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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 98 — Department of Agriculture Reorganization

§ 6944. Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service

Statutory text

(a)

Establishment authorized

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to establish and maintain within the Department the Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service and to assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(b)

Functions

If the Secretary establishes the Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service under subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to assign to the Service jurisdiction over the following:

(1)

Section 313 and title V of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c and 950aa et seq.).

(2)

Subtitle G 1 of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.

(3)

Sections 306(a)(1) and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1) and 1932).

(4)

Section 1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note).

(5)

The Act of (44 Stat. 802, chapter 725; 7 U.S.C. 451 et seq.).

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. Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 234 · 108 Stat. 3178

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6944

    (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 234, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3220.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 234, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3220.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 234. RURAL BUSINESS AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE. (a) Establishment Authorized.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to establish and maintain within the Department the Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service and to assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Functions.— If the Secretary establishes the Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service under subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to assign to the Service jurisdiction over the following: (1) Section 313 and title V of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c and 950aa et seq.). (2) Subtitle G of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.). (3) Sections 306(a)(1) and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1) and 1932). (4) Section 1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note). (5) The Act of July 2, 1926 (44 Stat. 802, chapter 725; 7 U.S.C. 451 et seq.).

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act May 20, 1936, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363. Title V of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 950aa et seq.) of chapter 31 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 901 of this title and Tables.

The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 101–624, , 104 Stat. 3359, as amended. Subtitle G of title XVI of the Act, known as the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990, was classified generally to subchapter VI (§ 5901 et seq.) of chapter 88 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6201(a), , 116 Stat. 418. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendments note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables.

Act of , referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is act July 2, 1926, ch. 725, 44 Stat. 802, which is classified generally to chapter 18 (§ 451 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 234, , 108 Stat. 3220.)

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