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7 U.S.C. 612c-4: Purchase of specialty crops

Created in 2002 by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171). Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2018Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2014Agricultural Act of 2014

2008Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

2002Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002created it

7 U.S.C. 612c-4Purchase of specialty crops

(a)General purchase authority

(b)Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutionschanged

(c)Definitions

This CongressBills that change it or would

S. 5526Agricultural Act of 2026reported by committee

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change (b)

How it got here

2018

Pub. L. 115–334 substituted "2023" for "2018". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)

2014

Pub. L. 113–79 substituted "2018" for "2012". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (b)

2008

Pub. L. 110–246, §4404(c), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions and to provide for the Secretary of Defense to serve as… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (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.