7 USC § 2281 - Congressional declaration of purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2281"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2281 - Congressional declaration of purpose"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2281"
section_name: "Congressional declaration of purpose"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–113, title XVIII, § 1801, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 97–98, title XI, § 1116(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1270.)"
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# § 2281. Congressional declaration of purpose

The purposes of this chapter are to—

**(1)** require strict financial and program accounting by advisory committees of the Department of Agriculture;

**(2)** assure balance and objectivity in the membership of such advisory committees; and

**(3)** prevent the formation or continuation of unnecessary advisory committees by the Department of Agriculture.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–113, title XVIII, § 1801, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 97–98, title XI, § 1116(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1270.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1981— reenacted section without change.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under .

### Soybean Research Advisory Institute

, , , provided for the establishment of a Soybean Research Advisory Institute for the purpose of preparing and submitting to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and House Committee on Agriculture, not later than , a comprehensive report, with appropriate recommendations, on the findings of the Institute regarding research on soybean production and utilization, prior to repeal by , , .