7 USC 74 - Congressional findings and declaration of policy

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1990—Subsec. (span)(3)(E), (F). Puspan. L. 101–624 added subpars. (E) and (F).

1986—Puspan. L. 99–641 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (span).

1976—Puspan. L. 94–582 expressed the policy of Congress to regulate the weighing and the certification of the weight of grain shipped in interstate or foreign commerce and the finding of Congress of the necessity to regulate grain transactions to prevent or eliminate burdens on commerce and to regulate effectively such interstate or foreign commerce, and provided that the grain be marketed in a timely manner.

1968—Puspan. L. 90–487 substituted a declaration of policy by the Congress for provisions authorizing promulgation and establishment of grain standards by Secretary of Agriculture.

1940—Act July 18, 1940, inserted “soybeans,” after “flaxseed,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Puspan. L. 94–582, § 27, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2889, as amended by Puspan. L. 95–113, title XVI, §§ 1602(d), 1605(span), 1607(span), 1608, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1025, 1030, 1031; Puspan. L. 106–472, title I, § 110(c), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2061, provided that:

“This Act [see Short Title of 1976 Amendment note set out under section 71 of this title] shall become effective thirty days after enactment hereof [Oct. 21, 1976].

Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

For effective date of amendment by Puspan. L. 90–487, see section 2 of Puspan. L. 90–487, set out as a note under section 78 of this title.