# 1 Expenditures for cooperative agreements to lease aircraft
See Reference in Text note below.
November 10, 2005[^1]
On and after , notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may use appropriations available to the Secretary for activities authorized under sections 8351 to 8353 of this title, under this or any other Act, to enter into cooperative agreements, with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or any other person, to lease aircraft if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives; award of a cooperative agreement authorized by the Secretary may be made for an initial term not to exceed 5 years.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 749, Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2156.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Sections 8351 to 8353 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to “sections 426–426c of title 7, United States Code” and was translated as meaning , , and , §101(k) [title I], , , 1329–331, which were formerly classified to sections 426 to 426c of this title. Sections 1 and 3 of the act of , which were formerly classified to sections 426 and 426b of this title, were editorially reclassified as sections 8351 and 8352, respectively, of this title. , which was formerly classified to , was omitted from the Code as obsolete. , §101(k) [title I], , , 1329–331, which was formerly classified to , was editorially reclassified as .
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
### Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:
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