Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 390 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 390 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 88-74, Sec. 2, as added Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII, Sec.
884(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1176; amended Pub. L. 107-171,
title VII, Secs. 7214, 7308(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 448, 455.)
AMENDMENTS                            
2002 - Par. (3). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 7214, reenacted heading
without change and amended text of par. (3) generally. Prior to
amendment, text read as follows: "The term 'food and agricultural
sciences' means - 
"(A) agriculture, including soil and water conservation and
use, the use of organic materials to improve soil tilth and
fertility, plant and animal production and protection, and plant
and animal health;
"(B) the processing, distribution, marketing, and utilization
of food and agricultural products;
"(C) forestry, including range management, production of forest
and range products, multiple use of forests and rangelands, and
urban forestry;
"(D) aquaculture (as defined in section 3103(3) of this title);
"(E) human nutrition;
"(F) production inputs, such as energy, to improve
productivity; and
"(G) germ plasm collection and preservation."
Par. (5). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 7308(b), struck out heading and
text of par. (5). Text read as follows: "The term 'task force'
means the Strategic Planning Task Force established under section
390b of this title."
PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
A prior section 390, Pub. L. 88-74, Sec. 1, July 22, 1963, 77
Stat. 90; Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1416(3), Sept. 29, 1977,
91 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 99-198, title XIV, Sec. 1411(a), Dec. 23,
1985, 99 Stat. 1547, related to congressional declaration of
policy, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub.
L. 104-127.
A prior section 2 of Pub. L. 88-74 was classified to section 390a
of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by
Pub. L. 104-127.
EFFECTIVE DATE                          
Section 884(b) of Pub. L. 104-127 provided that: "The amendment
made by subsection (a) [enacting this subchapter], other than
section 4 of the Research Facilities Act [section 390b of this
title] (as amended by subsection (a)), shall not apply to any
project for an agricultural research facility for which funds have
been made available for a feasibility study or for any phase of the
project prior to October 1, 1995."
SHORT TITLE                            
Section 1 of Pub. L. 88-74, as added by Pub. L. 104-127, title
VIII, Sec. 884(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1176, provided that:
"This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the 'Research
Facilities Act'."