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7 U.S.C. 2270: Authority of Office of Inspector General

Created in 1981 by Public Law 97-98. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Inspector General, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "the authority provided in section 406 of title 5, or described in section 9 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452, 92 Stat. 1107)." for "the authority provided in section 6, or described in section 9, of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.… Law text

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(b)(1)(B), (2)(II), substituted "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" for "Food Stamp Act of 1977" in introductory provisions. (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.