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7 U.S.C. 1501: Short title and application of other provisions

Created in 2008 by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-234). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

19 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1301, 7 U.S.C. 5856, 7 U.S.C. 6933, 7 U.S.C. 7333, 7 U.S.C. 7936.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, General Services Administration (2), Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (1), Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 · passed house · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §12033(c), inserted section catchline and substituted "subchapter" for "chapter" wherever appearing in text. (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.