{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s6962a","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f6962a.","heading":"Cooperative agreements","text":"\u00a7\u202f6962a.\nCooperative agreements\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law requiring competition), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and after\nOctober 28, 2000\nProvided","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s6962a.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s6962a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f6962a."},{"t":"heading","text":"Cooperative agreements"},{"t":"content","text":"\n","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law requiring competition), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 28, 2000","tail":", enter into cooperative agreements (which may provide for the acquisition of goods or services, including personal services) with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or any other person, if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives: "},{"t":"text","text":"Provided","tail":", That Commodity Credit Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998."}],"tail":"\n"}]},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}