CHAPTER 55 — Department of Agriculture
163 sections.
- § 2201. — Establishment of Department
- § 2202. — Executive Department; Secretary
- § 2203. — Seal
- § 2204. — General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development
- § 2204–1. — Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions
- § 2204–2. — Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation
- § 2204–3. — Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation
- § 2204–4. — Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected
- § 2204–5. — Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects
- § 2204a. — Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities
- § 2204b. — Rural development policy
- § 2204b–1. — Rural development
- § 2204b–2. — Temporary prioritization of rural health assistance
- § 2204b–3. — Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development
- § 2204b–4. — Institute for Rural Partnerships
- § 2204c. — Water management for rural areas
- § 2204d. — Encouragement of private contracting
- § 2204e. — Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
- § 2204f. — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6403(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 429
- § 2204g. — Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture
- § 2204h. — Local food production and program evaluation
- § 2204i. — Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection
- § 2204j. — National agriculture imagery program
- § 2205. — Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary
- § 2206. — Custody of property and records
- § 2206a. — Conveyance of excess Federal personal property
- § 2206b. — Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas
- § 2207. — Reports
- § 2207a. — Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure
- § 2207b. — Program metrics
- § 2207c. — Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution
- § 2207d. — Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University
- § 2208. — Expenditure of appropriations; accounting
- § 2208a. — Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture
- § 2209. — Additional statement of expenditures
- § 2209a. — Advances to chiefs of field parties
- § 2209b. — Availability of appropriations
- § 2209c. — Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years
- § 2209d. — Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding
- § 2209e. — Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants
- § 2209f. — Restriction on commodity purchase program payments
- § 2209g. — Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances
- § 2209h. — Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel
- § 2209i. — Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints
- § 2209j. — Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud
- § 2209k. — Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers
- § 2210. — Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment
- § 2211. — Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
- § 2211a. — Omitted
- §§ 2211b to 2212c. — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II, §§ 218(e)(2)–(6), 231(f)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3213, 3219
- § 2213. — Omitted
- § 2214. — General Counsel; appointment
- § 2215. — Chief clerk
- § 2216. — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 221(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 205
- § 2217. — Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect
- § 2217a. — Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.
- § 2218. — Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits
- § 2219. — Salaries; how paid
- § 2219a. — Overtime and holiday pay
- § 2220. — Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees
- § 2221. — Details of persons from or to office of Secretary
- § 2222. — Details of law clerks
- § 2223. — Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices
- § 2224. — Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses
- § 2224a. — Utilization of employees of agencies for part-time and intermittent assistance to other agencies; exclusion of overtime resulting from natural disasters from staff year ceilings
- § 2225. — Employment of temporary personnel
- § 2225a. — Contracts for consulting services
- § 2225b. — Personal service contracts for veterinarians
- § 2225c. — Employment contracts for services abroad
- § 2225d. — Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment
- § 2226. — Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals
- § 2227. — Traveling expenses
- § 2228. — Emergency subsistence for employees
- § 2229. — Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees
- § 2230. — Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies
- § 2231. — Official expenses of employees stationed abroad
- § 2231a. — Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees
- § 2231b. — First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture
- § 2232. — Stenographic reporting service
- § 2233. — Funds available for expenses of advisory committees
- § 2234. — Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses
- § 2235. — Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department
- § 2235a. — Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates
- § 2236. — Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment
- § 2237. — Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.
- § 2238. — Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition
- § 2239. — Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases
- § 2240. — Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops
- § 2241. — Sale or exchange of animals or animal products
- § 2241a. — Exchange or sale authority
- § 2241b. — Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution
- § 2242. — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1606(b)(1), (2), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3715
- § 2242a. — User fees for reports, publications, and software
- § 2242b. — Translation of publications into foreign languages
- § 2243. — Sale of photographic prints and maps
- § 2244. — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1606(b)(3), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3715
- § 2245. — Sale of prints and lantern slides
- § 2246. — Loan, rental, or sale of films
- § 2247. — Sale of samples of pure sugars
- § 2247a. — Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc.
- § 2248. — Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin
- § 2249. — Amount and character of cooperation
- § 2250. — Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements
- § 2250a. — Erection of buildings and other structures on non-Federal lands; duration of use of such lands; removal of structures after termination of use; availability of funds for expenses of acquiring long-term leases or other agreements
- § 2250b. — Nonrecurring expenses fund
- § 2251. — Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs
- § 2252. — Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments
- § 2253. — Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control
- § 2254. — Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings
- § 2254a. — Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products
- § 2254b. — Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception
- § 2254c. — Research
- § 2255. — Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc.
- § 2255a. — Financial assistance to national and international conferences
- § 2255b. — Department of Agriculture conference transparency
- § 2256. — Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement
- § 2257. — Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses
- § 2258. — Purchase of newspapers
- § 2259. — Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence
- §§ 2260, 2260a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10418(a)(3), (4), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 507
- § 2261. — Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs
- § 2262. — Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries
- § 2262a. — Overseas tort claims
- § 2263. — Transfer of funds
- § 2264. — National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts
- § 2265. — Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement
- § 2266. — Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms
- § 2266a. — Century Farms program
- § 2266b. — Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number
- § 2267. — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(b)(1), Aug. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 931
- § 2268. — Public lands; relinquishment
- § 2268a. — Acquisition of land; options
- § 2269. — Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations
- § 2270. — Authority of Office of Inspector General
- § 2270a. — Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities
- § 2270b. — Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths
- § 2270c. — Submission of results
- § 2271. — Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations
- § 2271a. — Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers
- § 2272. — Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs
- § 2272a. — Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers
- § 2273. — Local search and rescue operations
- § 2274. — Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement
- § 2274a. — Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations
- § 2275. — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1572(3), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702
- § 2276. — Confidentiality of information
- § 2277. — Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad
- § 2278. — Consistency with international obligations of United States
- § 2279. — Farming opportunities training and outreach
- § 2279–1. — Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
- § 2279–2. — Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions
- § 2279a. — Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers
- § 2279b. — Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities
- § 2279c. — Student internship programs
- § 2279d. — Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- § 2279e. — Civil penalty
- § 2279f. — Subpoena authority
- § 2279g. — Marketing services; cooperative agreements
- § 2279h. — Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center
- § 2279i. — Cooperation with State and other agencies; expenditures
- § 2279j. — Conversion authority
- § 2279k. — Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others
- § 2279l. — National Detector Dog Training Center