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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "7 U.S.C. § 2268a"
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description: "Acquisition of land; options"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 7
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title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
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chapter_number: "55"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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section: "2268a"
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citation: "7 U.S.C. § 2268a"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2268a - Acquisition of land; options
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## Text
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(a) The Department of Agriculture is authorized to acquire land, or interest therein, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, as may be necessary to carry out its authorized work: Provided, That no acquisition shall be made under this authority unless provision is made therefor in the applicable appropriation or other law.
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(b) Appropriations for the Department of Agriculture which are available for the purchase of land may be expended for options to purchase land: Provided, That not to exceed $1 may be expended for each option to purchase any particular tract or tracts of land unless otherwise provided in appropriation or other law.
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(Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 950, § 11, 70 Stat. 1034.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 428a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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