0503-AA87 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0503 Office of the Secretary AgSEC 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Removal of Unconstitutional Preferences Based on Race and Sex in Response to Court Ruling

USDA has independently determined that it will no longer employ the race- and sex-based socially disadvantaged designation to provide increased benefits based on race and sex in the programs at issue in this regulation.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Deregulatory 7 CFR parts 7, 9, 400, 610, 636, 760, 761. 7 CFR parts 767, 1410, 1465, 1467, 1468, 4280 7 CFR part 5001 5 U.S.C. 553 No Final Rule 07/10/2025 90 FR 30555 Final Rule Effective 07/10/2025 No None No No No Michael Poe 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA 202 769-8247 michael.poe@usda.gov Office of Budget and Program Analysis, 1400 Independence Avenue, Room 140E, Washington DC 20250