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United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
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Title 7. AGRICULTURE |
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Chapter 55. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
| § 2201. Establishment of Department |
| § 2202. Executive Department; Secretary |
| § 2203. Seal |
| § 2204. General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development |
| § 2204a. Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities |
| § 2204b. Rural development policy |
| § 2204b–1. Rural development |
| § 2204c. Water management for rural areas |
| § 2204d. Encouragement of private contracting |
| § 2204e. Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis |
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§ 2204f. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6403(a), |
| § 2204g. Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture |
| § 2204h. Local food production and program evaluation |
| § 2205. Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary |
| § 2206. Custody of property and records |
| § 2206a. Conveyance of excess Federal personal property |
| § 2206b. Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas |
| § 2207. Reports |
| § 2207a. Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure |
| § 2207b. Program metrics |
| § 2208. Expenditure of appropriations; accounting |
| § 2208a. Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture |
| § 2209. Additional statement of expenditures |
| § 2209a. Advances to chiefs of field parties |
| § 2209b. Availability of appropriations |
| § 2209c. Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years |
| § 2209d. Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding |
| § 2209e. Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants |
| § 2209f. Restriction on commodity purchase program payments |
| § 2209g. Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances |
| § 2209h. Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel |
| § 2209i. Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints |
| § 2209j. Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud |
| § 2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment |
| § 2211. Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture |
| § 2211a. Omitted |
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§ 2211b to 2212c. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II, §§ 218(e)(2)–(6), 231(f)(1), |
| § 2213. Omitted |
| § 2214. General Counsel; appointment |
| § 2215. Chief clerk |
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§ 2216. Repealed. Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 221(a), |
| § 2217. Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect |
| § 2218. Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits |
| § 2219. Salaries; how paid |
| § 2219a. Overtime and holiday pay |
| § 2220. Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees |
| § 2221. Details of persons from or to office of Secretary |
| § 2222. Details of law clerks |
| § 2223. Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices |
| § 2224. Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses |
| § 2224a. 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 |
| § 2225. Employment of temporary personnel |
| § 2225a. Contracts for consulting services |
| § 2225b. Personal service contracts for veterinarians |
| § 2225c. Employment contracts for services abroad |
| § 2225d. Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment |
| § 2226. Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals |
| § 2227. Traveling expenses |
| § 2228. Emergency subsistence for employees |
| § 2229. Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees |
| § 2230. Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies |
| § 2231. Official expenses of employees stationed abroad |
| § 2231a. Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees |
| § 2231b. First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture |
| § 2232. Stenographic reporting service |
| § 2233. Funds available for expenses of advisory committees |
| § 2234. Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses |
| § 2235. Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department |
| § 2235a. Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates |
| § 2236. Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment |
| § 2237. Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc. |
| § 2238. Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition |
| § 2239. Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases |
| § 2240. Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops |
| § 2241. Sale or exchange of animals or animal products |
| § 2241a. Exchange or sale authority |
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§ 2242. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1606(b)(1), (2), |
| § 2242a. User fees for reports, publications, and software |
| § 2242b. Translation of publications into foreign languages |
| § 2243. Sale of photographic prints and maps |
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§ 2244. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1606(b)(3), |
| § 2245. Sale of prints and lantern slides |
| § 2246. Loan, rental, or sale of films |
| § 2247. Sale of samples of pure sugars |
| § 2248. Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin |
| § 2249. Amount and character of cooperation |
| § 2250. Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements |
| § 2251. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs |
| § 2252. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments |
| § 2253. Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control |
| § 2254. Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings |
| § 2254a. Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products |
| § 2254b. Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception |
| § 2255. Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc. |
| § 2255a. Financial assistance to national and international conferences |
| § 2255b. Department of Agriculture conference transparency |
| § 2256. Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement |
| § 2257. Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses |
| § 2258. Purchase of newspapers |
| § 2259. Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence |
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§ 2260, 2260a. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10418(a)(3), (4), |
| § 2261. Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs |
| § 2262. Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries |
| § 2262a. Overseas tort claims |
| § 2263. Transfer of funds |
| § 2264. National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts |
| § 2265. Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement |
| § 2266. Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms |
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§ 2267. Repealed. Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(b)(1), |
| § 2268. Public lands; relinquishment |
| § 2269. Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations |
| § 2270. Authority of Office of Inspector General |
| § 2270a. Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities |
| § 2270b. Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths |
| § 2270c. Submission of results |
| § 2271. Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations |
| § 2271a. Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers |
| § 2272. Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs |
| § 2272a. Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers |
| § 2273. Local search and rescue operations |
| § 2274. Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement |
| § 2274a. Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations |
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§ 2275. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1572(3), |
| § 2276. Confidentiality of information |
| § 2277. Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad |
| § 2278. Consistency with international obligations of United States |
| § 2279. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers |
| § 2279–1. Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers |
| § 2279–2. Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions |
| § 2279a. Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers |
| § 2279b. Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities |
| § 2279c. Student internship programs |
| § 2279d. Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
| § 2279e. Civil penalty |
| § 2279f. Subpoena authority |
| § 2279g. Marketing services; cooperative agreements |
| § 2279h. Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center |