Commodity Exchange Authority
The Commodity Exchange Authority was a former regulatory agency of USDA.{{cite news |last1=Hagstrom |first1=Jerry |title=Commodity Clash |url=https://www.govexec.com/magazine/1997/10/commodity-clash/5834/ |access-date=2 May 2025 |publisher=Government Executive |date=1 October 1997}} It was established to
administer the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936; it was the predecessor to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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- {{CRS|article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110810044532/http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author= Jasper Womach}}
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Category:United States Department of Agriculture
Category:United States federal commodity and futures law
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