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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                  CHAPTER 55--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
Sec. 2204a. Rural development; utilization of non-Federal 
        offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and 
        facilities
        
    The Secretary of Agriculture shall utilize to the maximum extent 
practicable State, regional, district, county, local, or other 
Department of Agriculture offices to enhance rural development, and 
shall to the maximum extent practicable provide directly, or, in the 
case of agencies outside of the Department of Agriculture, through 
arrangements with the heads of such agencies, for--
        (1) the location of all field units of the Federal Government 
    concerned with rural development in the appropriate Department of 
    Agriculture offices covering the geographical areas most similar to 
    those covered by such field units, and
        (2) the interchange of personnel and facilities in each such 
    office to the extent necessary or desirable to achieve the most 
    efficient utilization of such personnel and facilities and provide 
    the most effective assistance in the development of rural areas in 
    accordance with State rural development plans.

(Pub. L. 92-419, title VI, Sec. 603(c), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 675; 
Pub. L. 96-355, Sec. 4(5), Sept. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 1174.)


                               Amendments

    1980--Pub. L. 96-355 struck out designation for former par. (1) and, 
in such par., redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and 
(2), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which related to 
contents of report submitted under section 2204(b) of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-355 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 10 
of Pub. L. 96-355, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2204b 
of this title.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Powers, duties, and assets of agencies, offices, and other entities 
within Department of Agriculture relating to rural development functions 
transferred to Rural Development Administration by section 2302(b) of 
Pub. L. 101-624.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 917 of this title.