Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§590m Execution of powers of Secretary by Production and Marketing Administration
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 3B— - SOIL CONSERVATION › § 590m
Summary
The Secretary must let the Production and Marketing Administration use any powers given to him in sections 590g, 590h, 590i, and 590j–590n that he thinks are appropriate, and the Administration must follow its own hiring and pay rules when doing that work.
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Title 16, §590m
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this chapter, the Secretary is authorized and directed to provide for the execution by the Production and Marketing Administration of such powers conferred upon him under section 590g, 590h, 590i, and 590j to 590n of this title as he deems may be appropriately exercised by such Administration, and for such purposes the provisions of law applicable to the appointment and compensation of persons employed by the Production and Marketing Administration shall apply.
Legislative History
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Transfer of Functions
Production and Marketing Administration functions transferred to other units of Department of Agriculture under Secretary’s memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. 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, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. Agriculture Adjustment Administration consolidated into Production and Marketing Administration by Secretary of Agriculture’s Memorandum No. 1118, Aug. 18, 1945, which consolidation was ratified by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation consolidated with other agencies into Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Administration for duration of World War II, see Ex. Ord. No. 9069, Feb. 23, 1942. Functions respecting lands under jurisdiction of Department of the Interior, see
Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 590a of this title.
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16 U.S.C. § 590m
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73