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7 U.S.C. 7272: Sugar program

Created in 1996 by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127). Changed by 6 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1359aa, 7 U.S.C. 1359bb, 7 U.S.C. 1359kk, 7 U.S.C. 7283, 7 U.S.C. 8110.

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

This Congress

  • H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. · became law · changed (a), (b), (i)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334, §1301(a)(1), added par. (5). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §1301(a)(2), substituted "2023" for "2018". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §1301(a)(3), substituted "2023" for "2018". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (i)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–79, §1301(a)(1), inserted "and" at end of par. (3), substituted "each of the 2011 through 2018 crop years." for "the 2011 crop year; and" in par. (4), and struck out par. (5) which read as follows: "18.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for the 2012 crop year." (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §1301(a)(2), substituted "2018" for "2012". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §1301(a)(3), substituted "2018" for "2012". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (i)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §1401(a), amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to loan program for the 2008 through 2012 crops of sugar beets and sugarcane, consisting of subsecs. (a) to (i), for provisions relating to loan program for the 1996 through 2007 crops of sugar beets and sugarcan… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text

2002

  • Pub. L. 107–171 reenacted section catchline and amended text generally, substituting substantially similar provisions in subsecs. (a), (b), (d), (e), and (h), and substituting in subsec. (c) provisions relating to loan rate adjustments for provisions relating to reduction in loan rates, in subsec. … (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title VIII, §836(1)(B)], substituted "The" for "Subject to paragraph (2), the". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title VIII, §836(1)(A)], substituted "nonrecourse" for "recourse". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title VIII, §836(2)–(4)], redesignated par. (3) as (2), substituted "The Secretary shall" for "If the Secretary is required under paragraph (2) to make nonrecourse loans available during a fiscal year or to change recourse loans into nonrecourse loans, t… (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (e), (3)

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