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title: "16 U.S.C. § 695j–1"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 695j–1 - Conformity of contracts with Federal law through negotiation of amendments

## Text

The Secretary is hereby authorized to negotiate amendments to existing contracts to conform said contracts to the provisions of sections 695d to 695j–1 of this title.

(Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1012, § 8, as added Pub. L. 95–616, § 10(b), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3115.)