USC Chapter 55

USC Chapter 55

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section2201. Establishment of Department section2202. Executive Department; Secretary section2203. Seal section2204. General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development section2204a. Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities section2204b. Rural development policy section2204b–1. Rural development section2204b–2. Temporary prioritization of rural health assistance section2204b–3. Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development section2204b–4. Institute for Rural Partnerships section2204c. Water management for rural areas section2204d. Encouragement of private contracting section2204e. Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis section2204g. Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture section2204h. Local food production and program evaluation section2204i. Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection section2204j. National agriculture imagery program section2205. Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary section2206. Custody of property and records section2206a. Conveyance of excess Federal personal property section2206b. Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas section2207. Reports section2207a. Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure section2207b. Program metrics section2207c. Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution section2207d. Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University section2208. Expenditure of appropriations; accounting section2208a. Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture section2209. Additional statement of expenditures section2209a. Advances to chiefs of field parties section2209b. Availability of appropriations section2209c. Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years section2209d. Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding section2209e. Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants section2209f. Restriction on commodity purchase program payments section2209g. Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances section2209h. Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel section2209i. Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints section2209j. Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud section2209k. Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers section2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment section2211. Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture section2214. General Counsel; appointment section2215. Chief clerk section2217. Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect section2217a. Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.section2218. Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits section2219. Salaries; how paid section2219a. Overtime and holiday pay section2220. Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees section2221. Details of persons from or to office of Secretary section2222. Details of law clerks section2223. Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices section2224. Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses section2224a. 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 section2225. Employment of temporary personnel section2225a. Contracts for consulting services section2225b. Personal service contracts for veterinarians section2225c. Employment contracts for services abroad section2225d. Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment section2226. Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals section2227. Traveling expenses section2228. Emergency subsistence for employees section2229. Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees section2230. Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies section2231. Official expenses of employees stationed abroad section2231a. Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees section2231b. First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture section2232. Stenographic reporting service section2233. Funds available for expenses of advisory committees section2234. Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses section2235. Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department section2235a. Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates section2236. Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment section2237. Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.section2238. Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition section2239. Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases section2240. Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops section2241. Sale or exchange of animals or animal products section2241a. Exchange or sale authority section2241b. Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution section2242a. User fees for reports, publications, and software section2242b. Translation of publications into foreign languages section2243. Sale of photographic prints and maps section2245. Sale of prints and lantern slides section2246. Loan, rental, or sale of films section2247. Sale of samples of pure sugars section2247a. Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc.section2248. Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin section2249. Amount and character of cooperation section2250. Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements section2250a. 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 section2250b. Nonrecurring expenses fund section2251. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs section2252. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments section2253. Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control section2254. Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings section2254a. Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products section2254b. Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception section2254c. Research section2255. Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc.section2255a. Financial assistance to national and international conferences section2255b. Department of Agriculture conference transparency section2256. Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement section2257. Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses section2258. Purchase of newspapers section2259. Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence section2261. Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs section2262. Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries section2262a. Overseas tort claims section2263. Transfer of funds section2264. National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts section2265. Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement section2266. Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms section2266a. Century Farms program section2266b. Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number section2268. Public lands; relinquishment section2268a. Acquisition of land; options section2269. Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations section2270. Authority of Office of Inspector General section2270a. Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities section2270b. Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths section2270c. Submission of results section2271. Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations section2271a. Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers section2272. Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs section2272a. Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers section2273. Local search and rescue operations section2274. Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement section2274a. Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations section2276. Confidentiality of information section2277. Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad section2278. Consistency with international obligations of United States section2279. Farming opportunities training and outreach section2279a. Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers section2279b. Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities section2279c. Student internship programs section2279d. Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973 section2279e. Civil penalty section2279f. Subpoena authority section2279g. Marketing services; cooperative agreements section2279h. Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center section2279i. Cooperation with State and other agencies; expenditures section2279j. Conversion authority section2279k. Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others section2279l. National Detector Dog Training Center section2204–1. Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions section2204–2. Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation section2204–3. Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation section2204–4. Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected section2204–5. Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects section2279–1. Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers section2279–2. Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions