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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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type: "LegalText"
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title: "7 U.S.C. § 7486"
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description: "Petition and review"
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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: "101"
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chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION"
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section: "7486"
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citation: "7 U.S.C. § 7486"
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status: "current"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 7 U.S.C. § 7486 - Petition and review
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## Text
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(a) Petition (1) In general A person subject to an order may file with the Secretary a petition—
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(A) stating that the order, a provision of the order, or an obligation imposed in connection with the order is not established in accordance with law; and
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(B) requesting a modification of the order or obligation or an exemption from the order or obligation.
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(2) Statute of limitations A petition under paragraph (1) concerning an obligation may be filed not later than 2 years after the date of imposition of the obligation.
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(3) Hearings The petitioner shall be given the opportunity for a hearing on a petition filed under paragraph (1), in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.
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(4) Ruling After a hearing under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall issue a ruling on the petition that is the subject of the hearing, which shall be final if the ruling is in accordance with applicable law.
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(b) Review (1) Commencement of action The district court of the United States for any district in which a person who is a petitioner under subsection (a) resides or carries on business shall have jurisdiction to review a ruling on the petition, if the person files a complaint not later than 20 days after the date of issuance of the ruling under subsection (a)(4).
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(2) Process Service of process in a proceeding under paragraph (1) may be made on the Secretary by delivering a copy of the complaint to the Secretary.
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(3) Remands If the court determines, under paragraph (1), that a ruling issued under subsection (a)(4) is not in accordance with applicable law, the court shall remand the matter to the Secretary with directions—
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(A) to make such ruling as the court shall determine to be in accordance with law; or
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(B) to take such further proceedings as, in the opinion of the court, the law requires.
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(c) Enforcement The pendency of proceedings instituted under subsection (a) may not impede, hinder, or delay the Secretary or the Attorney General from taking action under section 7487 of this title.
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(Pub. L. 104–127, title V, § 577, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1082.)
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