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7 U.S.C. 6506: General requirements

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-624. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 6502, 7 U.S.C. 6515, 7 U.S.C. 6519.

This Congress

  • S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change (a), (c), (d)

How it got here

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–79 substituted "section 6515(g)" for "section 6515(h)". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–11 added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), respectively. (Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003) Law text · (c), (d), (e)

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–185 added subsec. (d). (Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) Law text · (d)

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.