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2 U.S.C. § 1437b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 1437b. Support for out-of-area covered employees
(a) In general
All covered employees whose location of employment is outside of the Washington, DC area (referred to in this section as “out-of-area covered employees”) shall have equitable access to the resources and services provided by the Office and under this chapter as is provided to covered employees who work in the Washington, DC area.
(b) Office of Congressional Workplace Rights
The Office shall—
(1) establish a method by which out-of-area covered employees may communicate securely with the Office, which shall include an option for real-time audiovisual communication; and
(2) provide guidance to employing offices regarding how each office can facilitate equitable access to the resources and services provided under this chapter for its out-of-area covered employees, including information regarding the communication methods described in paragraph (1).
(c) Employing offices
It is the sense of Congress that each employing office with out-of-area covered employees should use its best efforts to facilitate equitable access to the resources and services provided under this chapter for those employees.
(Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 510, as added Pub. L. 115–397, title III, § 307(a)(2), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5325.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 510 of Pub. L. 104–1 was renumbered section 511 and is classified to section 1438 of this title.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective upon expiration of the 180-day period beginning on Dec. 21, 2018, with provisions for effect on pending proceedings, see section 401 of Pub. L. 115–397, set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment note under section 1301 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 1438 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 1438. Severability
If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of the provisions of the remainder to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
(Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 511, formerly § 509, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 44; renumbered § 510, renumbered § 511, Pub. L. 115–397, title III, §§ 306(a)(1), 307(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5324, 5325.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–1, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.
heading: Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 115–397 effective upon expiration of the 180-day period beginning on Dec. 21, 2018, with provisions for effect on pending proceedings, see section 401 of Pub. L. 115–397, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 1862b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 1862b. Transfer of amounts appropriated for Architect of the Capitol under House Office Buildings
(a) During fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year, amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Architect of the Capitol under the heading “House Office Buildings” may be transferred to the House of Representatives and merged with and made available under the heading “Allowances and Expenses”, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(b) The period of availability of any amounts transferred to the House of Representatives under this section shall be the same period of availability applicable to such amounts as appropriated for the Architect of the Capitol.
(c) The aggregate amount transferred under this section in any fiscal year may not exceed $30,000,000.
(Pub. L. 116–6, div. H, title II, § 204, Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 476.)
2 U.S.C. § 5322a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5322a. Allowance for compensation of interns in member offices
(a) Establishment of allowance
There is established for the House of Representatives an allowance which shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of Representatives.
(b) Cap on amount available per office
An office of a Member of the House of Representatives may not use more than $20,000 of the allowance under this section during any calendar year.
(c) Benefit exclusion
Section 5321(b) of this title shall apply with respect to an intern who is compensated under the allowance under this section in the same manner as such section applies with respect to an intern who is compensated under the Members’ Representational Allowance.
(d) No effect on payment of interns under Members’ Representational Allowance
Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the use of the Members’ Representational Allowance for the compensation of interns, as provided under section 5321 of this title.
(e) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term “intern” has the meaning given such term in section 5321(c)(2) of this title; and
(2) the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,800,000 for fiscal year 2019.
(Pub. L. 115–244, div. B, title I, § 120, Sept. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 2931.)
2 U.S.C. § 5511 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5511. Transfer of funds
(a) Transfer of unexpended appropriations for salaries and expenses
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon completion of the second fiscal year which begins after the end of the period during which amounts appropriated under any of the items under the heading “House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses” are available for obligation or expenditure, any such amounts which remain unobligated and unexpended shall be transferred to the heading “House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses, Allowances and Expenses” and shall be available until expended for purposes of House of Representatives Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.
(b) Exception for Members’ Representational Allowances
Subsection (a) does not apply to amounts appropriated under the heading “House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses, Members’ Representational Allowances”.
(c) Notification
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives prior to the obligation or expenditure of any amounts transferred under subsection (a).
(d) Applicability
This section shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018 or any succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 115–141, div. I, title I, § 119, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 777.)
7 U.S.C. § 1627a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 1627a. Sheep production and marketing grant program
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a competitive grant program for the purposes of strengthening and enhancing the production and marketing of sheep and sheep products in the United States, including through—
(1) the improvement of—
(A) infrastructure;
(B) business; and
(C) resource development; and
(2) the development of innovative approaches to solve long-term needs.
(b) Eligibility
The Secretary shall make grants under this section to at least one national entity, the mission of which is consistent with the purpose of the grant program.
(c) Funding
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to remain available until expended.
(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12102(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 978; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12102, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4942.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019” for “$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014”.
7 U.S.C. § 2207d (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2207d. Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University
Not later than September 30, 2019, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a report describing the allocations made to, and matching funds received by, 1890 Institutions and 1862 Institutions (as those terms are defined in section 7601 of this title for each of the agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs established under—
(1) section 3221 of this title;
(2) section 3222 of this title;
(3) subsections (b) and (c) of section 343 of this title; and
(4) the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.).
(Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7116, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4789.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Hatch Act of 1887, referred to in par. (4), is act Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, which is classified generally to sections 361a to 361i of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 361a of this title and Tables.
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2266a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2266a. Century Farms program
The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary recognizes any farm that—
(1) a State department of agriculture or similar statewide agricultural organization recognizes as a Century Farm; or
(2)
(A) is defined as a farm or ranch under section 4284.902 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on December 20, 2018);
(B) has been in continuous operation for at least 100 years; and
(C) has been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years, as verified through deeds, wills, abstracts, tax statements, or other similar legal documents considered appropriate by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12508, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4990.)
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2266b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2266b. Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Eligible documentation
The term “eligible documentation”, with respect to land for which a farm operator seeks assignment of a farm number under subsection (b)(1), includes—
(A) in States that have adopted a statute consisting of an enactment or adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, as approved and recommended for enactment in all States by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2010—
(i) a court order verifying the land meets the definition of heirs property (as defined in that Act); or
(ii) a certification from the local recorder of deeds that the recorded owner of the land is deceased and not less than 1 heir of the recorded owner of the land has initiated a procedure to retitle the land in the name of the rightful heir;
(B) a fully executed, unrecorded tenancy-in-common agreement that sets out ownership rights and responsibilities among all of the owners of the land that—
(i) has been approved by a majority of the ownership interests in that property;
(ii) has given a particular owner the right to manage and control any portion or all of the land for purposes of operating a farm or ranch; and
(iii) was validly entered into under the authority of the jurisdiction in which the land is located;
(C) the tax return of a farm operator farming a property with undivided interests for each of the 5 years preceding the date on which the farm operator submits the tax returns as eligible documentation under subsection (b);
(D) self-certification that the farm operator has control of the land for purposes of operating a farm or ranch; and
(E) any other documentation identified by the Secretary under subsection (c).
(2) Farm number
The term “farm number” has the meaning given the term in section 718.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on December 20, 2018).
(b) Farm number
(1) In general
The Secretary shall provide for the assignment of a farm number to any farm operator who provides any form of eligible documentation for purposes of demonstrating that the farm operator has control of the land for purposes of defining that land as a farm.
(2) Eligibility
Any farm number provided under paragraph (1) shall be sufficient to satisfy any requirement of the Secretary to have a farm number to participate in a program of the Secretary.
(c) Eligible documentation
The Secretary shall identify alternative forms of eligible documentation that a farm operator may provide in seeking the assignment of a farm number under subsection (b)(1).
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12615, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5014.)
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2279j (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2279j. Conversion authority
The Secretary may, notwithstanding subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, governing appointments in the competitive or excepted service, noncompetitively convert to an appointment in the competitive service, in an agency or office within the Department of Agriculture, a recent graduate or student who is a United States citizen and has been awarded and successfully completed a scholarship program granted to the individual by the Department through the 1890 National Scholars Program or the 1994 Tribal Scholars Program carried out by the Department, provided the individual meets the requirements for such conversion and meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards, as determined by the Secretary. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to convert an individual under the authority under such sentence.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12519, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5001.)
