Title 7, Chapter 55
Agriculture — 164 sections
- § 1 Section 1 - Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
- § 2 Section 2 - Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions
- § 3 Section 3 - Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development
- § 4 Section 4 - Institute for Rural Partnerships
- § 5 Section 5 - Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects
- § 2201 Section 2201 - Establishment of Department
- § 2202 Section 2202 - Executive Department; Secretary
- § 2203 Section 2203 - Seal
- § 2204 Section 2204 - General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development
- § 2204a Section 2204a - Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities
- § 2204b Section 2204b - Rural development policy
- § 2204c Section 2204c - Water management for rural areas
- § 2204d Section 2204d - Encouragement of private contracting
- § 2204e Section 2204e - Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
- § 2204f Section 2204f - Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title VI , § 6403(a), May 13, 2002 , 116 Stat. 429
- § 2204g Section 2204g - Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture
- § 2204h Section 2204h - Local food production and program evaluation
- § 2204i Section 2204i - Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection
- § 2204j Section 2204j - National agriculture imagery program
- § 2205 Section 2205 - Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary
- § 2206a Section 2206a - Conveyance of excess Federal personal property
- § 2206 Section 2206 - Custody of property and records
- § 2206b Section 2206b - Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas
- § 2207 Section 2207 - Reports
- § 2207a Section 2207a - Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure
- § 2207d Section 2207d - Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University
- § 2207b Section 2207b - Program metrics
- § 2207c Section 2207c - Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution
- § 2208 Section 2208 - Expenditure of appropriations; accounting
- § 2208a Section 2208a - Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture
- § 2209a Section 2209a - Advances to chiefs of field parties
- § 2209 Section 2209 - Additional statement of expenditures
- § 2209c Section 2209c - Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years
- § 2209b Section 2209b - Availability of appropriations
- § 2209d Section 2209d - Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding
- § 2209e Section 2209e - Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants
- § 2209g Section 2209g - Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances
- § 2209f Section 2209f - Restriction on commodity purchase program payments
- § 2209h Section 2209h - Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel
- § 2209i Section 2209i - Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints
- § 2209j Section 2209j - Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud
- § 2209k Section 2209k - Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers
- § 2210 Section 2210 - Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment
- § 2211a Section 2211a - Omitted
- § 2211 Section 2211 - Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
- § 2212c Section 2212c - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II , §§ 218(e)(2)–(6), 231(f)(1), Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3213 , 3219
- § 2213 Section 2213 - Omitted
- § 2214 Section 2214 - General Counsel; appointment
- § 2215 Section 2215 - Chief clerk
- § 2216 Section 2216 - Repealed. Pub. L. 92–310, title II , § 221(a), June 6, 1972 , 86 Stat. 205
- § 2217 Section 2217 - Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect
- § 2217a Section 2217a - Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.
- § 2218 Section 2218 - Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits
- § 2219 Section 2219 - Salaries; how paid
- § 2219a Section 2219a - Overtime and holiday pay
- § 2220 Section 2220 - Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees
- § 2221 Section 2221 - Details of persons from or to office of Secretary
- § 2222 Section 2222 - Details of law clerks
- § 2223 Section 2223 - Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices
- § 2224 Section 2224 - Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses
- § 2224a Section 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 Section 2225 - Employment of temporary personnel
- § 2225a Section 2225a - Contracts for consulting services
- § 2225b Section 2225b - Personal service contracts for veterinarians
- § 2225c Section 2225c - Employment contracts for services abroad
- § 2225d Section 2225d - Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment
- § 2226 Section 2226 - Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals
- § 2227 Section 2227 - Traveling expenses
- § 2228 Section 2228 - Emergency subsistence for employees
- § 2229 Section 2229 - Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees
- § 2230 Section 2230 - Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies
- § 2231 Section 2231 - Official expenses of employees stationed abroad
- § 2231b Section 2231b - First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture
- § 2231a Section 2231a - Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees
- § 2232 Section 2232 - Stenographic reporting service
- § 2233 Section 2233 - Funds available for expenses of advisory committees
- § 2234 Section 2234 - Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses
- § 2235a Section 2235a - Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates
- § 2235 Section 2235 - Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department
- § 2236 Section 2236 - Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment
- § 2237 Section 2237 - Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.
