§ 2210. — Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC2210]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 55--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Sec. 2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment
There is established in the Department of Agriculture the position
of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, to be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, title I, 48 Stat. 467; Pub. L. 94-561,
Sec. 1(c)(1), Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2643.)
Codification
Provisions of this section which prescribed the basic compensation
of the Under Secretary were omitted to conform to the provisions of act
July 31, 1956. See section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Section was formerly classified to section 514a of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments
1976--Pub. L. 94-561 substituted ``Deputy Secretary of Agriculture''
for ``Under Secretary of Agriculture''.
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 94-561 effective Oct. 19, 1976, see section 5
of Pub. L. 94-561, set out as a note under section 5313 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of
Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
Agriculture by 1953, Reorg. Plan No. 2, Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18
F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this
title.
Status of Incumbent Under Secretary of Agriculture
Section 1(d) of Pub. L. 94-561 provided that: ``The officer
occupying the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture, on the date of
enactment of this Act [Oct. 19, 1976], may assume the duties of the
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. The individual assuming such duties
shall not be required to be reappointed by reason of the enactment of
this Act.''
