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culture for International Affairs and Commodity Pro-
grams.’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Agri-
culture for Farm and International Trade Services.’’.
(2) Section 501 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5691) is repealed.
SEC. 2402. FARM SERVICE AGENCY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain a Farm Service Agency (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘Agency’’) and assign to the Agency
such functions as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(b) HEAD.—
(1) AGENCY.—If the Secretary establishes the
Agency, the Agency or any successor administrative
unit shall be headed by an Administrator who shall
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
(2) FCIC.—The Secretary may appoint the Ad-
ministrator of the Agency, or any other person, to
serve as head of the Federal Crop Insurance Corpora-
tion.
(c) FUNCTIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (d),
the Secretary is authorized to carry out through the Agen-
cy—
(1) price and income support, production adjust-
ment, and other related functions;
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(2) functions of the Federal Crop Insurance Cor-
poration;
(3) notwithstanding section 331 of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1981), agricultural credit functions assigned prior to
the date of enactment of this Act to the Farmers
Home Administration, including farm ownership, op-
erating, emergency, and disaster loan functions, and
other lending programs for producers of agricultural
commodities; and
(4) any other function or administrative unit
that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) FUNCTIONS NOT ASSIGNABLE TO THE AGENCY.—
Except as otherwise determined by the Secretary, functions
relating to conservation programs authorized to be assigned
to the Natural Resources Conservation Service established
under section 2701 may not be assigned to the Agency.
(e) USE OF EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in carrying out in any county or area
any functions assigned to the Agency or any successor ad-
ministrative area, the Secretary is authorized to—
(1) use interchangeably, in the implementation
of functions, Federal employees, and employees of
county and State committees established under section
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8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment
Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)); and
(2) provide interchangeably for supervision by
the employees of the performance of functions assigned
to the Agency.
(f) COLLOCATION.—The Secretary, to the maximum
extent practicable, shall collocate county offices of the Agen-
cy with county offices of the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service in order to—
(1) maximize savings from shared equipment, of-
fice space, and administrative support;
(2) simplify paperwork and regulatory require-
ments;
(3) provide improved services to producers and
landowners affected by programs administered by the
Agency and the Service; and
(4) achieve computer compatibility between the
Agency and the Service to maximize efficiency and
savings.
(g) CONTINUITY OF THE POSITION.—Any official serv-
ing on the date of enactment of this Act, who has been ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, shall
not be required to be reconfirmed by reason of the enactment
of this title.
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) The second sentence of section 505(a) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1505(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Under Secretary or Assist-
ant Secretary of Agriculture responsible for the farm
credit programs of the Department of Agriculture,’’
and inserting ‘‘one additional Under or Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture, as designated by the Sec-
retary,’’.
(2) Section 507(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C. 1507(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 516 of this Act,’’ and all that follows through the
period at the end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 516.’’.
(3) Section 331(a) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘assets to the Farmers Home Adminis-
tration’’ and all that follows through the period at the
end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘assets to such of-
ficers or administrative units of the Department of
Agriculture as the Secretary may consider appro-
priate.’’.
SEC. 2403. STATE AND COUNTY COMMITTEES.
Section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Al-
lotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) is amended—
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(1) by designating the first through eighth undes-
ignated paragraphs as paragraphs (1) through (8),
respectively; and
(2) in paragraph (5) (as so designated) by add-
ing at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Sec-
retary is authorized, after consultation with the State
committee of the State in which the affected counties
are located, to terminate, combine, and consolidate
two or more county committees established under this
subsection.’’.
SEC. 2404. INTERNATIONAL TRADE SERVICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain an International Trade Service (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Service’’) and to assign to
the Service such functions or administrative units as the
Secretary may consider appropriate and consistent with
this title.
(b) HEAD.—If the Secretary establishes the Service, the
Service or any successor administrative unit shall be headed
by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out, through the Service or through such other officers or
administrative units as the Secretary may consider appro-
priate, programs and activities involving—
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(1) the acquisition of information pertaining to
agricultural trade;
(2) market promotion and development;
(3) promotion of exports of United States agri-
cultural commodities;
(4) administration of international food assist-
ance; and
(5) international development, technical assist-
ance, and training.
(d) CONTINUITY OF THE POSITION.—Any official serv-
ing on the date of enactment of this Act, who has been ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, shall
not be required to be reconfirmed by reason of the enactment
of this title.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 502 and
503 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5692
and 5693) are repealed.
