7 U.S.C. § 2273
Local search and rescue operations
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 2273, Local search and rescue operations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/430296
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The Secretary of Agriculture may assist, through the use of Soil Conservation Service personnel, vehicles, communication equipment, and other equipment or materials available to the Secretary, in local search and rescue operations when requested by responsible local public authorities. Such assistance may be provided in emergencies caused by tornadoes, fires, floods, snowstorms, earthquakes, and similar disasters.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Agriculture and Food Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally