§ 7005. — Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC7005]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 98--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER VIII-A--MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
Sec. 7005. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and
Regulatory Programs
(a) Authorization
The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the
position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory
Programs.
(b) Confirmation required
If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs authorized under
subsection (a) of this section, the Under Secretary shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) Functions of Under Secretary
(1) Principal functions
Upon establishment, the Secretary shall delegate to the Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs those
functions and duties under the jurisdiction of the Department that
are related to agricultural marketing, animal and plant health
inspection, grain inspection, and packers and stockyards.
(2) Additional functions
The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory
Programs shall perform such other functions and duties as may be
required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.
(d) Succession
Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
for Marketing and Regulatory Programs on October 21, 1998, 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) of
this section to the successor position authorized under subsection (a)
of this section if the Secretary establishes the position, and the
official occupies the new position, within 180 days after October 21,
1998 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid
succession).
(Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 285, as added Pub. L. 105-277, div. A,
Sec. 101(a) [title X, Sec. 1001(3)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681,
2681-41.)
Codification
Section is comprised of section 285 of Pub. L. 103-354, as added by
Pub. L. 105-277. Subsec. (e) of section 285 of Pub. L. 103-354 amended
section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 7014 of this title.
