Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 98 — Department of Agriculture Reorganization
§ 6925. Food Access Liaison
Statutory text
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish the position of Food Access Liaison to coordinate Department programs to reduce barriers to food access and monitor and evaluate the progress of such programs in accordance with this section.
Duties
The Food Access Liaison shall—
coordinate the efforts of the Department, including regional offices, to experiment and consider programs and policies aimed at reducing barriers to food access for consumers, including but not limited to participants in nutrition assistance programs;
provide outreach to entities engaged in activities to reduce barriers to food access in accordance with the statutory authorization for each program;
provide outreach to entities engaged in activities to reduce barriers to food access, including retailers, markets, producers, and others involved in food production and distribution, with respect to the availability of, and eligibility for, Department programs;
raise awareness of food access issues in interactions with employees of the Department;
make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to efforts to reduce barriers to food access; and
submit to Congress an annual report with respect to the efforts of the Department to reduce barriers to food access.
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 § 225 · 108 Stat. 3178
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6925
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 225, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12614(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5014.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 225, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12614(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 5014.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 225. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES. (a) Authorization.— The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. (b) Confirmation Required.— If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (c) Functions of Under Secretary.— (1) Principal functions.— Upon establishment, the Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to farm and foreign agricultural services. (2) Additional functions.— The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services shall perform such other functions as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary. (d) Succession.— Any official who is serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs on the date of the enactment of this Act and who was appointed 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 Sec-retary 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). (e) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Existing position.— Section 501 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5691), relating to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs, is repealed. (2) Executive schedule.— Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs.” and inserting “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services”.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Another section 225 of Pub. L. 103–354 is classified to section 6931 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Technical Assistance
Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12614(b), , 132 Stat. 5014, provided that: “The Secretary [of Agriculture] shall provide technical assistance to entities that are participants, or seek to participate, in Department of Agriculture programs related to reduction of barriers to food access.”
Credits
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 225, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12614(a), , 132 Stat. 5014.)