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# 7 U.S.C. § 178l - Rules and regulations

## Text

The Secretaries may issue rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 95–592, § 14, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2533; Pub. L. 98–284, § 13, May 16, 1984, 98 Stat. 184.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1984—Pub. L. 98–284 substituted “The Secretaries” for “The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce”.