predominance of hydric soils and that is inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a f… · (a)

1986

  • Pub. L. 99–349 inserted provision that for purposes of this Act, and any other Act, the term "wetland" shall not include lands in Alaska identified as having high potential for agricultural development which have a predominance of permafrost soils. · (a)

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.