§ 6941. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development

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 § 231 · 108 Stat. 3178

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6941

   Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 231, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3218

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 231, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3218

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 231. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. (a) Authorization.— The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development. (b) Confirmation Required.— If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development 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 Rural Economic and Community Development those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to rural economic and community development. (2) Additional functions.— The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development 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 Small Community and Rural Development 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 nosition 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). (e) Loan Approval Authority.— Approval authority for loans and loan guarantees in connection with the electric and telephone loan and loan guarantee programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) shall not be transferred to, or conditioned on review of, a State director or other employee whose primary duty is not the review and approval of such loans or the provision of assistance to such borrowers. (f) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Existing position.— Section 3 of the Rural Development Policy Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 2211b) is amended by striking subsection (a). (2) Executive schedule.— Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural Development” and inserting “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Communi ty Development.”. (3) Repeal of rural development administration.— Section 364 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 20060 is repealed.

2. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 title VII § 794(a) · 110 Stat. 888

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6941

   Pub. L. 104–127 struck out “Economic and Community” after “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural”, wherever appearing in section catchline and subsecs. (a) to (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–127 struck out “Economic and Community” after “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural”, wherever appearing in section catchline and subsecs. (a) to (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 231 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6941) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking “economic and community”; and (2) by striking “Economic and Community” each place such term appears in subsections (a), (b), and (c).

3. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 § 12407(1) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6941(a)

   Pub. L. 115–334, § 12407(1), substituted “shall” for “is authorized to”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 12407(1), substituted “shall” for “is authorized to”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a), by striking “is authorized to” and inserting “shall”; and

4. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 § 12407(2) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6941(b)

   Pub. L. 115–334, § 12407(2), substituted “The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development shall” for “If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 12407(2), substituted “The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development shall” for “If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b), by striking “If the Secretary” and all that follows through “the Under Secretary shall” and inserting “The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development shall”.

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