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United States of America - Country Profiles

Constitution of the United States.
Date of text: 1789

Policies

National Climate Resilience Framework.
Date of text: 01 September 2023
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Strategic Plan 2022 – 2026
Date of text: 01 May 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Strategic Plan - Fiscal Years 2022-2026.
Date of text: 28 March 2022
National 5-Year Strategy for Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing 2022-2026
Date of text: 2022
The Long-term Strategy of the United States. Pathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050.
Date of text: 01 November 2021

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.
Date of original text: 28 December 1990 (10 November 2005)
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Date of text: 03 January 2018
Agricultural Act of 2014.
Date of text: 13 January 2014
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.).
Date of original text: 2008 (11 December 2014)
Unfair Trade Practices Affecting Producers of Agricultural Products (7 USC Ch. 56, sections 2301 - 2306).
Date of text: 2008

Climate change

Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 USC Ch. 96)
Date of original text: 1990 (30 October 2020)
Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk.
Date of text: 20 May 2021
Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (2021)
Date of text: 27 January 2021
Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021, on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
Date of text: 27 January 2021
Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (2021)
Date of text: 20 January 2021

Cultivated plants

Federal Seed Act (7 USC Ch. 37, sec. 1551 – 1611).
Date of text: 1939
Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. 1551-1611).
Date of original text: 1900 (16 January 1996)
Plant Variety Protection (7 U.S.C. 2321-2583).
Date of original text: 1900 (16 January 1996)
State Control of Noxious Plants on Federal Lands (43 USC Ch. 45)
Date of original text: 0000 (30 October 2020)
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–188, title II, subtitle B)
Date of text: 12 June 2002

Disaster risk management

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
Date of text: 27 March 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127).
Date of text: 18 March 2020
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-123).
Date of text: 06 March 2020
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 USC Ch. 116)
Date of original text: 1986 (30 October 2020)
California: Proclamation of a State of Emergency for COVID-19 and Other Executive Actions (Governor of the State of California)
Date of text: 04 March 2020

Environment

Clean Air Act.
Date of original text: 1990 (24 February 2004)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Date of original text: 11 December 1980 (31 December 2002)
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601-2697).
Date of original text: 11 October 1976 (31 December 2002)
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370m-12).
Date of original text: 01 January 1970 (07 January 2011)
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C 1261-1278a).
Date of original text: 12 July 1960 (18 November 2014)

Fisheries

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 (PL. No 114-81).
Date of text: 05 November 2015
Fisheries Act of 1995 (Public Law No. 104-43).
Date of text: 03 November 1995
National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2801-2810).
Date of original text: 26 September 1980 (13 November 2002)
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (revised edition).
Date of original text: 1976 (12 January 2007)
Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act (P.L. 114–327).
Date of text: 16 December 2016

Food and nutrition

Global Food Security Act of 2016.
Date of text: 06 July 2016
Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111–353).
Date of text: 04 January 2011
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (21 U.S.C. 2201-2252).
Date of original text: 04 January 2011 (10 December 2015)
Food Safety (21 U.S.C. 2101-2110).
Date of original text: 27 September 2007 (19 September 2016)
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.
Date of original text: 28 December 1990 (10 November 2005)

Forestry

National Forest Management Act of 1976 (PL. 101-630).
Date of original text: 22 October 1976 (0000)
Hawaii Tropical Forest Recovery Act (Public Law 102-574).
Date of text: 29 October 1992
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.)
Date of original text: 03 December 2003 (2020)
Pacific Yew Act (Public Law 102-335)
Date of text: 07 August 1992
National Indian Forest Resources Management Act (PL. 101-630).
Date of text: 28 November 1990

Gender

Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018.
Date of text: 2018

Indigenous peoples

Auburn Indian Restoration Act (P.L. 103-434).
Date of text: 26 August 1994

Land and soil

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451-1466).
Date of original text: 1972 (08 August 2005)
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 USC Ch. 35)
Date of original text: 0000 (30 October 2020)
Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-399).
Date of text: 22 October 1994
National Contaminated Sediment Assessment and Management Act (P.L. 102-580 - Title V).
Date of text: 31 October 1992
Zuni River Watershed Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-338).
Date of text: 11 August 1992

Livestock

Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131-2159)
Date of original text: 24 August 1966 (2013)
Transportation, Sale and Handling of Certain Animals (7 U.S.C. 2131-2159).
Date of original text: 1900 (16 January 1996)
Food Safety (21 U.S.C. 2101-2110).
Date of original text: 27 September 2007 (19 September 2016)
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301-399d).
Date of original text: 1938 (01 January 2021)
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–188, title II, subtitle B)
Date of text: 12 June 2002

Sea

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451-1466).
Date of original text: 1972 (08 August 2005)
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (revised edition).
Date of original text: 1976 (12 January 2007)
Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. 1001).
Date of original text: 1990 (29 December 2009)
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901-1915).
Date of original text: 21 October 1980 (29 December 2000)
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Date of original text: 07 August 1953 (29 December 2000)

Water

Safe Drinking Water Act (U.S.C. 1400-1465).
Date of original text: 16 December 1974 (31 December 2002)
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act).
Date of original text: 1972 (27 November 2002)
Water Resources Planning Act (42 U.S.C. 1962-1962d-22).
Date of original text: 22 July 1965 (29 December 2000)
Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (P.L. 103-434; Title XII)
Date of text: 31 October 1994
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271-1287).
Date of original text: 02 October 1968 (0000)

Wild species and ecosystems

National Wildlife Refuge System Act (16 U.S.C. 688dd-688ee).
Date of text: 30 April 2004
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271-1287).
Date of original text: 02 October 1968 (0000)
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act.
Date of text: 29 November 1990
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (revised edition).
Date of original text: 1976 (12 January 2007)
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990.
Date of original text: 1990 (24 February 2004)

Miscellaneous

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA)
Date of original text: 1977 (22 July 2004)
Bribery, Graft, and Conflicts of Interest (18 USC Ch. 11)
Date of original text: 0000 (01 January 2021)
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–169).
Date of text: 16 August 2022
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021
Date of text: 15 November 2021
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law No. 116-92).
Date of text: 20 December 2019

International Agreements

U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change
Date of text: 12 November 2014
U.S.-China Joint Statement on Climate Change, Beijing, February 15, 2014.
Date of text: 15 February 2014
Agreement between the National Commission for the Control of Nuclear Activities in Romania and the Commission for Nuclear Regulations in the United States of America regarding the exchange of technical information and cooperation in the field of nuclear security.
Date of text: 27 September 2022

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