7 U.S.C. § 4208

Limitations

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(a) This chapter does not authorize the Federal Government in any way to regulate the use of private or non-Federal land, or in any way affect the property rights of owners of such land.(b) None of the provisions or other requirements of this chapter shall apply to the acquisition or use of farmland for national defense purposes during a national emergency.(Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1547, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1344; Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, § 2502, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4066.)Editorial NotesAmendments

1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624 inserted before period at end “during a national emergency”.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective six months after Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1549 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4201 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Feliciano v. Dep't Of Transp., 605 U.S. 38 (2025).

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Feliciano v. Dep't Of Transp., 605 U.S. 38 (2025). “” 7 U. S. C. §4208 (b) (emphasis added). As these examples illustrate, Congress can and does use different words in dif- ferent provisions to insist on a substantive connection.”

Applicability of the Nat'l Emergencies Act to Statutes That Do Not Expressly Require the President to Declare a Nat'l Emergency (OLC 2016). “national emergency”); 7 U.S.C. § 4208 (waiving certain provisions with respect to the ac- quisition or use of farmland for national defense purposes “during a national emer- gency”).”

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