2016 US Code: 7 AGRICULTURE

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

7 - 67 - 1 Establishment of Department

7 - 67 - 2 Executive Department; Secretary

7 - 67 - 3 Seal

7 - 67 - 4 General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development

7 - 67 - 5 Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions

7 - 67 - 6 Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation

7 - 67 - 7 Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation

7 - 67 - 8 Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected

7 - 67 - 9 Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects

7 - 67 - 10 Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities

7 - 67 - 11 Rural development policy

7 - 67 - 12 Rural development

7 - 67 - 13 Water management for rural areas

7 - 67 - 14 Encouragement of private contracting

7 - 67 - 15 Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

7 - 67 - 16 Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture

7 - 67 - 17 Local food production and program evaluation

7 - 67 - 18 Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary

7 - 67 - 19 Custody of property and records

7 - 67 - 20 Conveyance of excess Federal personal property

7 - 67 - 21 Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas

7 - 67 - 22 Reports

7 - 67 - 23 Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure

7 - 67 - 24 Program metrics

7 - 67 - 25 Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution

7 - 67 - 26 Expenditure of appropriations; accounting

7 - 67 - 27 Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture

7 - 67 - 28 Additional statement of expenditures

7 - 67 - 29 Advances to chiefs of field parties

7 - 67 - 30 Availability of appropriations

7 - 67 - 31 Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years

7 - 67 - 32 Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding

7 - 67 - 33 Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants

7 - 67 - 34 Restriction on commodity purchase program payments

7 - 67 - 35 Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances

7 - 67 - 36 Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel

7 - 67 - 37 Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints

7 - 67 - 38 Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud

7 - 67 - 39 Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment

7 - 67 - 40 Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

7 - 67 - 41 General Counsel; appointment

7 - 67 - 42 Chief clerk

7 - 67 - 43 Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect

7 - 67 - 44 Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.

7 - 67 - 45 Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits

7 - 67 - 46 Salaries; how paid

7 - 67 - 47 Overtime and holiday pay

7 - 67 - 48 Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees

7 - 67 - 49 Details of persons from or to office of Secretary

7 - 67 - 50 Details of law clerks

7 - 67 - 51 Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices

7 - 67 - 52 Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses

7 - 67 - 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

7 - 67 - 54 Employment of temporary personnel

7 - 67 - 55 Contracts for consulting services

7 - 67 - 56 Personal service contracts for veterinarians

7 - 67 - 57 Employment contracts for services abroad

7 - 67 - 58 Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment

7 - 67 - 59 Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals

7 - 67 - 60 Traveling expenses

7 - 67 - 61 Emergency subsistence for employees

7 - 67 - 62 Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees

7 - 67 - 63 Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies

7 - 67 - 64 Official expenses of employees stationed abroad

7 - 67 - 65 Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees

7 - 67 - 66 First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture

7 - 67 - 67 Stenographic reporting service

7 - 67 - 68 Funds available for expenses of advisory committees

7 - 67 - 69 Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses

7 - 67 - 70 Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department

7 - 67 - 71 Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates

7 - 67 - 72 Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment

7 - 67 - 73 Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.

7 - 67 - 74 Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition

7 - 67 - 75 Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases

7 - 67 - 76 Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops

7 - 67 - 77 Sale or exchange of animals or animal products

7 - 67 - 78 Exchange or sale authority

7 - 67 - 79 Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution

7 - 67 - 80 User fees for reports, publications, and software

7 - 67 - 81 Translation of publications into foreign languages

7 - 67 - 82 Sale of photographic prints and maps

7 - 67 - 83 Sale of prints and lantern slides

7 - 67 - 84 Loan, rental, or sale of films

7 - 67 - 85 Sale of samples of pure sugars

7 - 67 - 86 Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc.

7 - 67 - 87 Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin

7 - 67 - 88 Amount and character of cooperation

7 - 67 - 89 Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements

7 - 67 - 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

7 - 67 - 91 Nonrecurring expenses fund

7 - 67 - 92 Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs

7 - 67 - 93 Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments

7 - 67 - 94 Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control

7 - 67 - 95 Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings

7 - 67 - 96 Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products

7 - 67 - 97 Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception

7 - 67 - 98 Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc.

7 - 67 - 99 Financial assistance to national and international conferences

7 - 67 - 100 Department of Agriculture conference transparency

7 - 67 - 101 Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement

7 - 67 - 102 Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses

7 - 67 - 103 Purchase of newspapers

7 - 67 - 104 Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence

7 - 67 - 105 Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs

7 - 67 - 106 Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries

7 - 67 - 107 Overseas tort claims

7 - 67 - 108 Transfer of funds

7 - 67 - 109 National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts

7 - 67 - 110 Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement

7 - 67 - 111 Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms

7 - 67 - 112 Public lands; relinquishment

7 - 67 - 113 Acquisition of land; options

7 - 67 - 114 Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations

7 - 67 - 115 Authority of Office of Inspector General

7 - 67 - 116 Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities

7 - 67 - 117 Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths

7 - 67 - 118 Submission of results

7 - 67 - 119 Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations

7 - 67 - 120 Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers

7 - 67 - 121 Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs

7 - 67 - 122 Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers

7 - 67 - 123 Local search and rescue operations

7 - 67 - 124 Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement

7 - 67 - 125 Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations

7 - 67 - 126 Confidentiality of information

7 - 67 - 127 Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad

7 - 67 - 128 Consistency with international obligations of United States

7 - 67 - 129 Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers

7 - 67 - 130 Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

7 - 67 - 131 Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions

7 - 67 - 132 Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers

7 - 67 - 133 Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities

7 - 67 - 134 Student internship programs

7 - 67 - 135 Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973

7 - 67 - 136 Civil penalty

7 - 67 - 137 Subpoena authority

7 - 67 - 138 Marketing services; cooperative agreements

7 - 67 - 139 Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center

7 - 67 - 140 Cooperation with State and other agencies; expenditures

Repealed. May 13, 2002, Oct. 13, 1994, June 6, 1972, Nov. 28, 1990, Aug. 11, 1988,