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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 64 — Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

§ 3129a. Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5 for competitive research, extension, and education programs

Statutory text

Chapter 10 of title 5 and title XVIII of this Act [7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.] shall not apply to any committee, board, commission, panel, or task force, or similar entity, created solely for the purpose of reviewing applications or proposals requesting funding under any competitive research, extension, or education program carried out by the Secretary.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–113 title XIV § 1413B · 91 Stat. 913

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 3129a

    Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1413B, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 804, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1160

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1413B, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 804, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1160

  2. Pub. L. 117–286 § 4(a)(34) · 136 Stat. 4196

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3129a

      Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5” for “Federal Advisory Committee Act exemption” in text

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3129a

      Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5” for “Federal Advisory Committee Act exemption” in section catchline and “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (34) Section 1413B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3129a) is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking “FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT EXEMPTION” and inserting “EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE,”; and (B) in text, by striking “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” and inserting “Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Title XVIII of this Act, referred to in text, is title XVIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95–113, , 91 Stat. 1041, which is classified generally to chapter 55A (§ 2281 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1977 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5” for “Federal Advisory Committee Act exemption” in section catchline and “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text.

Credits

1996–2022 · 2 acts
  1. 1996Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1413B, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 804, , 110 Stat. 1160
  2. 2022amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(34), , 136 Stat. 4309.
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(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1413B, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 804, , 110 Stat. 1160; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(34), , 136 Stat. 4309.)

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