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7 U.S.C. 178k: Disposition of byproducts and strategic and industrially important productsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 8A-RUBBER AND OTHER CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS
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§178k. Disposition of byproducts and strategic and industrially important products

The Secretaries may dispose of any latex, resin, wax, pulp, and any other byproducts, as well as products, other than rubber, developed from agricultural crops which are of strategic and industrial importance, resulting from operations under this subchapter. Dispositions under this section may include sales of the materials involved to other Federal departments and agencies for testing purposes. All moneys received from dispositions under this section shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

( Pub. L. 95–592, § 13 , Nov. 4, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2533 ; Pub. L. 98–284, § 12 , May 16, 1984 , 98 Stat. 184 .)

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1984⁠—Pub. L. 98–284, substituted “The Secretaries” for “The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce”, and inserted “, as well as products, other than rubber, developed from agricultural crops which are of strategic and industrial importance,” and “Dispositions under this section may include sales of the materials involved to other Federal departments and agencies for testing purposes.”