§1623a. Minimum sum for contracting

Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and service work authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 427 and 1621–1629), and by chapter 63 of title 31 shall be available for contracting in accordance with said Acts and chapter.

( Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, §703, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1160 .)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the appropriation act cited as the credit to this section, and not as part of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 which comprises this chapter.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(a) [title VII, §703], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681 , 2681-25.

Pub. L. 105–86, title VII, §703, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2104 .

Pub. L. 104–180, title VII, §703, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1596 .

Pub. L. 104–37, title VII, §703, Oct. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 329 .

Pub. L. 103–330, title VII, §703, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2466 .

Pub. L. 103–111, title VII, §703, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1078 .

Pub. L. 102–341, title VII, §703, Aug. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 906 .

Pub. L. 102–142, title VII, §704, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 911 .

Pub. L. 101–506, title VI, §604, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1346 .

Pub. L. 101–161, title VI, §604, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 982 .

Pub. L. 100–460, title VI, §604, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2259 .

Pub. L. 100–202, §101(k) [title VI, §604], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–322 , 1329-353.

Pub. L. 99–500, §101(a) [title VI, §604], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783 , 1783-27, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(a) [title VI, §604], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341 , 3341-27.

Pub. L. 99–190, §101(a) [H.R. 3037, title VI, §604], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185 .

Pub. L. 98–473, title I, §101(a) [H.R. 5743, title VI, §604], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1837 .

Pub. L. 98–151, §101(d) [H.R. 3223, title VI, §604], Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 972 .

Pub. L. 97–370, title VI, §604, Dec. 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 1810 .

Pub. L. 97–103, title VI, §604, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1487 .

Pub. L. 96–528, title VI, §604, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3116 .

Pub. L. 96–108, title VI, §603, Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 840 .

Pub. L. 95–448, title VI, §603, Oct. 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 1092 .

Pub. L. 95–97, title VI, §603, Aug. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 828 .

Pub. L. 94–351, title VI, §603, July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 868 .

Pub. L. 94–122, title VI, §605, Oct. 21, 1975, 89 Stat. 667 .

Pub. L. 93–563, title V, §505, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1842 .

Pub. L. 93–135, title V, §506, Oct. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 490 .

Pub. L. 92–399, title V, §506, Aug. 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 611 .

Pub. L. 92–73, title V, §506, Aug. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 201 .

Pub. L. 91–566, title V, §506, Dec. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 1496 .

Pub. L. 91–127, title V, §506, Nov. 26, 1969, 83 Stat. 260 .

Pub. L. 90–463, title V, §506, Aug. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 653 .

Pub. L. 90–113, title V, §506, Oct. 24, 1967, 81 Stat. 335 .

Pub. L. 89–556, title V, §506, Sept. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 704 .

Pub. L. 89–316, title V, §506, Nov. 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 1179 .

Pub. L. 88–573, title V, §506, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 876 .

Pub. L. 88–250, title VI, §606, Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 833 .

Pub. L. 87–879, title VI, §606, Oct. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 1215 .

Pub. L. 87–112, title V, §506, July 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 241 .

Pub. L. 86–532, title IV, §406, June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 244 .

Pub. L. 86–80, title IV, §406, July 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 180 .

Pub. L. 86–459, title IV, §406, June 13, 1958, 72 Stat. 199 .

Pub. L. 85–118, title V, §506, Aug. 2, 1957, 71 Stat. 340 .

June 4, 1956, ch. 355, title V, §506, 70 Stat. 241 .

May 23, 1955, ch. 43, title V, §506, 69 Stat. 63 .

June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title V, §506, 68 Stat. 319 .