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7 - 67 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (§§ 2201 to 2279i)

1 - 1 - 1 Establishment of Department

1 - 1 - 2 Executive Department; Secretary

1 - 1 - 3 Seal

1 - 1 - 4 General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development

1 - 1 - 5 Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions

1 - 1 - 6 Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation

1 - 1 - 7 Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation

1 - 1 - 8 Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected

1 - 1 - 9 Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects

1 - 1 - 10 Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities

1 - 1 - 11 Rural development policy

1 - 1 - 12 Rural development

1 - 1 - 13 Water management for rural areas

1 - 1 - 14 Encouragement of private contracting

1 - 1 - 15 Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

1 - 1 - 16 Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture

1 - 1 - 17 Local food production and program evaluation

1 - 1 - 18 Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary

1 - 1 - 19 Custody of property and records

1 - 1 - 20 Conveyance of excess Federal personal property

1 - 1 - 21 Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas

1 - 1 - 22 Reports

1 - 1 - 23 Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure

1 - 1 - 24 Program metrics

1 - 1 - 25 Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution

1 - 1 - 26 Expenditure of appropriations; accounting

1 - 1 - 27 Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture

1 - 1 - 28 Additional statement of expenditures

1 - 1 - 29 Advances to chiefs of field parties

1 - 1 - 30 Availability of appropriations

1 - 1 - 31 Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years

1 - 1 - 32 Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding

1 - 1 - 33 Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants

1 - 1 - 34 Restriction on commodity purchase program payments

1 - 1 - 35 Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances

1 - 1 - 36 Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel

1 - 1 - 37 Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints

1 - 1 - 38 Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud

1 - 1 - 39 Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment

1 - 1 - 40 Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

1 - 1 - 41 General Counsel; appointment

1 - 1 - 42 Chief clerk

1 - 1 - 43 Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect

1 - 1 - 44 Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.

1 - 1 - 45 Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits

1 - 1 - 46 Salaries; how paid

1 - 1 - 47 Overtime and holiday pay

1 - 1 - 48 Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees

1 - 1 - 49 Details of persons from or to office of Secretary

1 - 1 - 50 Details of law clerks

1 - 1 - 51 Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices

1 - 1 - 52 Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses

1 - 1 - 53 Utilization of employees of agencies for part-time and intermittent assistance to other agencies; exclusion of overtime resulting from natural disasters from staff year ceilings

1 - 1 - 54 Employment of temporary personnel

1 - 1 - 55 Contracts for consulting services

1 - 1 - 56 Personal service contracts for veterinarians

1 - 1 - 57 Employment contracts for services abroad

1 - 1 - 58 Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment

1 - 1 - 59 Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals

1 - 1 - 60 Traveling expenses

1 - 1 - 61 Emergency subsistence for employees

1 - 1 - 62 Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees

1 - 1 - 63 Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies

1 - 1 - 64 Official expenses of employees stationed abroad

1 - 1 - 65 Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees

1 - 1 - 66 First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture

1 - 1 - 67 Stenographic reporting service

1 - 1 - 68 Funds available for expenses of advisory committees

1 - 1 - 69 Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses

1 - 1 - 70 Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department

1 - 1 - 71 Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates

1 - 1 - 72 Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment

1 - 1 - 73 Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.

1 - 1 - 74 Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition

1 - 1 - 75 Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases

1 - 1 - 76 Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops

1 - 1 - 77 Sale or exchange of animals or animal products

1 - 1 - 78 Exchange or sale authority

1 - 1 - 79 Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution

1 - 1 - 80 User fees for reports, publications, and software

1 - 1 - 81 Translation of publications into foreign languages

1 - 1 - 82 Sale of photographic prints and maps

1 - 1 - 83 Sale of prints and lantern slides

1 - 1 - 84 Loan, rental, or sale of films

1 - 1 - 85 Sale of samples of pure sugars

1 - 1 - 86 Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc.

1 - 1 - 87 Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin

1 - 1 - 88 Amount and character of cooperation

1 - 1 - 89 Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements

1 - 1 - 90 Erection of buildings and other structures on non-Federal lands; duration of use of such lands; removal of structures after termination of use; availability of funds for expenses of acquiring long-term leases or other agreements

1 - 1 - 91 Nonrecurring expenses fund

1 - 1 - 92 Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs

1 - 1 - 93 Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments