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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1319
To provide for the reorganization of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1993
Mr. GLICKMAN (for himself, Mr. FAWELL, and Mr. PORTER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To provide for the reorganization of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1993’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF THE HEADQUARTERS OPERATION
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Sec. 101. Department of Agriculture.
Sec. 102. Secretary of Agriculture.
Sec. 103. Office of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Sec. 104. Executive Secretariat.
Sec. 105. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
Sec. 106. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Programs.
Sec. 107. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
Sec. 108. Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Programs.
Sec. 109. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environ-
ment.
Sec. 110. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Consumer and Marketing Serv-
ices.
Sec. 111. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research.
Sec. 112. Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture.
Sec. 113. General Counsel.
Sec. 114. Inspector General.
Sec. 115. Chief Clerk.
TITLE II—REORGANIZATION OF THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO
FARMERS
Sec. 201. Establishment of the farm services administration.
Sec. 202. Consolidation of field offices of the department of agriculture.
Sec. 203. Reorganization of local and county committee system.
Sec. 204. Application of farm program appeals system.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Reductions in the headquarters office of the department of agri-
culture.
Sec. 302. Paperwork reduction.
Sec. 303. Sense of congress.
Sec. 304. Conforming amendments and repeals.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Agriculture workforce
has grown to become the third largest civilian
workforce in the United States with offices in all but
six percent of the counties in the country.
(2) The farm population of the United States
represents less than three percent of the total popu-
lation of the country and only sixteen percent of all
counties in the country are farming counties.
(3) The ratio of Department of Agriculture em-
ployees to farms is more than double what it was 30
years ago.
(4) The Department of Agriculture maintains a
field office system that costs over $1000 per farm
per year to operate for a total cost of approximately
$2.4 billion annually.
(5) The growth in the number of employees and
offices of the Department of Agriculture is due in
part to the increasing complexity of farm programs
and is an ineffective use of Federal resources.
(6) The reorganization and streamlining of the
Department of Agriculture is necessary to save Fed-
eral resources and more efficiently serve the needs of
farmers and rural America.
TITLE I—REORGANIZATION OF
THE HEADQUARTERS OPER-
ATION OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
SEC. 101. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (7 U.S.C. 2201–
2203).
(a) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.—The Department of
Agriculture shall be an executive department of the United
States Government at the seat of the Government.
(b) PURPOSES.—The general design and duties of the
Department shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the
people of the United States useful information on subjects
connected with agriculture, rural development, aqua-
culture, and human nutrition, in the most general and
comprehensive sense of those terms, and to procure, prop-
agate, and distribute among the people new and valuable
seeds and plants.
(c) COMPOSITION.—The Department shall be com-
posed of the following:
(1) The Office of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) The Commodity Credit Corporation.
(3) The Farm Services Administration.
(4) The Rural Development Administration.
(5) The Rural Electrification Administration.
(6) The Foreign Agricultural Service.
(7) The Office of International Cooperation and
Development.
(8) The Soil Conservation Service.
(9) The Forest Service.
(10) The Food and Nutrition Service.
(11) The Human Nutrition Information Serv-
ice.
(12) The Agricultural Marketing Service.
(13) The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
(14) The Federal Grain Inspection Service.
(15) The Food Safety and Inspection Service.
(16) The Packers and Stockyards Administra-
tion.
(17) The Agricultural Research Service.
(18) The Cooperative State Research Service.
(19) The National Agricultural Library.
(20) The World Agricultural Outlook Board.
(21) The Economic Research Service.
(22) The National Agricultural Statistics Serv-
ice.
(23) Such other offices, agencies, and activities
as may be established or designated by law or by the
President.
(24) All offices, agencies, activities under the
control or supervision of an agency or office named
in paragraphs (1) through (23).
(d) SEAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall pro-
cure a proper seal, with such suitable inscriptions and de-
vices as the Secretary may approve, to be known as the
official seal of the Department of Agriculture, and to be
kept and used to verify official documents, under such
rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
SEC. 102. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (7 U.S.C. 2202–2209).
(a) DEPARTMENT HEAD.—The head of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture is the Secretary of Agriculture. The
Secretary shall serve as the principal assistant to the
President in all matters relating to the Department.
(b) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate.
(c) GENERAL DUTIES.—
(1) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—The Secretary
of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all infor-
mation concerning agriculture, rural development,
aquaculture, and human nutrition which can be ob-
tained—
(A) by means of books and correspondence;
(B) by practical and scientific experiments,
accurate records of which experiments shall be
preserved;
(C) by the collection of statistics; and
(D) by any other appropriate means.
(2) PLANTS AND SEEDS.—The Secretary shall
collect new and valuable seeds and plants and shall
test, by cultivation, the value of such of them as
may require such tests. The Secretary shall propa-
gate such seeds and plants as may be worthy of
propagation and shall distribute them among agri-
culturists.
(3) ADVISORY
DUTIES.—The Secretary shall
advise the President, other members of the Cabinet,
and the Congress on policies and programs designed
to improve the quality of life for people living in the
rural and nonmetropolitan regions of the United
States.
(4) RESEARCH
REGARDING
RURAL
CONDI-
TIONS.—The Secretary may initiate or expand re-
search and development efforts related to solution of
problems of rural water supply, rural sewage and
solid waste management, rural housing, rural indus-
trialization, and technology appropriate to small-
and moderate-sized family farming operations, and
any other problem that the Secretary may determine
has an effect upon the economic development or the
quality of life in rural areas.
(d) CUSTODY OF PROPERTY AND RECORDS.—The
Secretary shall have charge, in the building and premises
appropriated to the Department, of the library, furniture,
fixtures, records, and other property appertaining to it,
or acquired for use in its business.
(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall annually submit
a general report in writing to the President of the activi-
ties of the Department, in which the Secretary may rec-
ommend the publication of papers forming parts of or ac-
companying the report. The Secretary shall also make spe-
cial reports on particular subjects whenever required to
do so by the President or either House of Congress, or
when the Secretary considers shall a report to be nec-
essary.
(f) USE AND ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall direct and superintend the expenditure of all
money appropriated to the Department and render ac-
counts thereof. The Secretary shall furnish proper vouch-
ers and accounts for the sums appropriated for the De-
partment of Agriculture to the General Accounting Office.
SEC. 103. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTION.—There is in
the Department of Agriculture an Office of the Secretary
of Agriculture. The function of the Office is to assist the
Secretary in carrying out the duties and responsibilities
of the Secretary and to carry out such other duties as may
be prescribed by law. The Office of the Secretary shall
be responsible for overall leadership of the Department.
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Office of the Secretary of
Agriculture is composed of the following:
(1) The Executive Secretariat.
(2) The Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
(3) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Farm Programs.
(4) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Rural Development.
(5) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for
International Programs.
(6) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Natural Resources and Environment.
(7) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Consumer and Marketing Services.
(8) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Re-
search.
(9) The Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture.
(10) The Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
(11) The General Counsel of the Department of
Agriculture.
(12) The Inspector General of the Department
of Agriculture.
(13) Such other offices and officials as may be
established by law or the Secretary of Agriculture
may establish or designate in the Office.
SEC. 104. EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Office of the
Secretary of Agriculture an Executive Secretariat to be
headed by the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) DUTIES.—
(1) ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT.—The
Executive Secretariat shall consolidate into one place
all department-wide administrative and managerial
activities, such as personnel, information, and finan-
cial systems, including the administrative functions
of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
(2) PUBLIC AFFAIRS.—The Executive Secretar-
iat shall be responsible for public affairs, including
media relations, throughout the Department and the
congressional liaison and intergovernmental affairs
of each agency and office of the Department.
(3) ADJUDICATIONS AND APPEALS.—The Exec-
utive Secretariat shall oversee adjudicatory agencies
and functions of the Department, including the Na-
tional Appeals Division to hear appeals related to all
farmer services programs.
SEC. 105. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (7 U.S.C.
2210–2211).
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is a Deputy Secretary of
Agriculture, appointed from civilian life by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Deputy Secretary shall perform
such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of
Agriculture may prescribe. The Deputy Secretary may ex-
ercise the functions and perform the duties of the first
assistant of the Secretary of Agriculture within the mean-
ing of section 3345 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) PRECEDENCE.—The Deputy Secretary takes
precedence in the Department of Agriculture immediately
after the Secretary of Agriculture.
SEC. 106. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FARM
PROGRAMS (7 U.S.C. 2211a).
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is an Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Farm Programs, appointed from civilian
life by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary of Agriculture
for Farm Programs shall have jurisdiction for all pro-
grams of the Department of Agriculture providing direct
assistance to farmers, including farm price and income
support and farm financing, crop insurance, and technical
assistance provided under the Farm Services Administra-
tion.
SEC. 107. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR
RURAL DEVELOPMENT (7 U.S.C. 2211b).
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is an Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Rural Development, appointed from civil-
ian life by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary of Agriculture
for Rural Development shall have jurisdiction for all pro-
grams of the Department of Agriculture related to rural
development, including those programs in the Rural Devel-
opment Administration and Rural Electrification Adminis-
tration and the housing, community facilities, and busi-
ness and industry loan programs of the Farmers Home
Administration.
