§ 5842. — Appointment and authority of Director.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5842]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 88--RESEARCH
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL GENETIC RESOURCES PROGRAM
Sec. 5842. Appointment and authority of Director
(a) Director
There shall be at the head of the program an official to be known as
the Director of the National Genetic Resources Program who shall be
appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall perform such duties as
are assigned to the Director by this subchapter and such other duties as
the Secretary may prescribe.
(b) Administrative authority
In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary, acting through the
Director--
(1) shall be responsible for the overall direction of the
program and for the establishment and implementation of general
policies respecting the management and operation of activities
within the program;
(2) may secure for the program consultation services and advice
of persons from the United States and abroad;
(3) may accept voluntary and uncompensated services; and
(4) may perform such other administrative functions as the
Secretary determines are needed to effectively carry out this
subchapter.
(c) Duties
The Director shall--
(1) advise participants on the program activities;
(2) coordinate, review and facilitate the systematic
identification and evaluation of, relevant information generated
under the program;
(3) promote the effective transfer of the information described
in paragraph (2) to the agriculture and food production community
and to entities that require such information; and
(4) monitor the effectiveness of the activities described in
paragraph (3).
(d) Biennial reports
The Director shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary and to the
Congress a biennial report containing--
(1) a description of the activities carried out by and through
the program and the policies of the program, and such
recommendations respecting such activities and policies as the
Director considers to be appropriate;
(2) a description of the necessity for, and progress achieved
toward providing, additional programs and activities designed to
include the range of genetic resources described in section
5841(d)(5) of this title in the activities of the program; and
(3) an assessment of events and activities occurring
internationally as they relate to the activities and policies of the
program.
(e) Initial reports
Not later than one year after November 28, 1990, the Director shall
transmit to the Secretary and to the Congress a report--
(1) describing the projected needs over a 10-year period in each
of the areas of genetic resources described in section 5841(d)(5) of
this title, including the identification of existing components of a
comprehensive program, policies and activities needed to coordinate
those components, and additional elements not in existence which are
required for the development of a comprehensive genetic resources
program as described in such section;
(2) assessing the international efforts and activities related
to the program, and their effect upon and coordination with the
program; and
(3) evaluating the potential effect of various national laws,
including national quarantine requirements, as well as treaties,
agreements, and the activities of international organizations on the
development of a comprehensive international system for the
collection and maintenance of genetic resources of importance to
agriculture.
(Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1633, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3744;
Pub. L. 102-237, title IV, Sec. 404(a)(2), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat.
1864.)
Amendments
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``Resources Program''
for ``Resources program''.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(d) of this section relating to biennial reports to Congress, see
section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 49 of House
Document No. 103-7.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5843 of this title.
