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title: "7 U.S.C. § 2281"
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title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEES"
section: "2281"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2281 - Congressional declaration of purpose
## Text
The purposes of this chapter are to—
(1) require strict financial and program accounting by advisory committees of the Department of Agriculture;
(2) assure balance and objectivity in the membership of such advisory committees; and
(3) prevent the formation or continuation of unnecessary advisory committees by the Department of Agriculture.
(Pub. L. 95113, title XVIII, § 1801, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 9798, title XI, § 1116(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1270.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1981—Pub. L. 9798 reenacted section without change.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 9798 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 9798, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title.
Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.
Soybean Research Advisory InstitutePub. L. 9798, title XIV, § 1446, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1327, provided for the establishment of a Soybean Research Advisory Institute for the purpose of preparing and submitting to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and House Committee on Agriculture, not later than Mar. 1, 1983, a comprehensive report, with appropriate recommendations, on the findings of the Institute regarding research on soybean production and utilization, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99198, title XIV, § 1434, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1557.