SEC. 108. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is an Under Secretary of
Agriculture for International Programs, appointed from
civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary of Agriculture
for International Programs shall oversee the trade policy
and export programs of the Department of Agriculture
under the Foreign Agricultural Service and Office of
International Cooperation and Development.
SEC. 109. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR NATU-
RAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is an Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, ap-
pointed from civilian life by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary of Agriculture
for Natural Resources and Environment shall have juris-
diction for programs of the Department of Agriculture re-
lating to natural resources, conservation, and the environ-
ment generally. The Under Secretary shall have jurisdic-
tion over the Forest Service, the Soil Conservation Service,
conservation cost share programs of the Agricultural Con-
servation and Stabilization Service, and natural resource
programs of the Extension Service. The Under Secretary
shall also have responsibility for energy and pesticide pro-
grams of the Department.
SEC. 110. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR
CONSUMER AND MARKETING SERVICES.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is an Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Consumer and Marketing Services, ap-
pointed from civilian life by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary of Agriculture
for Consumer and Marketing Services shall have jurisdic-
tion over the food and nutrition, inspection, and marketing
programs of the Department of Agriculture. This jurisdic-
tion shall include nutrition programs, food stamps, meat
and grain inspection, marketing programs, and the
consumer assistance programs of the Extension Service.
SEC. 111. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RE-
SEARCH.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is an Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Research, appointed from civilian life by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary of Agriculture
for Research shall have jurisdiction over all research ef-
forts and economic analysis of the Department of Agri-
culture.
SEC. 112. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF AGRICULTURE (7
U.S.C. 2212–2212c).
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There are seven Assistant Sec-
retaries of Agriculture, appointed from civilian life by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Assistant Secretaries shall per-
form such duties and exercise such powers as the Sec-
retary of Defense may prescribe.
SEC. 113. GENERAL COUNSEL.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is a General Counsel of
the Department of Agriculture, appointed from civilian life
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.
(b) CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER.—The General Counsel
is the chief legal officer of the Department of Agriculture
and shall perform such functions as the Secretary of Agri-
culture may prescribe.
SEC. 114. INSPECTOR GENERAL.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is an Inspector General
of the Department of Agriculture, who is appointed as pro-
vided in section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978
(Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App. 3).
(b) DUTIES.—The Inspector General shall be respon-
sible for oversight of the Department of Agriculture. The
Inspector General performs the duties, has the responsibil-
ities, and exercises the powers specified in the Inspector
General Act of 1978.
SEC. 115. CHIEF CLERK (7 U.S.C. 2215).
The Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint a chief
clerk.
TITLE II—REORGANIZATION OF
THE PROVISION OF SERVICES
TO FARMERS
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FARM SERVICES ADMIN-
ISTRATION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION.—There is
established in the Department of Agriculture the Farm
Services Administration, which shall be headed by an Ad-
ministrator appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. The
position of Administrator shall be a Senior Executive Serv-
ice position, and the rate of basic pay for the Adminis-
trator shall be set as provided in subchapter VIII of chap-
ter 53 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) PURPOSE OF ADMINISTRATION.—The purpose of
the Farm Services Administration is to provide a single
agency to administer all programs and activities of the De-
partment of Agriculture that serve farmers in order to en-
sure more effective, efficient, and economical administra-
tion of those programs and activities and to eliminate du-
plication.
(c) CONSOLIDATION OF EXISTING AGENCIES.—Dur-
ing the five-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall con-
solidate into the Farm Services Administration the follow-
ing agencies of the Department of Agriculture:
(1) The Agricultural Stabilization and Con-
servation Service.
(2) The Extension Service.
(3) The farmer lending programs of the Farm-
ers Home Administration established in section 331
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act (7 U.S.C. 1981).
(4) The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
established in section 503 of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1503).
(d) EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION.—Upon consolida-
tion of an agency referred to in subsection (c), all pro-
grams and activities previously administered by that agen-
cy shall be administered by the Farm Services Administra-
tion. The assets, contracts, property, records, and employ-
ees of that agency, and the unexpended balances of any
appropriations available to that agency, relating to those
programs and activities shall be transferred to the Farm
Services Administration. Any reference to that agency or
the head of that agency in any law, regulation, or order
shall be considered to be a reference to the Farm Services
Administration or the Administrator, as the case may be.
