7 U.S.C. § 3172 — Duties of Secretary of Agriculture
submitted 49 years ago by Pub. L. 95-113 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 119 words · no verdicts yet
This section concerns Duties of Secretary of Agriculture. It sets out the rules and requirements described in the section.
In order to carry out the policy of this subchapter, the Secretary* must develop and implement a national food and human nutrition research and extension* program that must include, but not be limited to—
(1) research on human nutritional requirements;
(2) research on the nutrient composition of foods and the effects of agricultural practices, handling, food processing, and cooking on the nutrients they contain;
(3) surveillance of the nutritional benefits provided to participants in the food programs administered by the Department of Agriculture*;
(4) research on the factors affecting food preference and habits; and
(5) the development of techniques and equipment to assist consumers in the home or in institutions in selecting food that supplies a nutritionally adequate diet.
In order to carry out the policy of this subchapter, the Secretary* shall develop and implement a national food and human nutrition research and extension* program that shall include, but not be limited to—
research on human nutritional requirements;
research on the nutrient composition of foods and the effects of agricultural practices, handling, food processing, and cooking on the nutrients they contain;
surveillance of the nutritional benefits provided to participants in the food programs administered by the Department of Agriculture*;
research on the factors affecting food preference and habits; and
the development of techniques and equipment to assist consumers in the home or in institutions in selecting food that supplies a nutritionally adequate diet.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1422, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 999.)
- 1977Enacted · Pub. L. 95-113 · 91 Stat. 999
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