7 USC 608 - Books and records

Editorial Notes

Codification

Act Aug. 24, 1935, struck out provisions of section 8(4) of act May 12, 1933, formerly appearing in section 608(4) of this title and added a new section 8d containing provisions appearing in text.

Amendments

1999—Subsec. (3). Puspan. L. 106–78 added subsec. (3).

1985—Subsec. (2). Puspan. L. 99–198, § 1663(1), extended confidentiality requirement to include information for marketing order programs that is categorized as trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5.

Puspan. L. 99–198, § 1663(2), inserted provisions directing that confidential information relating to a marketing agreement or order applicable to milk may be released upon the authorization of any regulated milk handler to whom such information pertains and that the Secretary notify the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives not later than 10 legislative days before the contemplated release under law, of the names and addresses of producers participating in such marketing agreements and orders, and include in such notice a statement of reasons relied upon by the Secretary in making the determination to release such names and addresses.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Release of Information

Puspan. L. 103–111, title VII, § 715, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1079, provided that:

“Hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be expended to release information acquired from any handler under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended [see section 674 of this title]: Provided, That this provision shall not prohibit the release of information to other Federal agencies for enforcement purposes: Provided further, That this provision shall not prohibit the release of aggregate statistical data used in formulating regulations pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That this provision shall not prohibit the release of information submitted by milk handlers.”

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Puspan. L. 102–341, title VII, § 721, Aug. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 908.

Puspan. L. 102–142, title VII, § 728, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 914.

Puspan. L. 101–506, title VI, § 630, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1349.

Puspan. L. 101–161, title VI, § 630, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 985.

Puspan. L. 100–460, title VI, § 630, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2262.

Validity of Section Affirmed

Act June 3, 1937, affirmed and validated, and reenacted without change the provisions of this section. See note set out under section 601 of this title.