Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2279g Marketing services; cooperative agreements
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2279g
Summary
Even though chapter 63 of title 31 normally applies, on and after February 20, 2003 four USDA agencies may use cooperative agreements with States or partners to run agricultural marketing, animal and plant protection, and food safety education or study programs.
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Title 7, §2279g
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Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service; the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; and the food safety activities of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, on and after February 20, 2003, may use cooperative agreements to reflect a relationship between the Agricultural Marketing Service; the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; or the Food Safety and Inspection Service and a State or cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs, to carry out programs to protect the nation’s animal and plant resources, or to carry out educational programs or special studies to improve the safety of the nation’s food supply.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the appropriation act cited as the credit to this section.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 713, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 733. Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 713], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–29. Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 716, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1162. Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VII, § 715], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–26. Pub. L. 105–86, title VII, § 717, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2106. Pub. L. 104–180, title VII, § 717, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1598. Pub. L. 104–37, title VII, § 717, Oct. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 331. Pub. L. 103–330, title VII, § 720, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2469.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2279g
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73