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16 U.S.C. 3839aa-24: Duties of the Secretary
Created in 2008 by Public Law 99-198. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change (f)
How it got here
2022
- Pub. L. 117–169 substituted "2031" for "2023". Law text · (h)
2018
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(1), substituted "allocate funding" for "allocate acres" in introductory provisions. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (c) read as follows: "During the period beginning on February 7, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2022, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent … (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(4), added par. (5). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(3), (5)(A), redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and inserted "and advanced grazing management" after "crop rotations" in heading. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (c). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(5)(D), inserted par. designation, heading, and introductory provisions, added subpars. (A) and (B), designated existing provisions of par. (1) as subpar. (C), and, in subpar. (C), substituted "The term" for "In this subsection, the term", redesignated forme… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(5)(C), redesignated par. (4) as (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(5)(C), (E), redesignated par. (1) as (2), substituted "agree to adopt or improve, manage, and maintain—" for "agree to adopt or improve resource-conserving crop rotations to achieve beneficial crop rotations as appropriate for the eligible land of the produ… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(5)(B), struck out par. (2). Text read as follows: "The Secretary shall determine whether a resource-conserving crop rotation is a beneficial crop rotation eligible for additional payments under paragraph (1) based on whether the resource-conserving crop rotation is designe… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(5)(F), substituted "paragraph (2)" for "paragraph (1)" and "agree to adopt or improve, manage, and maintain resource-conserving crop rotations or advanced grazing management for the term of the contract" for "agree to adopt and maintain beneficial resource-… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(5)(G), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (1). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(6), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(7), substituted "2019 through 2023" for "2014 through 2018". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(8), substituted "Organic certification" for "Coordination with organic certification" in subsec. heading, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted par. heading, and added par. (2). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 115–334, §2308(d)(9), added subsecs. (j) to (l). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (j), (k), (l)
2014
- Pub. L. 113–79 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to duties of the Secretary. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text
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