§ 6944. — Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC6944]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 98--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER III--RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 6944. Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service
(a) Establishment authorized
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is
authorized to establish and maintain within the Department the Rural
Business and Cooperative Development Service and to assign to the
Service such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) Functions
If the Secretary establishes the Rural Business and Cooperative
Development Service under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary
is authorized to assign to the Service jurisdiction over the following:
(1) Section 313 and title V of the Rural Electrification Act of
1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c and 950aa et seq.).
(2) Subtitle G \1\ of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
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(3) Sections 306(a)(1) and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1) and 1932).
(4) Section 1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law
99-198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note).
(5) The Act of July 2, 1926 (44 Stat. 802, chapter 725; 7 U.S.C.
451 et seq.).
(Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 234, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3220.)
References in Text
The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in subsec.
(b)(1), is act May 20, 1936, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363, as amended. Title V
of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (Sec. 950aa et seq.)
of chapter 31 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see section 901 of this title and Tables.
The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, referred
to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 101-624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3359,
as amended. Subtitle G of title XVI of the Act, known as the Alternative
Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990, was classified
generally to subchapter VI (Sec. 5901 et seq.) of chapter 88 of this
title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107-171, title VI, Sec. 6201(a), May
13, 2002, 116 Stat. 418. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendments note set out under section 1421
of this title and Tables.
Act of July 2, 1926, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), is act July 2,
1926, ch. 725, 44 Stat. 802, which is classified generally to chapter 18
(Sec. 451 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Tables.
