§ 906. — Funding for administrative expenses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC906]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 31--RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER I--RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
Sec. 906. Funding for administrative expenses
For the purpose of administering this chapter and for the purpose of
making the studies, investigations, publications, and reports herein
provided for, there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as shall be
necessary.
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 1365; Oct. 28, 1949,
ch. 776, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 94-124, Sec. 3, Nov. 4, 1975, 89
Stat. 677; Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 4(a)(3), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4581;
Pub. L. 104-127, title VII, Sec. 775, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1150.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-127 struck out at end ``On or before February 15,
of each calendar year beginning with calendar year 1976, or such other
date as may be specified by the appropriate committee, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall testify before the House Committee on Agriculture and
the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and provide
justification in detail of the amount requested in the budget to be
appropriated for the next fiscal year for the purpose of administering
this chapter and for the purpose of making the studies, investigations,
publications, and reports herein authorized.''
1994--Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry'' for ``Committee on Agriculture and Forestry''.
1975--Pub. L. 94-124 inserted requirement that the Secretary of
Agriculture testify before the House Committee on Agriculture and the
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry each calendar year on or
before February 15th or other date specified by the Committees to
provide justification in detail of the amount requested in the budget to
be appropriated for the next fiscal year.
1949--Act Oct. 28, 1949, inserted ``title I,'' in credit of act May
20, 1936.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 911 of this title.
