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# 7 U.S.C. § 5940 - Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7605(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4829; Pub. L. 116–159, div. A, § 122, Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 714; Pub. L. 116–260, div. A, title VII, § 782, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1230.

## Notes

Section, Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7606, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 912; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(f), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2166; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7605(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4828, related to legitimacy of industrial hemp research.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealPub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7605(b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4829, as amended by Pub. L. 116–159, div. A, § 122, Oct. 1, 2020, 134 Stat. 714; Pub. L. 116–260, div. A, title VII, § 782, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1230, provided that: “Effective on January 1, 2022, section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940) is repealed.”