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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 73 — Farmland Protection Policy

§ 4207. Reporting requirement

Statutory text

On , and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.1 the Secretary of Agriculture shall report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives on the progress made in implementing the provisions of this chapter. Such report shall include information on—

(1)

the effects, if any, of Federal programs, authorities, and administrative activities with respect to the protection of United States farmland; and

(2)

the results of the reviews of existing policies and procedures required under section 4203(a) of this title.

Footnotes

  1. 1 So in original. The period probably should be a comma.

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. Agriculture and Food Act of 1981

    Pub. L. 97–98 title XV § 1546 · 95 Stat. 1213

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 4207

    Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1546, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1343

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1546, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1343

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1546. report Within one year after the enactment of this subtitle, the 7 USC 4207. Secretary of Agriculture shall report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives on the progress made in implementing the provisions of this subtitle. Such report shall include information on— (1) the effects, if any, of Federal programs, authorities, and administrative activities with respect to the protection of United States farmland; and (2) the results of the reviews of existing policies and procedures required under section 1542(a) of this subtitle.

  2. Food Security Act of 1985

    Pub. L. 99–198 title XII § 1255(a) · 99 Stat. 1354

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 4207

    Pub. L. 99–198 substituted “On January 1, 1987, and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.” for “Within one year after December 22, 1981,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–198 substituted “On January 1, 1987, and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.” for “Within one year after December 22, 1981,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Section 1546 of the Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 U.S.C. 4207) is amended by striking out “Within one year after the enactment of this subtitle,” and inserting in lieu thereof “On January 1, 1987, and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1985—Pub. L. 99–198 substituted “On , and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.” for “Within one year after ,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective six months after , see section 1549 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4201 of this title.

Credits

1981–1985 · 2 acts
  1. 1981Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1546, , 95 Stat. 1343
  2. 1985Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1255(a), , 99 Stat. 1518.
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(Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1546, , 95 Stat. 1343; Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1255(a), , 99 Stat. 1518.)

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