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7 U.S.C. 2279-1: Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

Created in 2002 by Public Law 101-624. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

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

2014Agricultural Act of 2014

2008Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

2002Pub. L. 101-624added it

7 U.S.C. 2279-1Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

(a)Purpose

(b)Definition of socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher

(c)Compilation of program participation datarewritten

(d)Limitations on use of data

(e)Receipt for service or denial of service

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 10914Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 10914 Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (c)

How it got here

2014

Pub. L. 113–79, in introductory provisions, struck out "and, at the time of the request, also requests a receipt" after "landowners". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)

2008

Pub. L. 110–246, §14006, added subsecs. (c) and (d) and struck out former subsec. (c) which related to annual computation of the participation rate of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers as a percentage of the total participation of all farmers and ranchers for each Depar… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (c), (d)
Pub. L. 110–246, §14003, added subsec. (e). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)

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.