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7 U.S.C. 1638a: Notice of country of origin

Created in 2002 by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171). Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1638b, 7 U.S.C. 1638c.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–334 substituted "section 5623(b)" for "section 5623". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (f)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–113, §759(b)(1)(A), in heading, struck out "beef," before "lamb," and "pork," before "chicken,". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–113, §759(b)(1)(B), struck out "beef," and "pork," wherever appearing. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–113, §759(b)(1)(C), in heading, struck out "beef, pork," after "Ground" and, in text, struck out "ground beef, ground pork," wherever appearing. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 114–113, §759(b)(2), redesignated subpars. (D) and (E) as (B) and (C), respectively, and struck out former subpars. (B) and (C), which read as follows: (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016) Law text · (f)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–79, §12104(b)(2)(A), substituted "goat, and venison" for "and goat" in heading. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 113–79, §12104(b)(2)(B), substituted "goat, or venison" for "or goat". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a), (B), (C), (D)
    • Pub. L. 113–79, §12104(b)(2)(C), substituted "goat, and venison" for "and goat" in heading and "ground goat, or ground venison" for "or ground goat" wherever appearing in text. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §11002(2)(A), added pars. (2) to (4) and struck out former pars. (2) and (3) which related to designation of United States as country of origin for beef, lamb, pork, fish, perishable agricultural commodities, and peanuts, and requirement that notice of countr… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–246, §11002(2)(B), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary may require that any person that prepares, stores, handles, or distributes a covered commodity for retail sale maintain a verifiable recordkeepin… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–206 amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (D) read as follows: "in the case of wild fish, is— (2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States) Law text · (a)

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