7 U.S.C. § 2155
Section 2155 · Omitted
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Espy (1994)
Most recently applied in People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. United States Department of Agriculture (August 2015)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Not later than March of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a comprehensive and detailed written report with respect to—
(1) the identification of all research facilities, exhibitors, and other persons and establishments licensed by the Secretary under section 2133 and section 2142 of this title;
(2) the nature and place of all investigations and inspections conducted by the Secretary under section 2146 of this title, and all reports received by the Secretary under section 2143 of this title;
(3) recommendations for legislation to improve the administration of this chapter or any provisions thereof;
(4) recommendations and conclusions concerning the aircraft environment as it relates to the carriage of live animals in air transportation; and
(5) the information and recommendations described in section 1830 of title 15.
This report as well as any supporting documents, data, or findings shall not be released to any other persons, non-Federal agencies, or organizations unless and until it has been made public by an appropriate committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1995—Par. (5). Pub. L. 104–66 added par. (5).
1976—Par. (4). Pub. L. 94–279 added par. (4).
Effective Date
Section effective one year after Dec. 24, 1970, see section 23 of Pub. L. 91–579, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.