§ 1141h. — Avoidance of duplication; cooperation with other governmental establishments; obtaining information and data; cooperation with States, Territories, and agencies or subdivisions thereof; indicating research problems; transfer of offices, functions, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 12USC1141h]
TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 7A--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
Sec. 1141h. Avoidance of duplication; cooperation with other
governmental establishments; obtaining information and data;
cooperation with States, Territories, and agencies or
subdivisions thereof; indicating research problems; transfer of
offices, functions, etc.
(a) The administration shall, in cooperation with any governmental
establishment in the Executive branch of the Government, including any
field service thereof at home or abroad, avail itself of the services
and facilities thereof in order to avoid preventable expense or
duplication of effort.
(b) The President may by Executive order direct any such
governmental establishment to furnish the administration such
information and data as such governmental establishment may have
pertaining to the functions of the administration; except that the
President shall not direct that the administration be furnished with any
information or data supplied by any person in confidence to any
governmental establishment in pursuance of any provision of law or of
any agreement with a governmental establishment.
(c) The administration may cooperate with any State or Territory, or
department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, or with any
person.
(d) The administration shall, through the governor, indicate to the
appropriate bureau or division of the Department of Agriculture any
special problem on which a research is needed to aid in carrying out the
provisions of this chapter.
(e) The President is authorized, by Executive order, to transfer to
or retransfer from the jurisdiction and control of the administration
the whole or any part of (1) any office, bureau, service, division,
commission, or board in the Executive branch of the Government engaged
in scientific or extension work, or the furnishing of services, with
respect to the marketing of agricultural commodities, (2) its functions
pertaining to such work or services, and (3) the records, property,
including office equipment, personnel, and unexpended balances of
appropriation, pertaining to such work or services.
(June 15, 1929, ch. 24, Sec. 13, 46 Stat. 17; Ex. Ord. No. 6084, Mar.
27, 1933.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 533 of Title 7,
Agriculture.
Change of Name
``Administration'' substituted in text for ``board'' pursuant to Ex.
Ord. No. 6084, set out preceding section 2241 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
Establishment of Farm Credit Administration as an independent
agency, composition of Farm Credit Administration, appointment of
Governor of Farm Credit Administration, and duties thereof, including
duty to perform functions, etc., of Farm Credit Administration, see
section 2241 et seq. of this title.
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
Functions of Farm Credit Administration or any agency, officer, or
entity of, under, or subject to supervision of said Administration
excepted from functions of officers, agencies, and employees transferred
to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, Sec. 1, eff.
June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out in the Appendix to
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
