# § 1281. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938”.
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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, § 1, 52 Stat. 31.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
> “Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act [see Tables for classification] shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [
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### Short Title of 1999 Amendment
> “This title [amending
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Mississippi National Forest Improvement Act of 1999’.”
, , , 1501A–210, provided that:
### Short Title of 1990 Amendment
> “That this Act [amending sections 1314e and 1379 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Farm Poundage Quota Revisions Act of 1990’.”
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### Short Title of 1986 Amendment
> “This Act [enacting
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> , amending sections 259, 1431, 1441–1, 1444–1, 1444e, 1445b–3, 1446, 1464, 1466, 1736–1, 1736s, and 1736v of this title,
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> , Government Organization and Employees, and
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> , Commerce and Trade, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 608c, 1441–1, and 1446 of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under
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### Short Title of 1985 Amendment
> “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Food Security Act of 1985’.”
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### Short Title of 1982 Amendment
> “This Act [enacting sections 1314–1, 1314b–1, 1314b–2, 1445–1, and 1445–2 of this title, amending sections 1301, 1314, 1314b, 1314c, 1314e, 1314f, 1316, 1373, and 1445 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1314, 1314b, 1445, 1445–1, and 1445–2 of this title, and under
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> , Conservation] may be cited as the ‘No Net Cost Tobacco Program Act of 1982’.”
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### Short Title of 1981 Amendment
, , , provided in part that [see Tables for classification] be cited as the “Agriculture and Food Act of 1981”.
### Short Title of 1977 Amendment
> “That this Act [enacting sections 1308 to 1310, 1444c, 1445b to 1445f, 1715, 2027, 2266, 2267, 2281 to 2289, 2669, 2670, 3101 to 3103, 3121 to 3128, 3151 to 3154, 3171 to 3178, 3191 to 3201, 3221, 3222, 3241, 3251, 3252, 3261 to 3263, 3271, 3281, 3282, 3291, 3301 to 3304, 3311 to 3316, and 3401 to 3417 of this title and
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> , Conservation, amending sections 75 to 79b, 84, 87 to 87b, 87e, 87f–1, 87f–2, 87h, 341 to 343, 361c, 390 to 390j, 608e–1, 612c–3, 1011, 1307, 1352, 1358 to 1359, 1373, 1374, 1377, 1385, 1427 to 1428, 1431, 1441, 1444, 1446, 1446a, 1447, 1622, 1702, 1724, 1731 to 1733, 1736b, 1736c, 1781, 1782, 1923, 1929, 1929a, 1932, 1942, 2011 to 2026, 2201, 2204, 2652, 2654, 2662, 2663, 2667, 3104, 3157, 4551, and 4553 of this title,
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> , Commerce and Trade, sections 590h, 590
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> , 1002, 1005, 1006a, and 1505 of Title 16, and
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> , The Public Health and Welfare, repealing
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> , enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 74, 75a, 612c, 1307, 1330, 1331, 1342, 1352, 1353, 1358, 1358a, 1359, 1373, 1377, 1379d, 1385, 1427, 1428, 1441, 1444, 1444b, 1444c, 1445a to 1445c, 1446, 1446d, 1447, 1691, 2011, 2012, 2266, 3101, and 3401 of this title, and
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> , and amending provisions set out as notes under sections 74, 79, 135b, 608c, 612c, 1308, and 2011 of this title and under
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### Short Title of 1973 Amendment
> “This Act [enacting sections 612c–2, 612c–3, 1282a, 1427a, 1434, 1441a, 1736e, 2026, and 5942 of this title and sections 1501 to 1510 of Title 16, Conservation, amending sections 608c, 1301, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1334a–1, 1342a, 1344b, 1350, 1374, 1379b, 1379c, 1379g, 1428, 1444, 1444b, 1445a, 1446, 1446a, 1703, 1736c, 1782, 1787, 1925, 1926, 1932, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2025, 2119, 2651, 2654, 4551, and 4553 of this title, repealing
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> , enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 608c, 612c, 624, 1301, 1305, 1306, 1344b, 1350, 1379b, 1379c, 1379d, 1441, 1444, 1445a, and 1446 of this title,
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> , Railroads, and amending provisions set out as notes under sections 135b, 608c, 1305, 1330 to 1336, 1338, 1339, 1342, 1343, 1344, 1344b, 1345, 1346, 1377 to 1379, 1379b, 1379c, 1385, 1427, 1428, 1441, 1445a, 1446, and 1446d of this title] may be cited as the ‘Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973’.”
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### Short Title of 1970 Amendment
> “That this Act [as amended by
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> , enacting sections 612c–2, 612c-3, 1282a, 1307, 1334a–1, 1339d, 1342a, 1350a, 1427a, 1434, 1441a, 1736e, 1787, 1930, 2119, and 5942 of this title, sections 590q–2 and 1501 to 1510 of Title 16, Conservation, and
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> , The Public Health and Welfare, amending sections 608c, 1301, 1305, 1306, 1344b, 1350, 1374, 1378, 1379, 1379b, 1379c, 1379d, 1379e, 1379g, 1385, 1427, 1428, 1444, 1444a, 1444b, 1445a, 1446, 1446a, 1703, 1704, 1736, 1736c, 1782, 1787, 1925, 1926, 1932, 2651, 2654, 4551, and 4553 of this title and
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> Railroads] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Act of 1970’.”
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### Short Title of 1964 Amendment
> “That this Act [enacting sections 1348 to 1350 of this title, amending sections 1301, 1334, 1336, 1339, 1344, 1376, 1377, 1379b, 1379c, 1379d, 1385, 1421, 1427, 1444, and 1445a of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1332 and 1379b of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under
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### Short Title of 1963 Amendment
> “That this Act [amending
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### Short Title of 1962 Amendment
> “That this Act [enacting sections 1334b, 1339 to 1339c, 1379a to 1379j, 1431d, 1445a and 1991 of this title and
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> , Commerce and Trade, amending sections 608c, 1010, 1011, 1301, 1331 to 1334, 1335, 1336, 1340, 1371, 1385, 1427, 1431, 1431b, 1444b, 1697, 1731 to 1733, 1735, 1736, 1923, 1926, 1929, and 1942 of this title and sections 590g, 590h, 590p, 1004 and 1005 of Title 16, Conservation, repealing
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> , enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 1301, 1334, and 1441 of this title, and
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> ] may be cited as the ‘Food and Agriculture Act of 1962’.”
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### Short Title of 1958 Amendment
> “This Act [enacting sections 1344 note, 1378, 1431a, 1441 note, 1443, 1444, 1853 note, amending sections 1313, 1334, 1342, 1344, 1347, 1353, 1358, 1423, 1425, 1427, 1441, 1446, 1446a, 1782 to 1784, and repealing
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### Short Title of 1956 Amendment
> “That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Act of 1956’.”
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### Short Title of 1948 Amendment
> “That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Act of 1948’.”
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### Separability
> “If any provision of this Act [see Short Title of 1962 Amendment note above] is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Act and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.”
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