{"identifier":"/us/usc/t19/s2542","title":19,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2542.","heading":"Establishment and operation of technical offices","text":"\u00a7\u202f2542.\nEstablishment and operation of technical offices\n(a)\nEstablishment\n(1)\nFor nonagricultural products\nThe Secretary of Commerce shall establish and maintain within the Department of Commerce a technical office that shall carry out the functions prescribed under subsection (b) with respect to nonagricultural products.\n(2)\nFor agricultural products\nThe Secretary of Agriculture shall establish and maintain within the Department of Agriculture a technical office that shall carry out the functions prescribed under subsection (b) with respect to agricultural products.\n(b)\nFunctions of offices\nThe President shall prescribe for each technical office established under subsection (a) such functions as the President deems necessary or appropriate to implement this subchapter.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t19/s2542.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s2542","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2542."},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment and operation of technical offices"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s2542/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s2542/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"For nonagricultural products"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary of Commerce shall establish and maintain within the Department of Commerce a technical office that shall carry out the functions prescribed under subsection (b) with respect to nonagricultural products.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s2542/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"For agricultural products"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish and maintain within the Department of Agriculture a technical office that shall carry out the functions prescribed under subsection (b) with respect to agricultural products.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s2542/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Functions of offices"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The President shall prescribe for each technical office established under subsection (a) such functions as the President deems necessary or appropriate to implement this subchapter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}