§ 6981. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety

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 § 261 · 108 Stat. 3178

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 6981

   (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 261, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3227.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 261, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3227.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 261. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD SAFETY. (a) Establishment.— There is established in the Department of Agriculture the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety. The Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, President. by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals with specialized training or significant experience in food safety or public health programs. (b) Functions of Under Secretary.— (1) Principal functions.— The Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety those functions and duties under the jurisdiction of the Department that are primarily related to food safety. (2) Additional functions.— The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety shall perform such other functions and duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary. (c) 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 Research, Education, and Economics (as added by section 251(e)) the following: “Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety.”. (d) Technical and Scientific Review Groups.— The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, may, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointment in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter ID of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates— (1) establish such technical and scientific review groups as are needed to carry out the functions of the Department; and (2) appoint and pay the members of the groups, except that officers and employees of the United States shall not receive additional compensation for service as a member of a group.

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