Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 104 — Plant Protection
§ 7758. Repeal of superseded laws
Statutory text
, (b) Omitted
Effect on regulations
Regulations issued under the authority of a provision of law repealed by subsection (a) 1 shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary issues a regulation under section 7754 of this title that supersedes the earlier regulation.
Footnotes
- 1 See Codification note below.
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.
Plant Protection Act
Pub. L. 106–224 title IV § 438 · 114 Stat. 358
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 7758
(Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 438, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 438, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 438. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAWS. (a) Repeal.— The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) The Act of August 20, 1912 (commonly known as the “Plant Quarantine Act”) (7 U.S.C. 151–164a, 167). (2) The Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150aa et seq. and 7 U.S.C. 147a note). (3) Subsections (a) through (e) of section 102 of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 147 a). (4) The Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), except the first section and section 15 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2801 note and 7 U.S.C. 2814). (5) The Act of January 31, 1942 (commonly known as the “Mexican Border Act”) (7 U.S.C. 149). (6) The Joint Resolution of April 6, 1937 (commonly known as the “Insect Control Act”) (7 U.S.C. 148 et seq.). (7) The Halogeton Glomeratus Act (7 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). (8) The Golden Nematode Act (7 U.S.C. 150 et seq.). (9) Section 1773 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 148f). (b) Emergency Transfer Authority Regarding Plant Pests.— The first section of Public Law 97–46 (7 U.S.C. 147b) is amended— (1) by striking “plant pests or”; and (2) by striking “section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, as amended (7 U.S.C. 147a), and”. (c) Effect on Regulations.— Regulations issued under the authority of a provision of law repealed by subsection (a) shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary issues a regulation under section 434 that supersedes the earlier regulation.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is comprised of section 438 of Pub. L. 106–224. Subsec. (a) of section 438 of Pub. L. 106–224 amended section 7759 of this title and repealed sections 148, 148a, 148c to 148f, 149, 150, 150a to 150g, 150aa to 150jj, 151 to 154, 156 to 164, 164a, 167, 1651 to 1656, and 2801 to 2813 of this title, and provisions set out as notes under sections 147a, 150, 150aa, 151, and 1651 of this title. Subsec. (b) of section 438 amended section 129a of Title 21, Food and Drugs.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under this chapter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.