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2279k (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2279k. Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others
(a) In general
The Department of Agriculture is authorized to employ qualified law enforcement officers or special agents to provide—
(1) protection for the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary during the performance of official duties by each such officer and during any activity that is preliminary or postliminary to the performance of official duties by each such officer;
(2) protection, incidental to the protection provided pursuant to paragraph (1), to an individual accompanying each such officer who is participating in an activity or event relating to the official duties of each such officer when there is an articulable threat to such individual;
(3) continuous protection to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary (including during periods not described in paragraph (1)) if there is an articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary; and
(4) protection of another senior officer representing the Secretary (including a person nominated to be the Secretary during the pendency of such nomination) if there is an articulable threat of physical harm, in accordance with guidelines established by the Secretary.
(b) Authorities of the protective operation
(1) In general
The Secretary may authorize officers or special agents employed pursuant to subsection (a)—
(A) to carry firearms;
(B) to conduct criminal investigations into potential threats to the security of persons protected under this section;
(C) to make arrests without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of such officer or special agent;
(D) to perform protective intelligence work, including identifying and mitigating potential threats and conducting advance work to review security matters relating to sites and events; and
(E) to coordinate with local law enforcement agencies.
(2) Guidelines
The authority conveyed under this section shall be exercised in accordance with any—
(A) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; and
(B) such additional guidelines as may be issued by the Secretary.
(c) Exception
The authorities granted under this section may be exercised notwithstanding section 1343(b)(1) of title 31.
(d) Report
Not later than September 30, 2019, and each September 30 through 2024, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the protection provided, and accounting for the expenditures made, pursuant to this section.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12520, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5001.)
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2671 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2671. Establishment of technical assistance program
(a) Definition
In this section, the term “tribally designated housing entity” has the meaning given the term in section 4103 of title 25.
(b) In general
The Secretary shall, in coordination with the Office of Tribal Relations established under section 6921 1 of this title, provide technical assistance to improve access by Tribal entities to rural development programs funded by the Department of Agriculture through available cooperative agreement authorities of the Secretary.
(c) Technical assistance
Technical assistance provided under subsection (b) shall address the unique challenge of Tribal governments, Tribal producers, Tribal businesses, Tribal business entities, and tribally designated housing entities in accessing Department of Agriculture-supported rural infrastructure, rural cooperative development, rural business and industry, rural housing, and other rural development activities.
(Pub. L. 115–334, title VI, § 6302, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4748.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 6921 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “section 309 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994”, and was translated as meaning section 309 of Pub. L. 103–354, the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is title II of Pub. L. 103–354, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3209.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and not as part of title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 which comprises this subchapter.
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 5679 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 5679. Biotechnology and agricultural trade program
(a) Establishment
There is established in the Department the biotechnology and agricultural trade program.
(b) Purpose
The purpose of the program shall be to remove, resolve, or mitigate significant regulatory nontariff barriers to the export of United States agricultural commodities (as defined in section 5602 of this title) into foreign markets through public and private sector projects funded by grants that address—
(1) quick response intervention regarding nontariff barriers to United States exports involving—
(A) United States agricultural commodities produced through biotechnology or new agricultural production technologies;
(B) food safety;
(C) disease; or
(D) other sanitary or phytosanitary concerns; or
(2) developing protocols as part of bilateral negotiations with other countries on issues such as animal health, grain quality, and genetically modified commodities.
(c) Eligible programs
Depending on need, as determined by the Secretary, activities authorized under this section may be carried out through—
(1) this section;
(2) the emerging markets program under section 1542 1 and section 5623(d) of this title; or
(3) the Cochran Fellowship Program under section 3293 of this title.
(d) Funding
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1543A, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title III, § 3204, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 300; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title III, §§ 3201(b)(3)(C), 3301, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4617.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 1542, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is section 1542 of title XV of Pub. L. 101–624, which is set out as a note under section 5622 of this title.
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, and not as part of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 115–334, § 3301(1), inserted “or new agricultural production technologies” after “biotechnology”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–334, § 3201(b)(3)(C), inserted “and section 5623(d) of this title” after “section 1542”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–334, § 3301(2), substituted “$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” for “$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007”.