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7 U.S.C. 5602: Definitions

Created in 1990 by Public Law 95-501. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

12 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 3293, 7 U.S.C. 5679, 7 U.S.C. 8792, 15 U.S.C. 657a, 22 U.S.C. 7201.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–171 added cls. (ii) to (vi) and struck out former cl. (ii) which read as follows: "is unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory and burdens or restricts United States commerce." (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (5)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–127 added subpars. (A) and (B) and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B) which read as follows: (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (7)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–511, §702(a), substituted "feed, fiber, or livestock (including livestock as it is defined in section 1471(2) of this title and insects)" for "feed, or fiber". · (1)
    • Pub. L. 102–511, §702(b), added par. (8). · (8)

    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.