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Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624, §2504, substituted “foreign countries” for “all countries of the Western Hemisphere” and inserted “foreign or” before “international”.
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Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, §§2504, 2509(b), 104 Stat. 4068, 4070.
Mar 15, 1976 – Nov 28, 1990
Amended · full text not held
Subsecs. (a) to (d). Pub. L. 94–231 redesignated existing provisions of subsec. (a) as subsecs. (a) to (d) and broadened Secretary's authority to control and eradicate plant pests and animal diseases, extended Secretary's authority to cooperate with foreign governments, and inserted definitions for “plant pest” and “living stage”. Former subsecs. (b) and (c) redesignated (e) and (f), respectively.
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Mar. 15, 1976, Pub. L. 94–231, §1, 90 Stat. 215
May 23, 1957 – Mar 15, 1976
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–36 inserted “insect pests, plant diseases, and nematodes, such as imported fire ant, soybean cyst nematode, witchweed, spotted alfalfa aphid,” after “or to prevent or retard the spread of”.
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May 23, 1957, Pub. L. 85–36, title II, §201, 71 Stat. 35
Jun 17, 1949 – May 23, 1957
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (a). Act June 17, 1949, authorized the Secretary to carry out operations to combat the citrus blackfly, white-fringed beetle, and the Hall scale.
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June 17, 1949, ch. 220, 63 Stat. 200
Sep 21, 1944 – Jun 17, 1949
Enacted · full text not held
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Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, §102, 58 Stat. 735
