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7 U.S.C. 4504: Required terms in orders

Created in 1983 by Public Law 98-180. Changed by 6 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 4502, 7 U.S.C. 4505, 7 U.S.C. 6407, 7 U.S.C. 6409.

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 substituted "2018" for "2012". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §1507(a), substituted "2012" for "2007". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §1507(d), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "The rate of assessment for milk produced in the United States and imported dairy products prescribed by the order shall be 15 cents per hundredweight of milk for commercial use or the eq… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §1507(e), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and struck out former subpar. (B). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The assessment on imported dairy products shall be paid by the importer to Customs at the time the entry documents are filed with Customs.… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (g), (C)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §1507(f), added par. (7). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (g)

2002

  • Pub. L. 107–171, §1505(b), inserted heading, designated first to ninth sentences as pars. (1) to (5) and (7) to (10), respectively, and realigned margins, substituted "Except as provided in paragraph (6), the members of the Board" for "Members of the Board" in par. (2) and "is produced… (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §1505(c), inserted heading, designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and struck out "For each of fiscal years 1997 through 2001, the Board's budget may provide for the expenditure of revenues available to the Board to develop international markets … (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §1505(d), inserted heading, designated first to fifth sentences as pars. (1) to (5), respectively, and realigned margins, inserted "for milk produced in the United States and imported dairy products" after "The rate of assessment" and ", as determined by the Secretary"… (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (g)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §1505(e), substituted "importer of imported dairy products, each person receiving milk from farmers" for "person receiving milk from farmers" in first sentence. (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (k)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–127 inserted at end "For each of fiscal years 1997 through 2001, the Board's budget may provide for the expenditure of revenues available to the Board to develop international markets for, and to promote within such markets, the consumption of dairy products produced in the… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) 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.