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7 U.S.C. 608d: Books and records

Created in 1985 by Public Law 99-198. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 608c, 7 U.S.C. 610, 7 U.S.C. 627, 7 U.S.C. 855.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–78 added subsec. (3). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (3)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–198, §1663(1), extended confidentiality requirement to include information for marketing order programs that is categorized as trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5. · (2)
    • Pub. L. 99–198, §1663(2), inserted provisions directing that confidential information relating to a marketing agreement or order applicable to milk may be released upon the authorization of any regulated milk handler to whom such information pertains and that the Secretary notify the Committee on A… · (2)

    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.