Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 98 — Department of Agriculture Reorganization
§ 6951. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
Statutory text
Authorization
The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
Confirmation required
If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Functions of Under Secretary
Principal functions
Upon establishment, the Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to food, nutrition, and consumer services (except as provided in section 6981(b)(1) of this title).
Additional functions
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services shall perform such other functions as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.
Succession
Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and Consumer Services on , 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 Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).
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 § 241 · 108 Stat. 3178
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6951
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 241, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3222.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 241, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3222.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 241. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD, NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES. (a) Authorization.— The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. (b) Confirmation Required.— If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 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 Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to food, nutrition, and consumer services (except as provided in section 261(b)(1)). (2) Additional functions.— The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 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 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and Consumer Services 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 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) Executive Schedule.— Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (as added by section 225(e)(2)) the following: “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.”.
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Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is comprised of section 241 of Pub. L. 103–354. Subsec. (e) of section 241 of Pub. L. 103–354 amended section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.