§ 456. — Rules and regulations; appointment, removal, and compensation of employees; expenditures; authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC456]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 18--COOPERATIVE MARKETING
Sec. 456. Rules and regulations; appointment, removal, and
compensation of employees; expenditures; authorization of
appropriations
The Secretary of Agriculture may make such rules and regulations as
may be deemed advisable to carry out the provisions of this chapter and
may cooperate with any department or agency of the Government, any
State, Territory, District, or possession, or department, agency, or
political subdivision thereof, or any person; and may call upon any
other Federal department, board, or commission for assistance in
carrying out the purposes of this chapter; and shall have the power to
appoint, remove, and fix the compensation of such officers and employees
not in conflict with existing law and make such expenditure for rent,
outside the District of Columbia, printing, telegrams, telephones, books
of reference, books of law, periodicals, newspapers, furniture,
stationery, office equipment, travel, and other supplies and expenses as
shall be necessary to the administration of this chapter in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, and there is hereby authorized to be
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary after the fiscal year 1927,
for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
(July 2, 1926, ch. 725, Sec. 6, 44 Stat. 803.)
Transfer to Secretary of Agriculture
Transfer of Division of Cooperative Marketing ``(by whatever name
now called)'' from Farm Credit Administration to Secretary of
Agriculture, by act Aug. 6, 1953, ch. 335, Sec. 9, 67 Stat. 394, see
note set out under section 452 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
Farmer Cooperative Service in Department of Agriculture as successor
to functions of Cooperative Research and Service Division, Farm Credit
Administration, see note set out under section 452 of this title.
For prior transfers of functions, see notes set out under section
452 of this title.
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
Functions of Corporations of Department of Agriculture, boards of
directors and officers of such corporations; Advisory Board of Commodity
Credit Corporation; and Farm Credit Administration or any agency,
officer, or entity of, under, or subject to supervision of said
Administration excepted from functions of officers, agencies, and
employees transferred 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.
