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7 U.S.C. § 2202 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2202. Executive Department; Secretary
The Department of Agriculture shall be an executive department, under the supervision and control of a Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The provisions of title 4 of the Revised Statutes, including all amendments thereto, shall be applicable to said department; and all laws and parts of laws relating to the Department of Agriculture in existence February 9, 1889, as far as the same are applicable and not in conflict with this section, and only so far, are continued in full force and effect.
(Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, §§ 1, 4, 25 Stat. 659.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was entitled “Provisions Applicable to All Executive Departments, and consisted of R.S. §§ 158 to 198. For provisions of the Code derived from such title 4, see sections 101, 301, 303, 304, 503, 2952, 3101, 3106, 3341, 3345 to 3349, 5535, 5536 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees; section 207 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure; sections 514, 520 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure; section 3321 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 512 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
heading: Order of Succession
text: For order of succession during any period when both Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture are unable to perform functions and duties of office of Secretary, see Ex. Ord. No. 13542, May 13, 2010, 75 F.R. 27921, listed in a table under section 3345 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
7 U.S.C. § 2203 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2203. Seal
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to procure a proper seal, with such suitable inscriptions and devices as he 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 he may prescribe.
(Aug. 8, 1894, ch. 238, 28 Stat. 272.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 513 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
7 U.S.C. § 2204–1 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2204–1. Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions
As used in sections 2204–1 to 2204–5 of this title—
(a) The term “regulatory order” means an order, marketing agreement, standard, permit, license, registration, suspension or revocation of a permit, license, or registration, certificate, award, rule or regulation, if it has the force and effect of law, and if it may be made, prescribed, issued, or promulgated only after notice and hearing or opportunity for hearing have been given.
(b) The term “regulatory function” means the making, prescribing, issuing, or promulgating of a regulatory order; and includes (1) determining whether such making, prescribing, issuing, or promulgating is authorized or required by law, and (2) any action which is required or authorized to be performed before, after, or in connection with, such determining, making, prescribing, issuing, or promulgating.
(Apr. 4, 1940, ch. 75, § 1, 54 Stat. 81.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 450c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section, and to section 516a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
7 U.S.C. § 2204–2 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2204–2. Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation
Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture deems that the delegation of the whole or any part of any regulatory function which the Secretary is, now or after April 4, 1940, required or authorized to perform will result in the more expeditious discharge of the duties of the Department of Agriculture, he is authorized to make such delegation to any officer or employee designated under this section. The Secretary is authorized to designate officers or employees of the Department to whom functions may be delegated under this section and to assign appropriate titles to such officers or employees. There shall not be in the Department at any one time more than two officers or employees designated under this section and vested with a regulatory function or part thereof delegated under this section. The Secretary may at any time revoke the whole or any part of a delegation or designation made by him under this section.
(Apr. 4, 1940, ch. 75, § 2, 54 Stat. 81; Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, 650.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 450d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section, and to section 516b of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
heading: Amendments
text: 1966—Pub. L. 89–554 repealed third sentence which related to grade of a position. See section 5109 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
7 U.S.C. § 2204–3 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2204–3. Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation
Whenever a delegation is made under section 2204–2 of this title, all provisions of law shall be construed as if the regulatory function or the part thereof delegated had (to the extent of the delegation) been vested by law in the individual to whom the delegation is made, instead of in the Secretary of Agriculture. A revocation of delegation shall not be retroactive, and each regulatory function or part thereof performed (within the scope of the delegation) by such individual prior to the revocation shall be considered as having been performed by the Secretary.
(Apr. 4, 1940, ch. 75, § 3, 54 Stat. 82.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 450e of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section, and to section 516c of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
7 U.S.C. § 2204–4 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2204–4. Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected
The provisions of section 2204–2 of this title shall not be deemed to prohibit the delegation, under authority of any other provision of law, of the whole or any part of any regulatory function or other function to any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture.
