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7 U.S.C. 8701: Definition of Secretary

Created in 2008 by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-234). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 1308, 7 U.S.C. 1308-3, 7 U.S.C. 7284, 7 U.S.C. 7286, 7 U.S.C. 7991.

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

Unchanged since the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110-234 (May 22, 2008).

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.