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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. § 3172"
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description: "Duties of Secretary of Agriculture"
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title_number: 7
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title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
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chapter_number: "64"
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chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING"
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section: "3172"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 3172 - Duties of Secretary of Agriculture
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## Text
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In order to carry out the policy of this subchapter, the Secretary shall develop and implement a national food and human nutrition research and extension program that shall include, but not be limited to—
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(1) research on human nutritional requirements;
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(2) research on the nutrient composition of foods and the effects of agricultural practices, handling, food processing, and cooking on the nutrients they contain;
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(3) surveillance of the nutritional benefits provided to participants in the food programs administered by the Department of Agriculture;
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(4) research on the factors affecting food preference and habits; and
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(5) the development of techniques and equipment to assist consumers in the home or in institutions in selecting food that supplies a nutritionally adequate diet.
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(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1422, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 999.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.
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