Title 7AgricultureRelease 119-73

§4207 Reporting requirement

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 73— - FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY › § 4207

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

On January 1, 1987, and at the start of each calendar year after that, the Secretary of Agriculture must report progress in carrying out this chapter to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House Committee on Agriculture. The report must say any effects of Federal programs, authorities, and administrative activities on protecting United States farmland and must give the results of the reviews required under section 4203(a).

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Title 7, §4207

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On January 1, 1987, and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.11 So in original. The period probably should be a comma. the Secretary of Agriculture shall report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives on the progress made in implementing the provisions of this chapter. Such report shall include information on—
(1)the effects, if any, of Federal programs, authorities, and administrative activities with respect to the protection of United States farmland; and
(2)the results of the reviews of existing policies and procedures required under section 4203(a) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1985—Pub. L. 99–198 substituted “On
January 1, 1987, and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.” for “Within one year after
December 22, 1981,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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. § 4207

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73