2014 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture (Sections 1 - 9097)
Chapter 64 - Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching (Sections 3101 - 3371)
Subchapter IV - National Food and Human Nutrition Research and Extension Program (Sections 3171 - 3179)
Sec. 3172 - Duties of Secretary of Agriculture
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 64 - AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING SUBCHAPTER IV - NATIONAL FOOD AND HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAM Sec. 3172 - Duties of Secretary of Agriculture |
| Contains | section 3172 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, §1422, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 999. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 91 Stat. 999 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 95-113 |
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In order to carry out the policy of this subchapter, the Secretary shall develop and implement a national food and human nutrition research and extension program that shall include, but not be limited to—
(1) research on human nutritional requirements;
(2) research on the nutrient composition of foods and the effects of agricultural practices, handling, food processing, and cooking on the nutrients they contain;
(3) surveillance of the nutritional benefits provided to participants in the food programs administered by the Department of Agriculture;
(4) research on the factors affecting food preference and habits; and
(5) the development of techniques and equipment to assist consumers in the home or in institutions in selecting food that supplies a nutritionally adequate diet.
(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, §1422, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 999.)
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