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7 U.S.C. 344: Ascertainment of entitlement of State to funds; time and manner of payment; State reporting requirements; plans of work

Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-749. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 7614b.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–334 added pars. (1) to (4) and struck out former pars. (1) to (5) which read as follows: (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–185 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b), inserted subsec. headings, in subsec. (b) substituted "The amount to which a State is entitled" for "Such sums", and added subsecs. (c) to (e). (Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) Law text

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–624 inserted after second sentence "The Secretary shall ensure that each college seeking to receive funds under this subchapter has in place appropriate guidelines, as determined by the Secretary, to minimize actual or potential conflicts of interest among employees of such college whos…

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–273 substituted "of October" for "of July" and "of April" for "of January".

    1962

    • Pub. L. 87–749 substituted "quarterly payments in or about July, October, January, and April" for "semiannual payments on the first day of January and July", and struck out ", Territory or possession" wherever appearing.

    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.