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# 16 U.S.C. § 2205 - Regulations for implementation of provisions

## Text

The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 95–334, title IV, § 405, Aug. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 434; Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2403(a)(2)(A), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4571.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “The Secretary is” for “The Secretary of Agriculture is”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 406 of Pub. L. 95–334, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.