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7 U.S.C. 8301: Findings

Created in 2002 by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 231, 7 U.S.C. 1907, 7 U.S.C. 8321, 7 U.S.C. 8322, 7 U.S.C. 8921.

42 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture (42).

This Congress

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 · passed house · would change 10404A

How it got here

Unchanged since the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Public Law 107-171 (May 13, 2002).

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.