Chapter 55. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

• § 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• § 2204f - Repealed.
• § 2204g - Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture
• § 2204h - Local food production and program evaluation
• § 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.
• § 2213 - Omitted
• § 2214 - General Counsel; appointment
• § 2215 - Chief clerk
• § 2216 - Repealed.
• § 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.
• § 2242a - User fees for reports, publications, and software
• § 2242b - Translation of publications into foreign languages
• § 2243 - Sale of photographic prints and maps
• § 2244 - Repealed.
• § 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.
• § 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.
• § 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.
• § 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