7 U.S.C. § 6941 — Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-354 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 277 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary must establish an Under Secretary position for rural development. The section assigns that official rural-development functions and protects the specialized loan-approval process.
(a) Authorization. The Secretary* must establish the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. (b) Confirmation. The President appoints the Under Secretary with Senate advice and consent. (c) Functions. (1) After the position is established, the Secretary must delegate Department* functions related to rural economic and community development. (2) The Under Secretary must perform other functions required by law or assigned by the Secretary. (d) Succession. An official serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural Development on October 13, 1994, who had Presidential appointment with Senate consent, need not be reappointed if the Secretary establishes and the official occupies the successor position within 180 days, or a later date set because litigation delays succession. (e) Loan approval authority. Authority to approve electric and telephone loans and guarantees under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 may not be transferred to, or made subject to review by, a State director or other employee whose main duty is not reviewing and approving those loans or assisting those borrowers.
The Secretary* shall establish in the Department* the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Upon establishment, the Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to rural economic and community development.
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development shall perform such other functions as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.
Any official who is serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural Development on October 13, 1994, 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) if the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after October 13, 1994 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).
Approval authority for loans and loan guarantees in connection with the electric and telephone loan and loan guarantee programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) shall not be transferred to, or conditioned on review of, a State director or other employee whose primary duty is not the review and approval of such loans or the provision of assistance to such borrowers.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 231, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3218; Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 794(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1155; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12407, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4976.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-354 · 108 Stat. 3218
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-127 · 110 Stat. 1155
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-334 · 132 Stat. 4976
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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