7 U.S.C. § 4207: Reporting requirement

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must send a report on January 1, 1987, and at the start of each year after that to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House Committee on Agriculture. The report must say any effects federal programs and actions have on protecting U.S. farmland and must give the results of the policy and procedure reviews required under section 4203(a).

Title 7, §4207

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

On January 1, 1987, and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. 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.

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.

§4207 Reporting Requirement