§ 450d. — Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 7USC450d]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 17--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
Sec. 450d. Delegation of regulatory functions to designated
employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation
Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture deems that the delegation of
the whole or any part of any regulatory function which the Secretary is,
now or after April 4, 1940, required or authorized to perform will
result in the more expeditious discharge of the duties of the Department
of Agriculture, he is authorized to make such delegation to any officer
or employee designated under this section. The Secretary is authorized
to designate officers or employees of the Department to whom functions
may be delegated under this section and to assign appropriate titles to
such officers or employees. There shall not be in the Department at any
one time more than two officers or employees designated under this
section and vested with a regulatory function or part thereof delegated
under this section. The Secretary may at any time revoke the whole or
any part of a delegation or designation made by him under this section.
(Apr. 4, 1940, ch. 75, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 81; Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a),
Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, 650.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 516b 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
1966--Pub. L. 89-554 repealed third sentence which related to grade
of a position. See section 5109 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 450c, 450e, 450f, 450g of
this title; title 5 section 5109.
