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# 16 U.S.C. § 568a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions

## Text

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with Territories and other possessions of the United States on the same terms and conditions as with States under sections 566, 567,11 See References in Text note below. and 568 of this title.

(Apr. 13, 1926, ch. 134, 44 Stat. 250.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextSections 566 and 567 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 95–313, § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374.