(e) CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO THE
RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION.—Notwith-
standing subsection (d), if the Secretary of Agriculture de-
termines that a program or activity of an agency referred
to in subsection (c) or other agency of the Department
of Agriculture is not directly related to farmer services or
would be more appropriate for administration by the Rural
Development Administration established in section 364 of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 2006f), the Secretary may transfer administration
of that program or activity to the Rural Development Ad-
ministration. Programs and activities transferred under
this subsection shall include—
(1) programs of the Soil Conservation Service
involving watershed districts;
(2) real estate loan authorities under sections
302 through 310D of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922–1934); and
(3) the activities of the Rural Electrification
Administration under the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).
SEC. 202. CONSOLIDATION OF FIELD OFFICES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
(a) DISTRICT OFFICES.—In lieu of county field of-
fices for the Farm Services Administration, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall establish offices in administrative dis-
tricts consisting of more than one county in a State or
parts of different counties, except, at the discretion of the
Secretary and according to guidelines provided for in sub-
section (c) such offices may encompass only one county
under conditions which warrant. In establishing such dis-
tricts, the Secretary shall consider the number of farmers
to be served by such district in a State, the area to be
covered by a district, and the cost of operating a district
compared to the value of the benefits to be provided
through the district office.
(b) OFFICES TO REPLACE EXISTING COUNTY OF-
FICES.—As the district offices are established under sub-
section (a), they shall replace the county or other local
offices of the agencies being consolidated under section
201. The replacement of offices shall be completed by the
end of the five-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENTS.—In the event the re-
organization of offices required under this section result
in lower personnel needs, the Secretary shall give first pri-
ority to achieving those levels through attrition rather
than other reductions in force.
(d) GUIDELINES.—Before establishing district offices
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish guide-
lines of the criteria to be used in determining the size of
administrative areas to be covered by district offices. The
criteria shall include the number of farms and farmers in
each administrative area, the geographic size of each ad-
ministrative area, the amount and kind of crops grown
in each administrative area, the likely inconvenience to
farmers of the size of the administrative area, the ability
of the proposed office to service efficiently the administra-
tive area, the ability of farmers in the administrative area
to utilize user-friendly application processes for the pro-
grams administered by the office, and the extent to which
the Secretary has eased paperwork burdens on farmers to
be served by the administrative area. The guidelines estab-
lished shall be subject to public comment before final im-
plementation.
SEC. 203. REORGANIZATION OF LOCAL AND COUNTY COM-
MITTEE SYSTEM.
(a) DISTRICT COMMITTEES.—In carrying out the du-
ties of the Farm Services Administration, the Adminis-
trator shall use the services of district committees selected
pursuant to this subsection. Each district established
under section 202 shall have one district committee con-
sisting of at least three members elected to three-year
terms in a district-wide election to be held every third
year. Only farmers within a district who are producers
who participate or cooperate in programs administered
within their district shall be eligible for nomination and
election to the district committee for that district. Only
farmers who are participating or cooperating producers
within a district shall be eligible to vote in the election
in that district. Each district committee shall meet once
each year and shall receive compensation for such meeting
by the Secretary at not less than the level in effect on
December 31, 1985. The committee may meet without
compensation at such additional times during the year as
may be necessary.
(b) SUBCOMMITTEES.—A district committee may es-
tablish subcommittees with responsibility to act for the
committee with respect to particular programs or activities
of the Farm Services Administration.
(c) DISTRICT COMMITTEES TO REPLACE EXISTING
COMMITTEES.—A district committee shall replace any
local committee or county committee established under
section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allot-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b) for an area served by the
district committee. The replacement of committees shall
be completed by the end of the five-year period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary
of Agriculture shall also eliminate during that period the
use of local administrative areas established under that
section. Any reference in any law, regulation, or order to
a local or county committee replaced under this subsection
or a local administrative area terminated under this sub-
section shall be considered to be a reference to a district
committee or district, as the case may be.
SEC. 204. APPLICATION OF FARM PROGRAM APPEALS SYS-
TEM.
Section 426 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1433e) shall apply to any program or activity adminis-
tered by the Farm Services Administration.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. REDUCTIONS IN THE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
(a) REDUCTIONS.—During the five-year period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall reduce the number of employees in
the headquarters office of the Department of Agriculture
by an amount commensurate with the reductions in the
workforce of the Department of Agriculture as a result
of the consolidation of county offices under section 202.
(b) USE OF ATTRITION.—In making the reductions
required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture
shall give first priority to achieving them through attrition
rather than other reductions in force.
SEC. 302. PAPERWORK REDUCTION.
(a) CENTRALIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall establish a centralized data sys-
tem within the Farm Services Administration for informa-
tion regarding services provided to farmers and informa-
tion required of farmers for participation in the programs
administered by the Farm Services Administration.