(Apr. 4, 1940, ch. 75, § 4, 54 Stat. 82.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 450f of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section, and to section 516d of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
7 U.S.C. § 2204–5 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2204–5. Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 2204–1 to 2204–5 of this title.
(Apr. 4, 1940, ch. 75, § 5, 54 Stat. 82.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 450g of this title prior to editorial reclassification as this section, and to section 516e of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
7 U.S.C. § 2204a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2204a. Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities
The Secretary of Agriculture shall utilize to the maximum extent practicable State, regional, district, county, local, or other Department of Agriculture offices to enhance rural development, and shall to the maximum extent practicable provide directly, or, in the case of agencies outside of the Department of Agriculture, through arrangements with the heads of such agencies, for—
(1) the location of all field units of the Federal Government concerned with rural development in the appropriate Department of Agriculture offices covering the geographical areas most similar to those covered by such field units, and
(2) the interchange of personnel and facilities in each such office to the extent necessary or desirable to achieve the most efficient utilization of such personnel and facilities and provide the most effective assistance in the development of rural areas in accordance with State rural development plans.
(Pub. L. 92–419, title VI, § 603(c), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 675; Pub. L. 96–355, § 4(5), Sept. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 1174.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1980—Pub. L. 96–355 struck out designation for former par. (1) and, in such par., redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which related to contents of report submitted under section 2204(b) of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 96–355 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 10 of Pub. L. 96–355, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2204b of this title.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Powers, duties, and assets of agencies, offices, and other entities within Department of Agriculture relating to rural development functions transferred to Rural Development Administration by section 2302(b) of Pub. L. 101–624.
7 U.S.C. § 2204d (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2204d. Encouragement of private contracting
(a) In general
For the purpose of promoting local job creation and private sector investment in rural communities, the Secretary of Agriculture is encouraged, where appropriate and feasible, to use private enterprise concerns located in rural areas, rather than government employees or government enterprises, to provide commercial activities or products to carry out the purposes of this title.1
(b) Plan required
The Secretary shall develop and implement a plan that will result in increasing the use of contracts awarded to private firms by the Department of Agriculture, and maximizing the use of grant, loan, or other financial assistance made for the purpose of rural development to provide the goods and services purchased to carry out the purposes of this title.1
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2394, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4057.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: This title, referred to in text, is title XXIII of Pub. L. 101–624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3979, known as the Rural Economic Development Act of 1990. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables.
7 U.S.C. § 2205 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2205. Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to perform all the duties named in all Acts of Congress in force on February 8, 1889, to be performed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 373, 25 Stat. 840; July 14, 1890, ch. 707, 26 Stat. 288.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 515 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2206 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2206. Custody of property and records
The Secretary of Agriculture 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.
(R.S. § 525; Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, §§ 1, 4, 25 Stat. 659.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 525 derived from act May 15, 1862, ch. 72, § 3, 12 Stat. 387 and Res. Dec. 15, 1868, No. 1, 15 Stat. 343.
Section was formerly classified to section 516 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: “Secretary of Agriculture” substituted in text for “Commissioner of Agriculture” pursuant to sections 1 and 4 of act Feb. 9, 1889, which are classified to section 2202 of this title. See, also, section 2205 of this title.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2206a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2206a. Conveyance of excess Federal personal property
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may—
(1) convey title to excess Federal personal property owned by the Department of Agriculture, with or without monetary compensation and for such purposes as are determined by the Secretary, to—
(A) any of the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note));
(B) any Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 1101a(a)(5) of title 20); and
(C) any college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University; and
(2) acquire from, exchange with, or dispose of personal property to other Federal departments and agencies without monetary compensation in furtherance of the purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 923, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1195; Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14223, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1484; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14223, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2246.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), referred to in par. (1)(C), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, as amended, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 321 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 110–246, § 14223, substituted “section 1101a(a)(5) of title 20” for “section 1059c(b) of title 20”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
text: Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2206b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2206b. Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas
In addition to any other authority, the Secretary of Agriculture may make available to an organization excess or surplus computers or other technical equipment of the Department of Agriculture for the purposes of distribution to a city, town, or local government entity in a rural area (as defined in section 1991(a)(13)(A) of this title).
(Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14220, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1483; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14220, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2245.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2207 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2207. Reports
The Secretary of Agriculture shall annually make a general report in writing of his acts to the President, in which he may recommend the publication of papers forming parts of or accompanying his report. He shall also make special reports on particular subjects whenever required to do so by the President or either House of Congress, or when he shall think the subject in his charge requires it.
(R.S. §§ 528, 529; Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, §§ 1, 4, 25 Stat. 659; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(101), 45 Stat. 993; Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1(6), 68 Stat. 966.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: R.S. §§ 528 and 529 derived from the following acts: May 15, 1862, ch. 72, § 3, 12 Stat. 387; Mar. 2, 1867, § 1, 14 Stat. 440, 445.
Section was formerly classified to section 557 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
heading: Amendments
text: 1954—Act Aug. 30, 1954, struck out provision in first sentence which required that the annual report should contain an account of all moneys received and expended by the Secretary.
1928—Act May 29, 1928, struck out requirement that there be included a statement of expenditures from contingent appropriations.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: “Secretary of Agriculture” substituted in text for “Commissioner of Agriculture” pursuant to sections 1 and 4 of act Feb. 9, 1889, which are classified to section 2202 of this title. See, also, section 2205 of this title.
heading: Unavailability of Department Funds To Produce Part 2 of Annual Report
text: Pub. L. 103–111, title I, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1048, provided in part: “That hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to produce part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture).”
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 2207a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2207a. Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure
(a) Not later than 20 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on the amounts obligated and expended by the Department during that fiscal year for the procurement of advisory and assistance services.
(b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include a list with the following information:
(1) All contracts awarded for the procurement of advisory and assistance services during the fiscal year and the amount of each contract.
(2) The purpose of each contract.
(3) The justification for the award of each contract and the reason the work cannot be performed by civil servants.
(Pub. L. 101–161, title VI, § 641, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 104(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3829.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–316, in subsec. (a), struck out par. (1) designation before “Not later than”, struck out subpar. (A) designation before “submit to Congress”, struck out “, and (B) transmit a copy of such report to the Comptroller General of the United States” after “and assistance services”, redesignated par. (2) as subsec. (b) and in introductory provisions substituted “subsection (a) of this section shall” for “paragraph (1) shall”, redesignated subpars. (A) to (C) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the reports submitted under subsection (a) of this section and transmit to Congress any comments and recommendations the Comptroller General considers appropriate regarding the matter contained in such reports.”
7 U.S.C. § 2207b (AGRICULTURE)
§ 2207b. Program metrics
(a) In general
The Secretary shall collect data regarding economic activities created through grants and loans, including any technical assistance provided as a component of the grant or loan program, and measure the short- and long-term viability of award recipients and any entities to whom those recipients provide assistance using award funds, under—
(1) section 1627c of this title;
(2) section 940c(b)(2) of this title; or
(3) section 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), [1936b], 2008s, 2009 et seq.).
(b) Data
The data collected under subsection (a) shall include information collected from recipients both during the award period and for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, which is not less than 2 years after the award period ends.
(c) Report
(1) In general
Not later than 4 years after February 7, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains the data described in subsection (a).
(2) Detailed information
The report shall include detailed information regarding—
(A) actions taken by the Secretary to use the data;
(B) the percentage increase of employees;
(C) the number of business starts and clients served;
(D) any benefit, such as an increase in revenue or customer base; and
(E) such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6209, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 861; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10102(c)(4), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4898.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is title III of Pub. L. 87–128, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 307. Subtitle E of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 2009 et seq.) of chapter 50 of this title. For complete classification of the Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables.
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “section 1632a of this title;”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of this title.