Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 98 — Department of Agriculture Reorganization
§ 6902. Definitions
Statutory text
Except where the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this chapter:
Department
The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
National Appeals Division
The term “National Appeals Division” means the National Appeals Division of the Department established under section 6992 of this title.
Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
Function
The term “function” means an administrative, financial, or regulatory activity of an agency, office, officer, or employee of the Department.
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.
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 203 · 108 Stat. 3178
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6902
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 203, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3209.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 203, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3209.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. Except where the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this title: (1) Department.— The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture. (2) National appeals division.— The term “National Appeals Division” means the National Appeals Division of the Department established under section 272. (3) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture. (4) Function.— The term “function” means an administrative, financial, or regulatory activity of an agency, office, officer, or employee of the Department.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 103–354, , 108 Stat. 3209, known as the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6901 of this title and Tables.