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Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 55 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (§§ 2201 - 2279h)
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 55 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Table Of Contents |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
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| Sec. | |
| 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. |
| 2204f. | Repealed. |
| 2204g. | Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture. |
| 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. |
| 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 to 2213. Omitted or Repealed. | |
| 2214. | General Counsel; appointment. |
| 2215. | Chief clerk. |
| 2216. | Repealed. |
| 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. |
| 2242. | Repealed. |
| 2242a. | User fees for reports, publications, and software. |
| 2242b. | Translation of publications into foreign languages. |
| 2243. | Sale of photographic prints and maps. |
| 2244. | Repealed. |
| 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. |
| 2250a. | 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. |
| 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. |
| 2260, 2260a. Repealed. | |
| 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. |
| 2267. | Repealed. |
| 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. |
| 2275. | Repealed. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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