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42 U.S.C. 6949: Rural communities assistance

Created in 1976 by Public Law 89-272. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §6009(b), added subsec. (e). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–482 authorized appropriation of $10,000,000, $15,000,000, and $15,000,000 for fiscal years 1980, 1981, 1982, respectively. · (d)

    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.