7 USC Ch. 98: Front Matter
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 98-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 98-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
Sec.
6901.
Purpose.
6902.
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL REORGANIZATION AUTHORITIES
6911.
Transfer of Department functions to Secretary of Agriculture.
(a)
Transfer of functions.
(b)
Exceptions.
6912.
Authority of Secretary to delegate transferred functions.
(a)
Delegation of authority.
(b)
Cost-benefit analysis required for name change.
(c)
Public comment on proposed reorganization.
(d)
Interagency transfer of records, property, personnel, and funds.
(e)
Exhaustion of administrative appeals.
6913.
Reductions in number of Department personnel.
(a)
Definitions.
(b)
Number of reductions required.
(c)
Emphasis on headquarters offices reductions.
(d)
Schedule.
6914.
Consolidation of headquarters offices.
6915.
Combination of field offices.
(a)
Combination of offices required.
(b)
Joint use of resources and offices required.
6916.
Improvement of information sharing.
6917.
Reports by Secretary.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Limitation.
(c)
Selection of reports.
6918.
Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Confirmation required.
(c)
Succession.
6919.
Repealed.
6920.
Office of Energy Policy and New Uses.
SUBCHAPTER II-FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
6931.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Confirmation required.
(c)
Functions of Under Secretary.
(d)
Succession.
6932.
Consolidated Farm Service Agency.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Functions of Consolidated Farm Service Agency.
(c)
Special concurrence requirements for certain functions.
(d)
Jurisdiction over conservation program appeals.
(e)
Use of Federal and non-Federal employees.
(f)
Collocation.
(g)
Savings provision.
6933.
Office of Risk Management.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Functions of Office of Risk Management.
(c)
Administrator.
(d)
Resources.
SUBCHAPTER III-RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
6941.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Confirmation required.
(c)
Functions of Under Secretary.
(d)
Succession.
(e)
Loan approval authority.
6942.
Rural Utilities Service.
(a)
Establishment required.
(b)
Administrator.
(c)
Functions.
6943.
Rural Housing and Community Development Service.
(a)
Establishment authorized.
(b)
Functions.
6944.
Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service.
(a)
Establishment authorized.
(b)
Functions.
SUBCHAPTER IV-FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES
6951.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Confirmation required.
(c)
Functions of Under Secretary.
(d)
Succession.
SUBCHAPTER V-NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
6961.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Confirmation required.
(c)
Functions of Under Secretary.
(d)
Succession.
6962.
Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Functions.
(c)
Special concurrence requirements for certain functions.
(d)
Use of Federal and non-Federal employees.
(e)
Savings provision.
6963.
Reorganization of Forest Service.
(a)
Required elements of reorganization proposals.
(b)
Report.
SUBCHAPTER VI-RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS
6971.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Confirmation required.
(c)
Functions of Under Secretary.
(d)
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
6972.
Program staff.
SUBCHAPTER VII-FOOD SAFETY
6981.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Functions of Under Secretary.
(c)
Omitted.
(d)
Technical and scientific review groups.
6982.
Conditions for implementation of alterations in the level of additives allowed in animal diets.
(a)
Conditions.
(b)
Final rule described.
SUBCHAPTER VIII-NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
6991.
Definitions.
6992.
National Appeals Division and Director.
(a)
Establishment of Division.
(b)
Director.
(c)
Direction, control, and support.
(d)
Determination of appealability of agency decisions.
(e)
Division personnel.
6993.
Transfer of functions.
6994.
Notice and opportunity for hearing.
6995.
Informal hearings.
6996.
Right of participants to Division hearing.
(a)
Appeal to Division for hearing.
(b)
Time for appeal.
6997.
Division hearings.
(a)
General powers of Director and hearing officers.
(b)
Time for hearing.
(c)
Location and elements of hearing.
(d)
Determination notice.
(e)
Effective date.
6998.
Director review of determinations of hearing officers.
(a)
Requests for Director review.
(b)
Determination of Director.
(c)
Basis for determination.
(d)
Equitable relief.
(e)
Effective date.
6999.
Judicial review.
7000.
Implementation of final determinations of Division.
7001.
Conforming amendments relating to National Appeals Division.
(a)
Decisions of State, county, and area committees.
(b),
(c) Omitted.
7002.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER VIII–A-MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
7005.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Confirmation required.
(c)
Functions of Under Secretary.
(d)
Succession.
SUBCHAPTER IX-MISCELLANEOUS REORGANIZATION PROVISIONS
7011.
Successorship provisions relating to bargaining units and exclusive representatives.
(a)
Voluntary agreement.
(b)
Effect of an agreement.
(c)
"Affected party" defined.
7012.
Purchase of American-made equipment and products.
(a)
Sense of Congress.
(b)
Notice requirement.
7013.
Proposed conforming amendments.
7014.
Termination of authority.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Functions.