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46 U.S.C. 55314: Transportation requirements for certain exports sponsored by the Secretary of Agriculture

Created in 2006 by Public Law 109-304. Changed by 4 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (a), (b), (c)
  • H.R. 3151 SHIPS for America Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (a), (b), (c)

How it got here

2012

  • Pub. L. 112–141, §100124(a)(1), struck out subsec. (a), which related to minimum tonnage of agricultural commodities and their products. (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" or the "MAP-21) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 112–141, §100124(a)(2), substituted "The activities specified in this subsection are export activities" for "This section applies to export activity" in introductory provisions. (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" or the "MAP-21) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 112–141, §100124(a)(1), struck out subsec. (c), which related to additional requirements for this section and section 55305 of this title. (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" or the "MAP-21) Law text · (c)

2009

  • Pub. L. 111–84 amended directory language of Pub. L. 110–417, §3511(d). See 2008 Amendment notes below. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010) Law text · (a)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–417, §3511(d), as amended by Pub. L. 111–84, substituted "fiscal" for "calendar" in two places in text. (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–417, §3511(d), as amended by Pub. L. 111–84, which directed substitution of "fiscal" for "calendar" in heading, was executed by substituting "Fiscal" for "Calendar" to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246 substituted "Food for Peace Act" for "Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b), (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.