§ 6918. Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture

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.

1. 1994

   Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 218 · 108 Stat. 3178

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6918

   Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 218, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3212

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 218, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3212

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 218. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF AGRICULTURE. (a) Authorization.— The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the positions of— (1) Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations; (2) Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration; and (3) Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. (b) Confirmation Required.— If the Secretary establishes any position of Assistant Secretary authorized under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (c) Succession.— Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration or Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations on the date of the enactment of this Act and who was appointed as such Assistant Secretary by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) to the successor position authorized under subsection (a) if the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession). (d) Executive Schedule.— Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture (7).” and inserting “Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture (3).”. (e) Repeal of Superseded Provisions Regarding Assistant Secretaries.— The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) Section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App; 7 U.S.C. 2201 note). (2) Section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to enlarge the powers and duties of the Department of Agriculture and to create an Executive Department to be known as the Department of Agriculture.”, approved February 9, 1839 (7 US.C. 2212). (3) The first paragraph designated “Office of the Secretary:” under the heading “DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE” of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven.”, approved June 30, 1906 (34 Stat 670; 7 U.S.C. 2212). (4) Section 604(a) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2212a). (5) Section 2 of Public Law 94–561 (7 U.S.C. 2212b). (6) Section 8(a) of Public Law 97–325 (7 U.S.C. 2212c). (7) Section 1413(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3128(d)).

2. 1998

   Pub. L. 105–277 div. A § 101(a)(tX)(s1001)(1) · 112 Stat. 2681

   1. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(a)

      Pub. L. 105–277 inserted “and” at end of par. (1)

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(a)

      Pub. L. 105–277 substituted a period for “; and” at end of par. (2)

   3. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(a)

      Pub. L. 105–277 struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277 inserted “and” at end of par. (1), substituted a period for “; and” at end of par. (2), and struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 101. For programs, projects or activities in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, provided as follows, to be effective as if it had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act: AN ACT Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.

3. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–171 § 10704(a)(1) · 116 Stat. 134

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(a)(3)

   Pub. L. 107–171, § 10704(a)(1), added par. (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107–171, § 10704(a)(1), added par. (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(3) Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights.”; and

4. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–171 § 10704(a)(2) · 116 Stat. 134

   1. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(e)

      Pub. L. 107–171, § 10704(a)(2), added subsec. (d)

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(e)

      Pub. L. 107–171, § 10704(a)(2), struck out former subsecs. (d) and (e), which amended section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and section 3128 of this title

   3. Repealed · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(e)

      Pub. L. 107–171, § 10704(a)(2), repealed sections 2212 to 2212c of this title and section 2 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 107–171, § 10704(a)(2), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsecs. (d) and (e), which amended section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and section 3128 of this title and repealed sections 2212 to 2212c of this title and section 2 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the following: “(d) Duties of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights.— The Secretary may delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights responsibility for— “(1) ensuring compliance with all civil rights and related laws by all agencies and under all programs of the Department; “(2) coordinating administration of civil rights laws (including regulations) within the Department for employees of, and participants in, programs of the Department; and “(3) ensuring that necessary and appropriate civil rights components are properly incorporated into all strategic planning initiatives of the Department and agencies of the Department.”.

5. 2012

   Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011

   Pub. L. 112–166 § 2(a)(1)(A) · 126 Stat. 1283

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(b)

   Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(1)(A), substituted “paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a)” for “subsection (a)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(1)(A), substituted “paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a)” for “subsection (a)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a)”;

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12415(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4981, provided that: “The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] take effect on the effective date described in section 6(a) of the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–166; 126 Stat. 1295) [see Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note below].”

6. 2012

   Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011

   Pub. L. 112–166 § 2(a)(1)(B) · 126 Stat. 1283

   1. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(c); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d)

      Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(1)(B), (C), which directed that subsec. (b) be amended by striking out subsec. (c)

   2. Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(c); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d)

      Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(1)(B), (C), which directed that subsec. (b) be redesignating subsec. (d) as (c), was executed by making the amendment to the entire section

   3. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(c); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d)

      Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(1)(B), (C), which directed that subsec. (b) be striking out subsec. (c)

   4. Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(c); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d)

      Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(1)(B), (C), which directed that subsec. (b) be redesignating subsec. (d) as (c), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (c) read as follows: “Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration or Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations on October 13, 1994, and who was appointed as such Assistant Secretary by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) of this section to the successor position authorized under subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after October 13, 1994 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(1)(B), (C), which directed that subsec. (b) be amended by striking out subsec. (c) and redesignating subsec. (d) as (c), was executed by making the amendment to the entire section, striking out subsec. (c) and redesignating subsec. (d) as (c), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (c) read as follows: “Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration or Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations on October 13, 1994, and who was appointed as such Assistant Secretary by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) of this section to the successor position authorized under subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after October 13, 1994 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) by striking subsection (c); and

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12415(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4981, provided that: “The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] take effect on the effective date described in section 6(a) of the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–166; 126 Stat. 1295) [see Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note below].”

7. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 § 12401(a) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 115–334, § 12401(a), substituted “Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs” for “Relations”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–334, § 12401(a), substituted “Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs” for “Relations”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture.— Section 218(a)(1) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6918(a)(1)) is amended by striking “Relations” and inserting “Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12415(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4981, provided that: “The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] take effect on the effective date described in section 6(a) of the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–166; 126 Stat. 1295) [see Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note below].”

8. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 § 12415(b)(1) · 132 Stat. 4490

   1. Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(c); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d)

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 12415(b)(1), amended this section, as in effect on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of Pub. L. 112–166, by redesignating subsec. (d) as (c)

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6918(c); 7 U.S.C. § 6918(d)

      Pub. L. 115–334, § 12415(b)(1), striking out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (c) read as follows: “Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration or Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations on October 13, 1994, and who was appointed as such Assistant Secretary by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) of this section to the successor position authorized under subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after October 13, 1994 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).” See 2012 Amendment note and Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note below

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 115–334, § 12415(b)(1), amended this section, as in effect on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of Pub. L. 112–166, by redesignating subsec. (d) as (c) and striking out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (c) read as follows: “Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Administration or Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations on October 13, 1994, and who was appointed as such Assistant Secretary by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) of this section to the successor position authorized under subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after October 13, 1994 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).” See 2012 Amendment note and Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note below.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Assistant secretaries of agriculture.— Section 218 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6918) (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by section 2(a)(1) of the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–166; 126 Stat. 1283, 1295)) is amended by striking “Senate.” in subsection (b) and all that follows through “responsibility for—” in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (d) and inserting the following: “Senate. “(c) Duties of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights.— The Secretary may delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights responsibility for—” .

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12415(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4981, provided that: “The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] take effect on the effective date described in section 6(a) of the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–166; 126 Stat. 1295) [see Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note below].”

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