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7 U.S.C. 1636e: Voluntary reportingText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 38-DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
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§1636e. Voluntary reporting

The Secretary shall encourage voluntary reporting by packers (as defined in section 191 of this title) to which the mandatory reporting requirements of this subchapter do not apply.

( Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966 , title II, § 256, as added Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 911(2) , Oct. 22, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1204 .)