7 USC § 1386 - Exemption from laws prohibiting interest of Members of Congress in contracts

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title: "7 USC § 1386 - Exemption from laws prohibiting interest of Members of Congress in contracts"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1386"
section_name: "Exemption from laws prohibiting interest of Members of Congress in contracts"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Miscellaneous Provisions and Appropriations"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, § 386, 52 Stat. 68.)"
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# § 1386. Exemption from laws prohibiting interest of Members of Congress in contracts

section 6306 of title 41section 1383(a) of this title

The provisions of  and sections 431 and 432 of title 18 shall not be applicable to loans or payments made under this chapter (except under ).

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, § 386, 52 Stat. 68.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

In text, “” substituted for “section 3741 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., 1934 edition, title 41, sec. 22)” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

“Sections 431 and 432 of title 18” substituted in text for “sections 114 and 115 of the Criminal Code of the United States (U.S.C., 1934 edition, title 18, secs. 204 and 205)” on authority of , , the first section of which enacted Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

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