Chapter 55 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Section 2201 - Establishment of Department
Section 2202 - Executive Department; Secretary
Section 2203 - Seal
Section 2204 - General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development
Section 2204-1 - Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions
Section 2204-2 - Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation
Section 2204-3 - Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation
Section 2204-4 - Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected
Section 2204-5 - Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects
Section 2204a - Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities
Section 2204b - Rural development policy
Section 2204b-1 - Rural development
Section 2204b-2 - Temporary prioritization of rural health assistance
Section 2204b-3 - Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development
Section 2204b-4 - Institute for Rural Partnerships
Section 2204c - Water management for rural areas
Section 2204d - Encouragement of private contracting
Section 2204e - Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Section 2204f - Repealed
Section 2204g - Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture
Section 2204h - Local food production and program evaluation
Section 2204i - Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection
Section 2204j - National agriculture imagery program
Section 2205 - Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary
Section 2206 - Custody of property and records
Section 2206a - Conveyance of excess Federal personal property
Section 2206b - Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas
Section 2207 - Reports
Section 2207a - Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure
Section 2207b - Program metrics
Section 2207c - Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution
Section 2207d - Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University
Section 2208 - Expenditure of appropriations; accounting
Section 2208a - Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture
Section 2209 - Additional statement of expenditures
Section 2209a - Advances to chiefs of field parties
Section 2209b - Availability of appropriations
Section 2209c - Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years
Section 2209d - Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding
Section 2209e - Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants
Section 2209f - Restriction on commodity purchase program payments
Section 2209g - Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances
Section 2209h - Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel
Section 2209i - Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints
Section 2209j - Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud
Section 2209k - Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers
Section 2210 - Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment
Section 2211 - Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Section 2211a - Omitted
Section 2211b to 2212c - Repealed
Section 2213 - Omitted
Section 2214 - General Counsel; appointment
Section 2215 - Chief clerk
Section 2216 - Repealed
Section 2217 - Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect
Section 2217a - Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc
Section 2218 - Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits
Section 2219 - Salaries; how paid
Section 2219a - Overtime and holiday pay
Section 2220 - Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees
Section 2221 - Details of persons from or to office of Secretary
Section 2222 - Details of law clerks
Section 2223 - Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices
Section 2224 - Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses
Section 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
Section 2225 - Employment of temporary personnel
Section 2225a - Contracts for consulting services
Section 2225b - Personal service contracts for veterinarians
Section 2225c - Employment contracts for services abroad
Section 2225d - Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment
Section 2226 - Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals
Section 2227 - Traveling expenses
Section 2228 - Emergency subsistence for employees
Section 2229 - Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees
Section 2230 - Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies
Section 2231 - Official expenses of employees stationed abroad
Section 2231a - Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees
Section 2231b - First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture
Section 2232 - Stenographic reporting service
Section 2233 - Funds available for expenses of advisory committees
Section 2234 - Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses
Section 2235 - Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department
Section 2235a - Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates
Section 2236 - Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment
Section 2237 - Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc
Section 2238 - Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition
Section 2239 - Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases
Section 2240 - Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops
Section 2241 - Sale or exchange of animals or animal products
Section 2241a - Exchange or sale authority
Section 2241b - Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution
Section 2242 - Repealed
Section 2242a - User fees for reports, publications, and software
Section 2242b - Translation of publications into foreign languages
Section 2243 - Sale of photographic prints and maps
Section 2244 - Repealed
Section 2245 - Sale of prints and lantern slides
Section 2246 - Loan, rental, or sale of films
Section 2247 - Sale of samples of pure sugars
Section 2247a - Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc
Section 2248 - Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin
Section 2249 - Amount and character of cooperation
Section 2250 - Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements
Section 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
Section 2250b - Nonrecurring expenses fund
Section 2251 - Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs
Section 2252 - Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments
Section 2253 - Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control
Section 2254 - Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings
Section 2254a - Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products
Section 2254b - Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception
Section 2254c - Research
Section 2255 - Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc
Section 2255a - Financial assistance to national and international conferences
Section 2255b - Department of Agriculture conference transparency
Section 2256 - Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement
Section 2257 - Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses
Section 2258 - Purchase of newspapers
Section 2259 - Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence
Section 2260, 2260a - Repealed
Section 2261 - Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs
Section 2262 - Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries
Section 2262a - Overseas tort claims
Section 2263 - Transfer of funds
Section 2264 - National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts
Section 2265 - Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement
Section 2266 - Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms
Section 2266a - Century Farms program
Section 2266b - Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number
Section 2267 - Repealed
Section 2268 - Public lands; relinquishment
Section 2268a - Acquisition of land; options
Section 2269 - Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations
Section 2270 - Authority of Office of Inspector General
Section 2270a - Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities
Section 2270b - Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths
Section 2270c - Submission of results
Section 2271 - Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations
Section 2271a - Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers
Section 2272 - Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs
Section 2272a - Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers
Section 2273 - Local search and rescue operations
Section 2274 - Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement
Section 2274a - Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations
Section 2275 - Repealed
Section 2276 - Confidentiality of information
Section 2277 - Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad
Section 2278 - Consistency with international obligations of United States
Section 2279 - Farming opportunities training and outreach
Section 2279-1 - Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
Section 2279-2 - Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions
Section 2279a - Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers
Section 2279b - Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities
Section 2279c - Student internship programs
Section 2279d - Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 2279e - Civil penalty
Section 2279f - Subpoena authority
Section 2279g - Marketing services; cooperative agreements
Section 2279h - Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center
Section 2279i - Cooperation with State and other agencies; expenditures
Section 2279j - Conversion authority
Section 2279k - Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others