Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§1766 Rules and regulations; advance payment for rent and other service; funds for courtesies to foreign representatives
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES, REGULATIONS, GENERAL PROVISIONS, AND AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS › § 1766
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture can make rules and work with other government agencies or people, approve advance payments abroad when local custom requires them, and use chapter funds to give courtesies to foreign representatives if allowed by appropriation.
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Title 7, §1766
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The Secretary of Agriculture may make rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and may cooperate with any Department or agency of the United States Government, State, Territory, or possession or any organization or person. In any foreign country where custom or practice requires payment in advance for rent or other service, such payment may be authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture. Funds available for the purposes of this chapter may be used for extending courtesies to representatives of foreign countries, when so provided in appropriation or other law.
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1956—Act Aug. 3, 1956, inserted sentence relating to availability of funds for extending courtesies to representatives of foreign countries.
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7 U.S.C. § 1766
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73