§ 2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment

Statutory text

There is established in the Department of Agriculture the position of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1934
Banking Act of 1933
Pub. L. 73–89 · 48 Stat. 162
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2210
Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, title I, 48 Stat. 467
Source evidence
Code source credit
Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, title I, 48 Stat. 467
1976
Pub. L. 94–561 § 1(c)(1) · 90 Stat. 2643
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 2210
Pub. L. 94–561 substituted “Deputy Secretary of Agriculture” for “Under Secretary of Agriculture”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 94–561 substituted “Deputy Secretary of Agriculture” for “Under Secretary of Agriculture”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) The Act of March 26, 1934 (48 Stat, 467; 7 U.S.C. 2210).
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–561 effective Oct. 19, 1976, see section 5 of Pub. L. 94–561, set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Provisions of this section which prescribed the basic compensation of the Under Secretary were omitted to conform to the provisions of act July 31, 1956. See section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Section was formerly classified to section 514a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–561 substituted “Deputy Secretary of Agriculture” for “Under Secretary of Agriculture”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–561 effective Oct. 19, 1976, see section 5 of Pub. L. 94–561, set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Status of Incumbent Under Secretary of Agriculture

Pub. L. 94–561, § 1(d), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2643, provided that: “The officer occupying the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture, on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 19, 1976], may assume the duties of the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. The individual assuming such duties shall not be required to be reappointed by reason of the enactment of this Act.”

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953, Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

Credits

1934–1976 · 2 acts

1934Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, title I, 48 Stat. 467
1976Pub. L. 94–561, § 1(c)(1), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2643.

Show as published

(Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, title I, 48 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 94–561, § 1(c)(1), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2643.)