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7 U.S.C. 5101: Qualifying States

Created in 1988 by Public Law 100-233. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 5102, 7 U.S.C. 5103, 7 U.S.C. 6995.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (1), Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 · passed house · would change (e)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334, §5402(a)(1)(A)(i), struck out "under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture" after "the following issues" in introductory provisions. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §5402(a)(1)(A)(ii), inserted "and the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)" before period at end. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §5402(a)(1)(A)(iii), added cls. (vii) to (x) and struck out former cl. (vii) which read as follows: "Such other issues as the Secretary considers appropriate." (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), (u), (v), (w), (x)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §5402(a)(1)(B), added subpar. (C). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §5402(a)(2), added cl. (iv). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §5402(a)(3), inserted dash after "program, that" and cl. (ii) designation before "persons" and added cl. (i). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–472, §306(a)(1), added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2), which required State mediation program to provide services for producers, their creditors, and other persons involved in agricultural loans, or involved in agricultural loans and such … (Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (c), (2)
  • Pub. L. 106–472, §306(a)(2), added subsec. (d). (Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (d)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–354, §282(a)(1), substituted "a mediation program" for "an agricultural loan mediation program". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 103–354, §282(a)(2), struck out "agricultural loan" before "mediation program". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 103–354, §282(a)(3), added subsec. (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (c). Text read as follows: "Within 15 days after the Secretary receives a description of a State agricultural loan mediation program, the Secretary shall certify the State as a qualifying S… · (c)

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–399 struck out comma after "Governor of a State". · (b)

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.