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7 U.S.C. 602: Declaration of policy; establishment of price basing period; marketing standards; orderly supply flow; circumstances for continued regulation

Created in 1961 by Public Law 87-128. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 608c, 7 U.S.C. 609, 7 U.S.C. 672.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–292 inserted authority to establish and maintain the production research, marketing research, and development projects provided in section 608c(6)(I) of this title. · (3)

    1965

    • Pub. L. 89–330 inserted "such container and pack requirements provided in section 608c(6)(H) of this title". · (3)

    1961

    • Pub. L. 87–128 added subsec. (5). · (5)

    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.