Subtitle E—Rural Economic and
Community Development
SEC. 2501. UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subsection (a) of section 3 of
the Rural Development Policy Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 2211b)
is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(a)(1) There is established in the Department of Agri-
culture the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Rural Economic and Community Development to be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate.
‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural
Economic and Community Development shall exercise such
functions and perform such duties related to rural economic
and community development, and shall perform such other
duties, as may be required by law or prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture.’’.
(b) CONTINUITY OF POSITION.—Any official serving as
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and
Rural Development on the date of enactment of this Act,
after appointment by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall be considered after the date
of enactment of this Act to be serving in the successor posi-
tion established by the amendment made by subsection (a),
and shall not be required to be reconfirmed by reason of
the enactment of this title.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5314 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural De-
velopment.’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture
for Rural Economic and Community Development.’’.
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(A) sections 306, 306A, 306B, and 306C,
the provisions of sections 309 and 309A relating
to assets, terms, and conditions of water and
sewer programs, section 310B(b)(2), and the
amendment made by section 342 of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926b, 1926c, 1929, 1929a,
1932(b)(2), and 1013a); and
(B) section 2324 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
1926 note).
(d) CONTINUITY OF THE POSITION.—Any official serv-
ing on the date of enactment of this Act, who has been ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, shall
not be required to be reconfirmed by reason of the enactment
of this title.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE RURAL ELEC-
TRIFICATION ACT.—
(1) The first section of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901) is amended by striking
‘‘there is’’ and all that follows through ‘‘This Act’’
and inserting ‘‘this Act’’.
(2) Section 2 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 902) is
amended by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ and inserting
‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’.
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(3) Section 3(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C 903(a)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Administrator, upon the
request and approval of the Secretary of Agri-
culture,’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Administrator appointed
pursuant to the provisions of this Act or from
the Administrator of the Rural Electrification
Administration established by Executive Order
Numbered 7037’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(4) Section 8 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 908) is
amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Ad-
ministrator authorized to be appointed by this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘Rural Electrification Administration created by
this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(5) Section 11A of such Act (7 U.S.C. 911a) is
repealed.
(6) Section 13 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 913) is
amended by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘; and the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of
Agriculture’’.
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(7) Sections 206(b)(2), 306A(b), 311, and
405(b)(1)(A) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 927(b)(2), 936a(b),
940a, and 945(b)(1)(A)) are amended by striking
‘‘Rural Electrification Administration’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(8) Section 403(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 943(b))
is amended by striking ‘‘Rural Electrification Admin-
istration or of any other agency of the Department of
Agriculture,’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(9) Section 404 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 944) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Administrator of the Rural
Electrification Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Secretary of Agriculture shall designate an official of
the Department of Agriculture who’’.
(10) Sections 406(c) and 410(a)(1) of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 946(c) and 950) are amended by striking
‘‘Administrator of the Rural Electrification Adminis-
tration’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary’’.
(11) Such Act (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended
by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(f) MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 236(a) of the Disaster Relief Act of
1970 (7 U.S.C. 912a) is amended by striking ‘‘Rural
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Electrification Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of
1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)’’.
(2) The second undesignated paragraph of sec-
tion 401 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1938 (52
Stat. 818; 7 U.S.C. 903 note) is amended by striking
‘‘Administrator of the Rural Electrification Adminis-
tration’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’.
(3) Section 15 of the Department of Agriculture
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 915) is amended by
striking ‘‘Rural Electrification Administration’’ and
inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(4)(A) Section 2333 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
950aaa–2) is amended—
(i) by striking paragraph (1); and
(ii) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2)
through (11) as paragraphs (1) through (10), re-
spectively.
(B) Chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of such
Act (7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.) is amended by striking
‘‘Administrator’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Secretary’’.
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SEC. 2503. RURAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOP-
MENT SERVICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding section 364 of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 2006f) and any other provision of law, the Secretary
is authorized to establish and maintain within the Depart-
ment the Rural Housing and Community Development
Service (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Service’’) and
to assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary may
consider appropriate.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out through the Service, or through any other officer or ad-
ministrative unit as the Secretary may consider appro-
priate—
(1) programs and activities under title V of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.);
(2) programs and activities authorized under
section 310B(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(i)) and related pro-
visions of law; and
(3) programs and activities that relate to rural
community lending programs, including programs
authorized by sections 365 through 369 of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
2008 through 2008d).
