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7 U.S.C. 1385: Finality of payments and loans; substitution of beneficiaries

Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-703. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–198 inserted "extra long staple cotton," after "upland cotton," in first sentence.

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–98 amended first sentence generally.

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–113 temporarily amended first sentence generally. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1977 Amendment note below.

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–214 temporarily inserted reference to payments under the rice program authorized by section 1441(g) of this title. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1976 Amendment note below.

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–524 temporarily inserted references to payments under the cotton set-aside program and to payments (including certificates) under the wheat and feed grain set-aside programs. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1970 Amendment note below.

    1964

    • Pub. L. 88–297 provided for application of this section to payments in kind to equalize cost of cotton to domestic and foreign users.

    1962

    • Pub. L. 87–703 inserted "payment under section 1339 of this title," after "parity payment,".

    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.