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7 U.S.C. 3155: Agricultural and food policy research centers

Created in 1996 by Public Law 95-113. Changed by 6 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change (e)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334 substituted "2023" for "2018". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–79, §7106(1), substituted "Agricultural and food policy" for "Policy" in section catchline. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §7106(2), substituted "Secretary shall, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, make competitive grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with," for "Secretary may make grants, competitive grants, and special research grants to, and enter into cooperati… (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §7106(3), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "State agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, other research institutions and organizations (including the Food Agricultural Policy Research In… (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §7106(5), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §7106(4), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §7106(6), inserted "applied" after "theoretical and". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §7106(7), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012." (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §7106(4), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §7111(1), inserted "(including commodities, livestock, dairy, and specialty crops)" after "agricultural sectors". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §7111(2), inserted "(including the Food Agricultural Policy Research Institute, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, the Rural Policy Research Institute, and the National Drought Mitigation Center)" after "research institutions and organizations". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §7111(3), substituted "2012" for "2007". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)

2002

  • Pub. L. 107–171, §7216, substituted "collect, analyze, and disseminate data" for "collect and analyze data". (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §7103, substituted "2007" for "2002". (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (d)

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–185, §224, inserted "and trade agreements" after "public policies" in introductory provisions. (Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 105–185, §301(a)(3), substituted "each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002" for "fiscal years 1996 and 1997". (Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) 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.