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SEC. 2504. RURAL BUSINESS AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOP-
MENT SERVICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding section 364 of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 2006f) and any other provision of law, the Secretary
is authorized to establish and maintain within the Depart-
ment the Rural Business and Cooperative Development
Service (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Service’’), and
to assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary may
consider appropriate.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out through the Service, or through any other officer or ad-
ministrative unit as the Secretary may consider appro-
priate, programs and activities, including—
(1) section 313 and title V of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c and 950aa et
seq.);
(2) subtitle G of title XVI of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5901 et seq.);
(3) sections 306(a)(1) and 310B of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(1) and 1932);
(4) section 1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985
(Public Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note); and
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(5) the Act of July 2, 1926 (44 Stat. 802, chap-
ter 725; 7 U.S.C. 451 et seq.).
Subtitle F—Food, Nutrition, and
Consumer Services
SEC. 2601. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR
FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERV-
ICES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services to be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.
(b) DUTIES.—The Under Secretary of Agriculture for
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services shall exercise such
functions and perform such duties related to food, nutrition,
and consumer services, and shall perform such other duties,
as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) CONTINUITY OF THE POSITION.—Any official serv-
ing as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and
Consumer Services on the date of enactment of this Act,
after appointment by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall be considered to be serving
in the successor position established by subsection (a), and
shall not be required to be reconfirmed by reason of the en-
actment of this title.
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(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5314 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutri-
tion, and Consumer Services.’’.
SEC. 2602. FOOD AND CONSUMER SERVICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain within the Department the Food
and Consumer Service (referred to in this section as the
‘‘Service’’) and to assign to the Service such functions as
the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out through the Service, or through any other officer or ad-
ministrative unit as the Secretary may consider appro-
priate, programs and activities, including—
(1) the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011
et seq.);
(2) the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.); and
(3) the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1771 et seq).
SEC. 2603. NUTRITION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SERV-
ICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain within the Department the Nutri-
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tion Research and Education Service (referred to in this
section as the ‘‘Service’’) and to assign to the Service such
functions as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out through the Service, or through any other officer or ad-
ministrative unit as the Secretary may consider appro-
priate, programs and activities relating to human nutrition
research and education.
Subtitle G—National Resources and
Environment
SEC. 2701. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain within the Department the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (referred to in this section
as the ‘‘Service’’) and to assign to the Service such functions
as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out through the Service, or through any other officer or ad-
ministrative unit of the Department as the Secretary may
consider appropriate, programs and activities, including—
(1) title X of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (16
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.);
(2) the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allot-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.);
(3) the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.);
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(4) section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103);
(5) title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3801 et seq.);
(6) title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.);
(7) section 202(c) of the Colorado River Basin
Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)); and
(8) the Farms for the Future Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 4201 note).
(c) USE OF EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in carrying out in any county or area
any functions assigned to the Service or any successor ad-
ministrative unit, the Secretary is authorized to—
(1) use interchangeably, in the implementation
of functions, Federal employees, and employees of
county and area committees established under section
8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment
Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)); and
(2) provide interchangeably for supervision by
the employees of the performance of functions assigned
to the Service.
(d) AGRICULTURAL
CONSERVATION
PROGRAM.—In
carrying out the Agricultural Conservation Program, the
Secretary shall—
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(1) acting on the recommendations of the Serv-
ice, with the concurrence of the Farm Service Agency,
issue regulations to carry out the program; and
(2) use a county committee established under sec-
tion 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allot-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) to make the final deci-
sion on which applicants are eligible to receive cost
share assistance under the program based on prior-
ities and guidelines established at the national and
State levels by the Service.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 5 of the Soil Conservation and Do-
mestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590e) is repealed.
(2)(A) Section 2(2) of the Soil and Water Re-
sources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2001(2))
is amended by striking ‘‘the Soil Conservation Service
of’’.
(B) Section 3(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 2002(2))
is amended by striking ‘‘through the Soil Conserva-
tion Service’’.
