Chapter 55

Establishment of Department

Executive Department; Secretary

Seal

General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development

Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions

Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation

Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation

Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected

Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects

Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities

Rural development policy

Rural development

Temporary prioritization of rural health assistance

Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development

Institute for Rural Partnerships

Water management for rural areas

Encouragement of private contracting

Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture

Local food production and program evaluation

Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection

National agriculture imagery program

Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary

Custody of property and records

Conveyance of excess Federal personal property

Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas

Reports

Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure

Program metrics

Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution

Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University

Expenditure of appropriations; accounting

Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture

Additional statement of expenditures

Advances to chiefs of field parties

Availability of appropriations

Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years

Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding

Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants

Restriction on commodity purchase program payments

Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances

Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel

Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints

Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud

Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment

Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

General Counsel; appointment

Chief clerk

Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect

Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.

Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits

Salaries; how paid

Overtime and holiday pay

Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees

Details of persons from or to office of Secretary

Details of law clerks

Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices

Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses

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

Employment of temporary personnel

Contracts for consulting services

Personal service contracts for veterinarians

Employment contracts for services abroad

Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment

Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals

Traveling expenses

Emergency subsistence for employees

Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees

Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies

Official expenses of employees stationed abroad

Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees

First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture

Stenographic reporting service

Funds available for expenses of advisory committees

Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses

Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department

Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates

Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment

Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.

Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition

Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases

Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops

Sale or exchange of animals or animal products

Exchange or sale authority

Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution

User fees for reports, publications, and software

Translation of publications into foreign languages

Sale of photographic prints and maps

Sale of prints and lantern slides

Loan, rental, or sale of films

Sale of samples of pure sugars

Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc.

Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin

Amount and character of cooperation

Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements

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

Nonrecurring expenses fund

Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs

Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments

Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control

Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings

Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products

Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception

Research

Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc.

Financial assistance to national and international conferences

Department of Agriculture conference transparency

Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement

Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses

Purchase of newspapers

Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence

Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs

Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries

Overseas tort claims

Transfer of funds

National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts

Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement

Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms

Century Farms program

Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number

Public lands; relinquishment

Acquisition of land; options

Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations

Authority of Office of Inspector General

Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities

Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths

Submission of results

Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations

Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers

Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs

Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers

Local search and rescue operations

Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement

Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations

Confidentiality of information

Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad

Consistency with international obligations of United States

Farming opportunities training and outreach

Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions

Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers

Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities

Student internship programs

Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Civil penalty

Subpoena authority

Marketing services; cooperative agreements

Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center

Cooperation with State and other agencies; expenditures

Conversion authority

Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others

National Detector Dog Training Center