7 USC § 1912 - Submission of legislative proposals

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s1912"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 1912 - Submission of legislative proposals"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1912"
section_name: "Submission of legislative proposals"
chapter_number: 49
chapter_name: "CONSULTATION ON AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–128, title I, § 103, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 295.)"
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# § 1912. Submission of legislative proposals

section 1911 of this title

If the Secretary of Agriculture, after such consultation and receipt of such advice as provided in , determines that additional legislative authority is necessary to develop agricultural programs involving supply adjustments or marketing regulations through the use of marketing orders, marketing quotas or price-support programs, he shall formulate specific recommendations in the form of proposed legislation which shall be submitted to the Congress together with a statement setting forth the purpose and need for such proposed legislation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–128, title I, § 103, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 295.)