7 USC § 950aaa - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s950aaa"
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title: "7 USC § 950aaa - Purpose"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "950aaa"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "TELEMEDICINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2331, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 704, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1108.)"
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# § 950aaa. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to encourage and improve telemedicine services and distance learning services in rural areas through the use of telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2331, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 704, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1108.)

### Termination of Section

For termination of section by , see Termination of Chapter note set out below.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 950aaa, , , , provided purposes of chapter, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Termination of Chapter

> “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (
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> et seq.), including the amendments made by this section [enacting
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, , , as amended by , , ; , , , and , title VI, § 6201(c), , , 1967; , , ; , , , provided that:

[The authorities provided by each provision of, and each amendment made by, , as in effect on , to continue, and authorities to be carried out, until the later of , the date specified in the provision of, or amendment made by, , or the date in effect pursuant to  ( note), see , set out in an Extension of Agricultural Programs note under .]