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SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL REORGANIZATION AUTHORITIES
§ 6911. Repealed. , , -
§ 6912. Authority of Secretary to delegate transferred functions - (a) Delegation of authority(1) Delegation authorizedSubject to paragraph (2), the...
§§ 6913, 6914. Repealed. , (3), , -
§ 6915. Combination of field offices - (a) Combination of offices requiredWhere practicable and to the extent...
§ 6916. Improvement of information sharing - Whenever the Secretary procures or uses computer systems, as may...
§ 6917. Repealed. , , -
§ 6918. Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department...
§ 6919. Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary shall establish in the Department the position...
§ 6920. Office of Energy Policy and New Uses - The Secretary shall establish for the Department, in the Office...
§ 6921. Office of Tribal Relations - (a) In generalThe Secretary shall maintain in the Office of...
§ 6922. Office of Homeland Security - (a) Definition of agriculture and food defenseIn this section, the...
§ 6923. Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production - (a) Office(1) In generalThe Secretary shall establish in the Department...
§ 6924. Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison - (a) EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish a Food Loss and Waste...
§ 6925. Food Access Liaison - (a) EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish the position of Food Access...
SUBCHAPTER II— FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION
§ 6931. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department...
§ 6932. Farm Service Agency - (a) EstablishmentThe Secretary is authorized to establish and maintain in...
§ 6932a. Prohibition on closure or relocation of county offices for the Farm Service Agency - (a) Temporary prohibition(1) In generalSubject to paragraph (2), until the...
§ 6933. Office of Risk Management - (a) EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish and maintain in the Department...
§ 6934. Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement - (a) DefinitionsIn this section:(1) Beginning farmer or rancherThe term “beginning...
§ 6934a. Beginning farmer and rancher coordination - (a) DefinitionsIn this section:(1) Beginning farmer or rancherThe term “beginning...
§ 6934b. Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary shall establish in the Department the position...
§ 6935. Repealed. , , -
§ 6936. Natural Resources Conservation Service - (a) EstablishmentThe Secretary is authorized to establish and maintain within...
SUBCHAPTER III— RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
§ 6941. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary shall establish in the Department the position...
§ 6941a. Coordinator for Chronically Underserved Rural Areas - (a) EstablishmentThe Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a Coordinator for...
§ 6942. Rural Utilities Service - (a) Establishment requiredThe Secretary shall establish and maintain within the...
§ 6943. Rural Housing and Community Development Service - (a) Establishment authorizedNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary...
§ 6944. Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service - (a) Establishment authorizedNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary...
§ 6945. Rural Development Disaster Assistance Fund - (a) Rural Development Disaster Assistance FundOn and after September 30,...
§ 6946. Rural Health Liaison - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary shall establish in the Department the position...
SUBCHAPTER IV— FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES
§ 6951. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department...
§ 6952. Multiagency task force - (a) In generalThe Secretary shall establish, in the office of...
§ 6953. Healthy food financing initiative - (a) PurposeThe purpose of this section is to enhance the...
SUBCHAPTER V— NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
§ 6961. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department...
§ 6962. Transferred -
§ 6962a. Cooperative agreements - Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law...
§ 6963. Repealed. , , -
SUBCHAPTER VI— RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS
§ 6971. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department...
§ 6972. Repealed. , , -
SUBCHAPTER VII— FOOD SAFETY
§ 6981. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety - (a) EstablishmentThere is established in the Department of Agriculture the...
§ 6982. Conditions for implementation of alterations in the level of additives allowed in animal diets - (a) ConditionsThe Food and Drug Administration shall not implement or...
SUBCHAPTER VIII— NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
§ 6991. Definitions - (1) Adverse decisionThe term “adverse decision” means an administrative decision...
§ 6992. National Appeals Division and Director - (a) Establishment of DivisionThe Secretary shall establish and maintain an...
§ 6993. Transfer of functions - (1) the National Appeals Division established by section 1433e(c) 11...
§ 6994. Notice and opportunity for hearing - Not later than 10 working days after an adverse decision...
§ 6995. Informal hearings - (a) In generalIf an officer, employee, or committee of an...
§ 6996. Right of participants to Division hearing - (a) Appeal to Division for hearingSubject to subsection (b), a...
§ 6997. Division hearings - (a) General powers of Director and hearing officers(1) Access to...
§ 6998. Director review of determinations of hearing officers - (a) Requests for Director review(1) Time for request by appellantNot...
§ 6999. Judicial review - A final determination of the Division shall be reviewable and...
§ 7000. Implementation of final determinations of Division - (a) In generalOn the return of a case to an...
§ 7001. Conforming amendments relating to National Appeals Division - (a) Decisions of State, county, and area committees(1) Application of...
§ 7002. Authorization of appropriations - There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may...
SUBCHAPTER VIII–A— MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
§ 7005. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs - (a) AuthorizationThe Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department...
SUBCHAPTER VIII–B— TRADE AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
§ 7007. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs - (a) EstablishmentThere is established in the Department the position of...
SUBCHAPTER IX— MISCELLANEOUS REORGANIZATION PROVISIONS
§ 7011. Successorship provisions relating to bargaining units and exclusive representatives - (a) Voluntary agreement(1) In generalIf the exercise of the Secretary’s...
§ 7012. Purchase of American-made equipment and products - (a) Sense of CongressIt is the sense of the Congress...
§ 7013. Repealed. , , -
§ 7014. Termination of authority - (a) In generalSubject to subsection (b), the authority delegated to...
SUBCHAPTER X— FREEDOM TO E-FILE
§ 7031. Electronic filing and retrieval - (a) In generalNot later than 180 days after June 20,...
§ 7032. Accessing information and filing over the Internet - (a) In generalNot later than 2 years after June 20,...
§ 7033. Availability of agency information technology funds - (a) Reservation of fundsFrom funds made available for agencies of...
§ 7034. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and Risk Management Agency - (a) In generalNot later than December 1, 2000, the Federal...
§ 7035. Confidentiality - (1) may not make available any information over the Internet...