16 USC § 3823 - Affiliated persons

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s3823"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 3823 - Affiliated persons"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "3823"
section_name: "Affiliated persons"
chapter_number: 58
chapter_name: "ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "WETLAND CONSERVATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1223, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 324, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 992.)"
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# § 3823. Affiliated persons

section 3821 of this titlesection 3821 of this title

If a person is affected by a reduction in benefits under  and the affected person is affiliated with other persons for the purpose of receiving the benefits, the benefits of each affiliated person shall be reduced under  in proportion to the interest held by the affiliated person.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1223, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 324, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 992.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3823, , , ; , , ; , , , related to consultation with Secretary of the Interior, prior to repeal by , §§ 323, 326, , , effective 90 days after .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 90 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under .