Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 14 — Agricultural Experiment Stations
§ 361f. Publications of experiment stations; free mailing
Statutory text
Bulletins, reports, periodicals, reprints of articles, and other publications necessary for the dissemination of results of the researches and experiments, including lists of publications available for distribution by the experiment stations, shall be transmitted in the mails of the United States. Such publications may be mailed from the principal place of business of the station or from an established subunit of said station.
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.
Pub. L. 49–314 § 6 · 24 Stat. 440
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 361f
Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 6, 24 Stat. 441
Source evidence
Code source credit
Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 6, 24 Stat. 441Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 6. of money appropriated Only amount necessary to be apportioned. to any station shall not exceed the amount actually and necessarily required for its maintenance and support.Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–246 § 7404(b)(1) · 122 Stat. 1651
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 361f
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7404(b)(1), in first sentence, struck out before period at end “under penalty indicia: Provided, however, That each publication shall bear such indicia as are prescribed by the United States Postal Service and shall be mailed under such regulations as the United States Postal Service may from time to time prescribe”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7404(b)(1), in first sentence, struck out before period at end “under penalty indicia: Provided, however, That each publication shall bear such indicia as are prescribed by the United States Postal Service and shall be mailed under such regulations as the United States Postal Service may from time to time prescribe”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) In general.— Section 6 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361f) is amended in the first sentence by striking “under penalty indicia:” and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting a period.Effective date note
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Section was formerly classified to section 377 of this title. See section 361g of this title.
Amendments1955–2008 · 2 rounds
2008
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7404(b)(1), in first sentence, struck out before period at end “under penalty indicia: Provided, however, That each publication shall bear such indicia as are prescribed by the United States Postal Service and shall be mailed under such regulations as the United States Postal Service may from time to time prescribe”.
1955
Act , amended section generally to authorize free mailing of publications by the agricultural experiment stations. For provisions which related to the unexpended balance of annual appropriation, see section 361g of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective , the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
“United States Postal Service” substituted in text for “Postmaster General” pursuant to Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a), , 84 Stat. 773, set out as a note under section 201 of Title 39, Postal Service, which abolished office of Postmaster General of Post Office Department and transferred its functions to United States Postal Service.
Credits
1887–2008 · 5 acts
- 1887Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 6, 24 Stat. 441
- 1955Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 1, 69 Stat. 673
- 1970Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a), , 84 Stat. 773
- 2008Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7404(b)(1), , 122 Stat. 1247
- 2008Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7404(b)(1), , 122 Stat. 1664, 2008.
Show as published
(Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 6, 24 Stat. 441; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 1, 69 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a), , 84 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7404(b)(1), , 122 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7404(b)(1), , 122 Stat. 1664, 2008.)