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16 U.S.C. 3842: Delivery of technical assistance

Created in 2002 by Public Law 99-198. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1, 16 U.S.C. 6575.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2502(a), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In this section, the term 'eligible participant' means a producer, landowner, or entity that is participating in, or seeking to participate in, programs for which the producer, landowne… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2821(e), substituted "third-party" for "third party". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2502(b), added pars. (4) and (5). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e), (5)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2821(e), substituted "third-party" for "third party" in subpars. (A) and (B). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2502(c)(1)(A), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "review conservation practice standards, including engineering design specifications, in effect on the date of the enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 20… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2502(c)(1)(B)–(D), added subpar. (D). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2502(c)(2), inserted "State technical committees established under section 3861(a) of this title," before "crop consultants,". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2502(c)(3), added pars. (3) and (4) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text of par. (3) read as follows: "If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that revisions to the conservation practice standards, including engineering design speci… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (h), (4)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–79 substituted "specialty" for "speciality" in heading. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (i)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §2706, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to: in subsec. (a), provision of technical assistance to an eligible producer directly or through an approved third party; and, in subsec. (b), establishment of a system to certify third-party providers, transiti… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) 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.