2014 US Code
Title 29 - Labor (Sections 1 - 3361)
Chapter 20 - Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection (Sections 1801 - 1872)
Sec. 1801 - Congressional statement of purpose

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 29 - LABOR
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 29 - LABOR
CHAPTER 20 - MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION
Sec. 1801 - Congressional statement of purpose
Containssection 1801
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Short Titles"Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act".

Source CreditPub. L. 97-470, §2, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2584.
Statutes at Large References96 Stat. 2584, 2600
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 97-470

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29 U.S.C. § 1801 (2014)
§1801. Congressional statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to remove the restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; to require farm labor contractors to register under this chapter; and to assure necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers.

(Pub. L. 97–470, §2, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2584.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Pub. L. 97–470, title V, §524, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2600, provided in part that: "The provisions of this Act [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 52 (§2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture] shall take effect ninety days from the date of enactment [Jan. 14, 1983]."

SHORT TITLE

Pub. L. 97–470, §1, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2584, provided in part that this Act [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 52 (§2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture] may be cited as the "Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act".

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