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7 U.S.C. 7401: Commodity promotion and evaluation

Created in 1996 by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127). Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 3157, 7 U.S.C. 7414.

22 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Miscellaneous Commodities), Department of Agriculture (19), Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Milk), Department of Agriculture (2), Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–79, §10004(d), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which related to exemptions of certified organic products from assessments. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 113–79, §10004(e), added subsec. (f). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 113–235 substituted "a commodity promotion law" for "section 7413 of this title". (Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015) Law text · (f)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–171, §10607(b), added par. (19). (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 107–171, §10607(a), added subsec. (e). (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (e)

    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.