§ 2201. Establishment of Department

§ 2202. Executive Department; Secretary

§ 2203. Seal

§ 2204. General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development

§ 2204a. Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities

§ 2204b. Rural development policy

§ 2204b-1. Rural development

§ 2204c. Water management for rural areas

§ 2204d. Encouragement of private contracting

§ 2204e. Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

§ 2204f. Repealed.]

§ 2204g. Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture

§ 2205. Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary

§ 2206. Custody of property and records

§ 2206a. Conveyance of excess Federal personal property

§ 2207. Reports

§ 2207a. Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure

§ 2208. Expenditure of appropriations; accounting

§ 2208a. Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture

§ 2209. Additional statement of expenditures

§ 2209a. Advances to chiefs of field parties

§ 2209b. Availability of appropriations

§ 2209c. Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years

§ 2209d. Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding

§ 2209e. Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants

§ 2209f. Restriction on commodity purchase program payments

§ 2209g. Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances

§ 2209h. Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel

§ 2209i. Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints

§ 2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment

§ 2211. Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

§ 2211a. Omitted

§§ 2211b to 2212c. Repealed.]

§ 2213. Omitted

§ 2214. General Counsel; appointment

§ 2215. Chief clerk

§ 2216. Repealed.]

§ 2217. Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect

§ 2218. Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits

§ 2219. Salaries; how paid

§ 2219a. Overtime and holiday pay

§ 2220. Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees

§ 2221. Details of persons from or to office of Secretary

§ 2222. Details of law clerks

§ 2223. Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices

§ 2224. Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses

§ 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

§ 2225. Employment of temporary personnel

§ 2225a. Contracts for consulting services

§ 2225b. Personal service contracts for veterinarians

§ 2225c. Employment contracts for services abroad

§ 2225d. Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment

§ 2226. Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals

§ 2227. Traveling expenses

§ 2228. Emergency subsistence for employees

§ 2229. Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees

§ 2230. Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies

§ 2231. Official expenses of employees stationed abroad

§ 2231a. Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees

§ 2231b. First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture

§ 2232. Stenographic reporting service

§ 2233. Funds available for expenses of advisory committees

§ 2234. Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses

§ 2235. Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department

§ 2235a. Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates

§ 2236. Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment

§ 2237. Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.

§ 2238. Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition

§ 2239. Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases

§ 2240. Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops

§ 2241. Sale or exchange of animals or animal products

§ 2242. Repealed.]

§ 2242a. User fees for reports, publications, and software

§ 2242b. Translation of publications into foreign languages

§ 2243. Sale of photographic prints and maps

§ 2244. Repealed.]

§ 2245. Sale of prints and lantern slides

§ 2246. Loan, rental, or sale of films

§ 2247. Sale of samples of pure sugars

§ 2248. Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin

§ 2249. Amount and character of cooperation

§ 2250. Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements

§ 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

§ 2251. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs

§ 2252. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments

§ 2253. Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control

§ 2254. Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings

§ 2255. Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc.

§ 2255a. Financial assistance to national and international conferences

§ 2256. Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement

§ 2257. Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses

§ 2258. Purchase of newspapers

§ 2259. Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence

§§ 2260, 2260a. Repealed.]

§ 2261. Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs

§ 2262. Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries

§ 2262a. Overseas tort claims

§ 2263. Transfer of funds

§ 2264. National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts

§ 2265. Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement

§ 2266. Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms

§ 2267. Repealed.]

§ 2268. Public lands; relinquishment

§ 2269. Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations

§ 2270. Authority of Office of Inspector General

§ 2270a. Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities

§ 2270b. Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths

§ 2270c. Submission of results

§ 2271. Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations

§ 2271a. Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers

§ 2272. Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs

§ 2272a. Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers

§ 2273. Local search and rescue operations

§ 2274. Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement

§ 2274a. Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations

§ 2275. Repealed.]

§ 2276. Confidentiality of information

§ 2277. Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad

§ 2278. Consistency with international obligations of United States

§ 2279. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

§ 2279-1. Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

§ 2279a. Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers

§ 2279b. Operation of Graduate School of Department of Agriculture as nonappropriated fund instrumentality

§ 2279c. Student internship programs

§ 2279d. Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973

§ 2279e. Civil penalty

§ 2279f. Subpoena authority

§ 2279g. Marketing services; cooperative agreements

§ 2279h. Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center