Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 98 — Department of Agriculture Reorganization
§ 7005. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Statutory text
Authorization
The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
Confirmation required
If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs 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 Marketing and Regulatory Programs those functions and duties under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to agricultural marketing, animal and plant health inspection, grain inspection, and packers and stockyards.
Additional functions
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs shall perform such other functions and duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.
Succession
Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs 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.
Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–354 title II § 285 · 108 Stat. 3178
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 7005
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 285, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title X, § 1001(3)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–41.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 285, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title X, § 1001(3)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–41.)
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is comprised of section 285 of Pub. L. 103–354, as added by Pub. L. 105–277. Subsec. (e) of section 285 of Pub. L. 103–354 amended section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Credits
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 285, as added Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title X, § 1001(3)], , 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–41.)