---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 7259"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "7259"
heading: "Study and report regarding potential impact of Uruguay Round on prices, income, and government purchases"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/7259"
units:
  - "Chapter 100 — Agricultural Market Transition"
  - "Subchapter IV — Other Commodities"
  - "Part A — Dairy"
---

# §7259. Study and report regarding potential impact of Uruguay Round on prices, income, and government purchases

- (a) **Study—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/7202.md?p=13) of Agriculture shall conduct a study, on a variety by variety of cheese basis, to determine the potential impact on milk prices in the [United States](/usc/7/7202.md?p=15), dairy [producer](/usc/7/7202.md?p=12) income, and Federal dairy program costs, of the allocation of additional cheese granted access to the [United States](/usc/7/7202.md?p=15) as a result of the obligations of the [United States](/usc/7/7202.md?p=15) as a member of the World Trade Organization.
- (b) **Report—** Not later than June 30, 1997, the [Secretary](/usc/7/7202.md?p=13) shall report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives the results of the study conducted under this section.
- (c) **Rule of construction—** Any limitation imposed by Act of Congress on the conduct or completion of studies or reports to Congress shall not apply to the study and report required under this section, unless the limitation specifically refers to this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 151, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 922.)