§ 6942. Rural Utilities Service

Footnotes

1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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 § 232 · 108 Stat. 3178

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6942

   Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 232, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3219

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 232, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3219

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 232. RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE. (a) Establishment Required.— The Secretary shall establish and maintain within the Department the Rural Utilities Service and assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Administrator.— (1) Appointment.— The Rural Utilities Service shall be President. headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) Succession.— Any official who is serving as Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration 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— (A) may be considered to be serving in the successor position established under paragraph (1); and (B) shall not be required to be reappointed to that position by reason of the enactment of this Act. (3) Executive schedule.— Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture.”. (c) Functions.— The Secretary shall carry out through the Rural Utilities Service the following functions that are under the jurisdiction of the Department; (1) Electric and telephone loan programs and water and waste facility activities authorized by law, including— (A) the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.); and (B) section 2322 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1926–1); and (2) Water and waste facility programs and activities authorized by law, including— (A) sections 306, 306A, 306B, and 306C, the provisions of sections 309 and 309A relating to assets, terms, and conditions of water and sewer programs, section 310B(b)(2), and the amendment made by section 342 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926b, 1926c, 1929, 1929a, 1932(b)(2), and 1013a); and (B) section 2324 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1926 note).

2. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 title VII § 747(b)(2) · 110 Stat. 888

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 6942(c)(2)(A)

   Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “section 1932(b)” for “section 1932(b)(2)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “section 1932(b)” for “section 1932(b)(2)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Section 232(c)(2) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6942(c)(2)) is amended— (A) by striking “310B(b)(2)” and inserting “310B(b)”; and (B) by striking “1932(b)(2)” and inserting “1932(b)”.

3. 2012

   Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011

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

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6942(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(2)(A), struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(2)(A), struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate”;

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

4. 2012

   Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011

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

   1. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 6942(b)(2)

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

   2. Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 6942(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(2)(B), (C), which directed that subsec. (b)(1) of this section be redesignating par. (3) as (2), was executed by making the amendment to subsec. (b) of this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See Codification note above. Prior to amendment, text of par. (2) read as follows: “Any official who is serving as Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration on October 13, 1994, and who was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(2)(B), (C), which directed that subsec. (b)(1) of this section be amended by striking out par. (2) and redesignating par. (3) as (2), was executed by making the amendment to subsec. (b) of this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See Codification note above. Prior to amendment, text of par. (2) read as follows: “Any official who is serving as Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration on October 13, 1994, and who was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate—

   “(A) may be considered to be serving in the successor position established under paragraph (1); and “(B) shall not be required to be reappointed to that position by reason of the enactment of this Act.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) by striking paragraph (2); and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

5. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 title XII § 12408(a)(1) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 6942(b)

   Pub. L. 115–334 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) amended section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and text of par. (1) read as follows: “The Rural Utilities Service shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) amended section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and text of par. (1) read as follows: “The Rural Utilities Service shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Section 232(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6942(b)) is amended to read as follows: “(b) Administrator.— “(1) Appointment.— The Rural Utilities Service shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President. “(2) Compensation.— The Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service shall receive basic pay at a rate not to exceed the maximum amount of compensation payable to a member of the Senior Executive Service under subsection (b) of section 5382 of title 5, United States Code.” .

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