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# 7 U.S.C. § 2151 - Rules and regulations

## Text

The Secretary is authorized to promulgate such rules, regulations, and orders as he may deem necessary in order to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 89–544, § 21, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 353.)