Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§4203 Existing Policies and Procedures; Review, Etc.
Title 7 › Chapter 73— FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY › § 4203
Summary
Every part of the federal government must, with help from the Department of Agriculture, check its laws, rules, and policies for anything that would stop it from following this chapter. If so, it must propose changes to bring its programs and actions into line.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §4203
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
7 U.S.C. § 4203
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60