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7 U.S.C. 4502: Definitions

Created in 1983 by Public Law 98-180. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 31 U.S.C. 3903.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §1507(b)(1), added subsec. (l) and struck out former subsec. (l) which read as follows: "the term 'United States' as used in sections 4501 through 4508 of this title means the forty-eight contiguous States in the continental United States;". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (l)
    • Pub. L. 110–246, §1507(b)(2), struck out "(as defined in subsection (l) of this section)" before ", including". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (m)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–171, §1505(h)(2), struck out "produced in the United States" before semicolon at end. (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 107–171, §1505(a), added subsecs. (m) to (o). (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (m), (n), (o)

    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.