7 U.S.C. § 6931 — Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-354 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 149 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary may create an Under Secretary position for Farm Production and Conservation. The President appoints the Under Secretary with Senate approval, subject to a transition rule for a specified official.
(a) Authorization. The Secretary* may establish in the Department* the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.
(b) Confirmation required. If the Secretary establishes that position, the President must appoint the Under Secretary with the Senate’s advice and consent.
(c) Functions of Undersecretary. The Under Secretary must perform the functions and duties the Secretary prescribes.
(d) Succession. An official serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services on March 23, 2018, who was appointed by the President with the Senate’s advice and consent, does not have to be reappointed under subsection (b) to the successor position authorized by subsection (a).
The Secretary* is authorized to establish in the Department* the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.
If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation shall perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe.
Any official who is serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services on March 23, 2018, and who was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) to the successor position authorized under subsection (a).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 225, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3213; Pub. L. 115–141, div. A, title VII, § 772(a)(2), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 397.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-354 · 108 Stat. 3213
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-141 · 132 Stat. 397
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-354 on 1994-10-13.
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