Title 7AgricultureRelease 119-73

§4203 Existing policies and procedures; review, etc.

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY › § 4203

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Every department, agency, independent commission, and other part of the federal government must review the laws, rules, and policies that apply to it, with help from the Department of Agriculture, to find anything that would stop it from fully following this chapter. When needed, they must also, with the Department of Agriculture’s help, prepare proposals to change programs, authorities, or administrative actions so they fit the chapter’s purpose and policy.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §4203

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(a)Each department, agency, independent commission, or other unit of the Federal Government, with the assistance of the Department of Agriculture, shall review current provisions of law, administrative rules and regulations, and policies and procedures applicable to it to determine whether any provision thereof will prevent such unit of the Federal Government from taking appropriate action to comply fully with the provisions of this chapter.
(b)Each department, agency, independent commission, or other unit of the Federal Government, with the assistance of the Department of Agriculture, shall, as appropriate, develop proposals for action to bring its programs, authorities, and administrative activities into conformity with the purpose and policy of this chapter.

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Effective Date

Section effective six months after Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1549 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4201 of this title.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 4203

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73