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7 U.S.C. 2008s: Rural microentrepreneur assistance program

Created in 2008 by Public Law 87-128. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2018Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2014Agricultural Act of 2014

2008Pub. L. 87-128added it

7 U.S.C. 2008sRural microentrepreneur assistance program

(a)Definitionschanged

(b)Rural microentrepreneur assistance programadded to

(c)Administration

(d)Authorization of appropriationschanged

This CongressBills that change it or would

S. 5526Agricultural Act of 2026reported by committee

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change (a), (b), (d)

How it got here

2018

Pub. L. 115–334, §6422(1), substituted "Amount" for "Maximum amount" in heading and, in text, inserted "not less than 20 percent and" before "not more than 25 percent", substituted ", subject to—" for period at end, and added subcls. (I) and (II). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
Pub. L. 115–334, §6422(2), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to funding for fiscal years 2009 through 2018. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)

2014

Pub. L. 113–79, §6023(1), added subpar. (C). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
Pub. L. 113–79, §6023(2), substituted "2018" for "2012". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (d)

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.