(C) The first sentence of section 6(a) of such Act
(16 U.S.C. 2005(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Soil
Conservation Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
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SEC. 2702. REORGANIZATION OF FOREST SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Reorganization proposals that are
developed by the Secretary to carry out the designation by
the President of the Forest Service as a Reinvention Lab
pursuant to the National Performance Review (September
1993) shall include proposals for—
(1) reorganizing the Service in a manner that is
consistent with the principles of interdisciplinary
planning;
(2) redefining and consolidating the mission and
roles of, and research conducted by, employees of the
Service in connection with the National Forest Sys-
tem and State and private forestry to facilitate inter-
disciplinary planning and to eliminate functional-
ism;
(3) reforming the budget structure of the Service
to support interdisciplinary planning, including re-
ducing the number of budget line items;
(4) defining new measures of accountability so
that Congress may meet the constitutional obligation
of Congress to oversee the Service;
(5) achieving structural and organizational con-
solidations;
(6) to the extent practicable, sharing office space,
equipment, vehicles, and electronic systems with other
administrative units of the Department and other
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Federal field offices, including proposals for using an
on-line system by all administrative units of the De-
partment to maximize administrative efficiency; and
(7) reorganizing the Service in a manner that
will result in a larger percentage of employees of the
Service being retained at organizational levels below
regional offices, research stations, and the area office
of the Service.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 1995, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate that
describes actions taken to carry out subsection (a) and iden-
tifies any disparities in regional funding patterns and the
rationale behind the disparities.
Subtitle H—Marketing and
Inspection Services
SEC. 2801. GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
ADMINISTRATION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain within the Department the Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Administration’’) and to
assign to the Administration such functions as the Sec-
retary may consider appropriate.
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(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out through the Administration, or through any other offi-
cer or administrative unit as the Secretary may consider
appropriate, programs and activities authorized under—
(1) the United States Grain Standards Act (7
U.S.C. 71 et seq.); and
(2) the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7
U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1)(A) Section 3 of the United States Grain
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 75) is amended—
(i) by striking subsections (z) and (aa); and
(ii) by redesignating subsection (bb) as sub-
section (z).
(B) Section 3A of such Act (7 U.S.C. 75a) is re-
pealed.
(C) Section 5(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 77(b)) is
amended by striking ‘‘Service employees’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘employees of the Secretary’’.
(D) The first sentences of each of sections 7(j)(2)
and 7A(l)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(2) and
79a(l)(2), respectively) are amended by striking ‘‘su-
pervision by Service personnel of its field office per-
sonnel’’ and inserting ‘‘supervision by the Secretary
of the field office personnel of the Secretary’’.
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(E) Section 12 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 87a) is
amended—
(i) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by
striking ‘‘or Administrator’’; and
(ii) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or the
Administrator’’.
(F) Such Act (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.) is amended
by striking ‘‘Administrator’’ and ‘‘Service’’ each place
either term appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(2) Section 407 of the Packers and Stockyards
Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 228) is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (b);
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) through
(f) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively;
and
(C) in subsection (e) (as so designated), by
striking ‘‘subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (d)’’.
Subtitle I—Research, Economics,
and Education
SEC. 2901. FEDERAL RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SERV-
ICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain within the Department the Federal
Research and Information Service (referred to in this sec-
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tion as the ‘‘Service’’) and to assign to the Service such
functions as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out through the Service, or through any other officer or ad-
ministrative unit as the Secretary may consider appro-
priate, programs and activities, including—
(1) agricultural research; and
(2) agricultural information and library serv-
ices.
SEC. 2902. COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH AND EDU-
CATION SERVICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain within the Department the Coopera-
tive State Research and Education Service (referred to in
this section as the ‘‘Service’’) and to assign to the Service
such functions as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry
out through the Service programs and activities, includ-
ing—
(1) cooperative research programs; and
(2) agricultural extension and education pro-
grams.
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SEC. 2903. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
SERVICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish
and maintain within the Department the Agricultural Eco-
nomics and Statistics Service (referred to in this section
as the ‘‘Service’’) and to assign to the Service such functions
as the Secretary may consider appropriate.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary may carry out
through the Service, or through any other officer or admin-
istrative unit as the Secretary may consider appropriate,
programs and activities, including—
(1) economic analysis and research;
(2) energy-related programs;
(3) crop and livestock estimates; and
(4) agricultural statistics.
(c) STATE
AND LOCAL STATISTICAL OFFICES
AND
PERSONNEL.—The authority provided by subsections (a)
and (b) shall not authorize a substantial change in the func-
tions or structures of State and local statistical offices and
employees of the offices.
SEC. 2904. PROGRAM POLICY AND COORDINATION STAFF.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized to
establish and maintain within the Department the Program
Policy and Coordination Staff (referred to in this section
as the ‘‘Staff’’) and to assign to the Staff such functions
as the Secretary may consider appropriate.