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7 U.S.C. 1350: National base acreage allotment

Created in 1964 by Public Law 88-297. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1344, 7 U.S.C. 1377, 7 U.S.C. 1444.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1973

    • Pub. L. 93–86, §1(19)(A), (D), (E), substituted "1971 through 1977" for "1971, 1972, and 1973" and "1972 through 1977" for "1972 and 1973" and inserted requirement that the national base acreage allotment for the 1974 through 1977 crops shall not be less than eleven million acres. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 93–86, §1(19)(F), substituted "soybeans, wheat, feed grains, guar, castor beans, triticale, oats, rye or such other crops as the Secretary may deem appropriate" for "soybeans, wheat or feed grains". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 93–86, §1(19)(A), substituted "1971 through 1977" for "1971, 1972, and 1973". · (f)
    • Pub. L. 93–86, §1(19)(G), substituted "to another farm in the county or in any other nearby county" for "to another farm in the county or in an adjoining county". · (h)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–524 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted provisions for the establishment of a national base acreage allotment covering each of the 1971, 1972, and 1973 crops of upland cotton for provisions authorizing the establishing of a national domestic allotment for the 1966 …

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–559 provided for a one year extension, substituting "1966 through 1970" for "1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969".

    1965

    • Pub. L. 89–321 extended domestic acreage allotment program through the 1969 crop and otherwise amended section generally to authorize establishment of a national domestic allotment for each crop year equal to the estimated domestic consumption for the marketing year beginning in year in which crop …

    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.