- § 2238 Section 2238 - Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition
- § 2239 Section 2239 - Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases
- § 2240 Section 2240 - Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops
- § 2241 Section 2241 - Sale or exchange of animals or animal products
- § 2241a Section 2241a - Exchange or sale authority
- § 2241b Section 2241b - Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution
- § 2242 Section 2242 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI , § 1606(b)(1), (2), Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3715
- § 2242a Section 2242a - User fees for reports, publications, and software
- § 2242b Section 2242b - Translation of publications into foreign languages
- § 2243 Section 2243 - Sale of photographic prints and maps
- § 2244 Section 2244 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI , § 1606(b)(3), Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3715
- § 2245 Section 2245 - Sale of prints and lantern slides
- § 2246 Section 2246 - Loan, rental, or sale of films
- § 2247 Section 2247 - Sale of samples of pure sugars
- § 2247a Section 2247a - Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc.
- § 2248 Section 2248 - Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin
- § 2249 Section 2249 - Amount and character of cooperation
- § 2250 Section 2250 - Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements
- § 2250a Section 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 Section 2250b - Nonrecurring expenses fund
- § 2251 Section 2251 - Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs
- § 2252 Section 2252 - Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments
- § 2253 Section 2253 - Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control
- § 2254 Section 2254 - Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings
- § 2254a Section 2254a - Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products
- § 2254b Section 2254b - Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception
- § 2254c Section 2254c - Research
- § 2255 Section 2255 - Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc.
- § 2255a Section 2255a - Financial assistance to national and international conferences
- § 2255b Section 2255b - Department of Agriculture conference transparency
- § 2256 Section 2256 - Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement
- § 2257 Section 2257 - Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses
- § 2258 Section 2258 - Purchase of newspapers
- § 2259 Section 2259 - Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence
- § 2260a Section 2260a - Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title X , § 10418(a)(3), (4), May 13, 2002 , 116 Stat. 507
- § 2261 Section 2261 - Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs
- § 2262 Section 2262 - Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries
- § 2262a Section 2262a - Overseas tort claims
- § 2263 Section 2263 - Transfer of funds
- § 2264 Section 2264 - National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts
- § 2265 Section 2265 - Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement
- § 2266a Section 2266a - Century Farms program
- § 2266 Section 2266 - Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms
- § 2266b Section 2266b - Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number
- § 2267 Section 2267 - Repealed. Pub. L. 100–387, title I , § 101(b)(1), Aug. 11, 1988 , 102 Stat. 931
- § 2268 Section 2268 - Public lands; relinquishment
- § 2268a Section 2268a - Acquisition of land; options
- § 2269 Section 2269 - Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations
- § 2270 Section 2270 - Authority of Office of Inspector General
- § 2270a Section 2270a - Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities
- § 2270b Section 2270b - Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths
- § 2270c Section 2270c - Submission of results
- § 2271 Section 2271 - Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations
- § 2271a Section 2271a - Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers
- § 2272 Section 2272 - Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs
- § 2272a Section 2272a - Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers
- § 2273 Section 2273 - Local search and rescue operations
- § 2274 Section 2274 - Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement
- § 2274a Section 2274a - Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations
- § 2275 Section 2275 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XV , § 1572(3), Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3702
- § 2276 Section 2276 - Confidentiality of information
- § 2277 Section 2277 - Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad
- § 2278 Section 2278 - Consistency with international obligations of United States
- § 2279 Section 2279 - Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers
- § 2279a Section 2279a - Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers
- § 2279b Section 2279b - Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities
- § 2279c Section 2279c - Student internship programs
- § 2279d Section 2279d - Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- § 2279e Section 2279e - Civil penalty
- § 2279f Section 2279f - Subpoena authority
- § 2279g Section 2279g - Marketing services; cooperative agreements
- § 2279h Section 2279h - Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center
- § 2279j Section 2279j - Conversion authority
- § 2279i Section 2279i - Cooperation with State and other agencies; expenditures
- § 2279k Section 2279k - Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others
- § 2279l Section 2279l - National Detector Dog Training Center
- § 2281 Section 2281 - Congressional declaration of purpose
- § 2282 Section 2282 - Definitions
- § 2283 Section 2283 - Membership on advisory committees
- § 2284 Section 2284 - Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title I , § 101(c), Nov. 10, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3281
- § 2285 Section 2285 - Budget prohibitions
- § 2286 Section 2286 - Termination of committees
- § 2289 Section 2289 - Omitted