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7 U.S.C. 7601: Definitions

Created in 1998 by the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-185). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

14 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 2207d, 7 U.S.C. 2279, 7 U.S.C. 3103, 7 U.S.C. 3175, 7 U.S.C. 3196.

This Congress

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 · passed house · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §7129(c)(1), added par. (6) and redesignated former par. (6) as (7). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (6), (7)

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.