(b) ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATION.—As part of the
reorganization of the Department of Agriculture required
by this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall examine all
forms, application, and other information requests re-
quired to be submitted by farmers in programs and activi-
ties to be administered by the Farm Services Administra-
tion in order to eliminate duplication and save time for
farmers.
(c) USER-FRIENDLY APPLICATION PROCESS.—As
part of the reorganization of the Department of Agri-
culture required by this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall establish a system for allowing farmers to enroll in
programs administered by the Farm Services Administra-
tion with one, user-friendly, application process that may
be completed and filed with the Farm Services Adminis-
tration electronically, by facsimile, by mail, or other means
as the Secretary determines appropriate to ease the paper-
work burden on farmers.
SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that one of the primary
goals of future farm legislation should be to reduce the
complexity of farm programs, to simplify the administra-
tion of and compliance with their requirements, and to
ease the paperwork burdens on farmers.
SEC. 304. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.
(a) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISIONS.—The fol-
lowing provisions of law are repealed:
(1) Sections 520, 523, 525, 526, 528, 529, and
3677 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
(7 U.S.C. 2201, 2204, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2215).
(2) The first section and sections 2 and 4 of
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to enlarge the powers and
duties of the Department of Agriculture and to cre-
ate an Executive Department to be known as the
Department of Agriculture.’’, approved February 9,
1889 (7 U.S.C. 2202, 2212).
(3) The last undesignated paragraph under the
heading ‘‘DIVISION OF SEEDS’’ of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act making appropriations for the Department
of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirti-
eth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five.’’, approved
August 8, 1894 (28 Stat. 272; 7 U.S.C. 2203).
(4) The last semicolon and all that follows
through ‘‘the Commissioner of Agriculture’’ in the
undesignated paragraph under the paragraph des-
ignated as ‘‘Salaries and expenses Bureau of Animal
Industry:’’ under the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS’’ of
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making an appropriation
for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety,
and for other purposes’’, approved March 2, 1889
(25 Stat. 840; 7 U.S.C. 2205).
(5) The last semicolon and all that follows
through ‘‘the Commissioner of Agriculture’’ in the
undesignated paragraph under the paragraph des-
ignated as ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES, BUREAU OF
ANIMAL
INDUSTRY:’’ under the heading ‘‘MIS-
CELLANEOUS’’ of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making
appropriation for the Department of Agriculture for
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, anno Domini eight-
een hundred and ninety-one’’, approved July 14,
1890 (25 Stat. 840; 7 U.S.C. 2205).
(6) Section 2 under the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT
EXPENSES’’ of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making an
appropriation for the Agricultural Department for
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-six, and for other purposes.’’, ap-
proved March 3, 1885 (23 Stat. 356; 7 U.S.C.
2209).
(7) The undesignated paragraph under the
heading ‘‘SALARIES’’ under the heading ‘‘OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY’’ of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act making appropriations for the Department of
Agriculture and for the Farm Credit Administration
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, and for
other purposes.’’, approved March 26, 1934 (48
Stat. 467; 7 U.S.C. 2210).
(8) The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint resolu-
tion to define the status of the Under Secretary of
Agriculture, and for other purposes.’’, approved
June 5, 1939 (53 Stat. 809; 7 U.S.C. 2211).
(9) Section 501(a) of Public Law 95–501 (7
U.S.C. 2211a).
(10) The first paragraph designated ‘‘OFFICE
OF
THE SECRETARY:’’ under the heading ‘‘DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’’ of the Act en-
titled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for the De-
partment of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven.’’, ap-
proved June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 670; 7 U.S.C.
2212).
(11) Section 604(a) of Public Law 92–419 (7
U.S.C. 2212a).
(12) Section 2 of Public Law 94–561 (7 U.S.C.
2212b).
(13) Section 8(a) of Public Law 97–325 (7
U.S.C. 2212c).
(14) Section 301 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
adjust the rates of compensation of the heads of the
executive departments and of certain other officials
of the Federal Government, and for other purposes,
approved July 31, 1956 (70 Stat. 742; 7 U.S.C.
2214).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1410A of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3125a) is amended
by striking ‘‘established pursuant to section 520 of the
Revised Statutes (7 U.S.C. 2201)’’.
(c) COMPENSATION OF DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.—
Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture
for International Affairs and Commodity Pro-
grams.’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture
for Small Community and Rural Development.’’; and
(3) by inserting after ‘‘Deputy Director of the
Office of Personnel Management.’’ the following new
undesignated paragraphs:
‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Pro-
grams.
‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural De-
velopment.
‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Inter-
national Programs.
‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural
Resources and Environment.
‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Consumer
and Marketing Services.
‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Re-
search.’’.
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