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7 U.S.C. 9056: Dairy margin coverage payments

Created in 2014 by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 9051, 7 U.S.C. 9057.

This Congress

  • H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. · became law · changed (a)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334, §1401(k)(7)(A) substituted "Dairy margin coverage" for "Margin protection" in section catchline. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text
  • Pub. L. 115–123, §60101(b)(1)(C)(i), substituted "month" for "consecutive 2-month period" wherever appearing. (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §1401(g), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "For purposes of receiving margin protection payments for a month, a participating dairy operation shall annually elect— (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §1401(k)(7)(B), substituted "dairy margin coverage" for "margin protection". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §1401(k)(7)(B), (C), struck out "margin protection" before "payment" in heading and substituted "dairy margin coverage" for "margin protection" in text. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 115–123, §60101(b)(1)(C)(ii), substituted "divided by 12" for "divided by 6". (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (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.