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7 U.S.C. 79b: Testing of equipment

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-582. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Agricultural Marketing Service (Federal Grain Inspection Service, Fair Trade Practices Program), Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

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

How it got here

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–472 struck out "but at least annually and" before "under such regulations" in first sentence. (Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (a)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–354 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" and "Service" wherever appearing.

1993

  • Pub. L. 103–156, which directed amendment of "Section 7B(a)" by substituting "as the Administrator deems necessary" for "as he deems necessary", without specifying the name of the Act being amended, was executed to this section, which is section 7B of the United States Grain Standards … · (a)

1977

  • Pub. L. 95–113, §1604(f)(1), (2), substituted "and weighing for the purpose of official inspection, official weighing, or supervision of weighing of grain located at all grain elevators" for "and weighing of grain located at all grain elevators" and inserted provisions that regulations… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 95–113, §1604(f)(3), substituted "shall use for the purposes of this chapter" for "shall use". · (c)

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.