Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2204a Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2204a
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture must use local Agriculture Department offices as much as possible to support rural development. Federal rural development field units should be located in the offices that match their local areas, and staff and facilities can be shared so work is efficient and follows State rural development plans.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2204a
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall utilize to the maximum extent practicable State, regional, district, county, local, or other Department of Agriculture offices to enhance rural development, and shall to the maximum extent practicable provide directly, or, in the case of agencies outside of the Department of Agriculture, through arrangements with the heads of such agencies, for— (1)
(2)the interchange of personnel and facilities in each such office to the extent necessary or desirable to achieve the most efficient utilization of such personnel and facilities and provide the most effective assistance in the development of rural areas in accordance with State rural development plans.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–355 struck out designation for former par. (1) and, in such par., redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which related to contents of report submitted under section 2204(b) of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–355 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 10 of Pub. L. 96–355, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 2204b of this title.
Transfer of Functions
Powers, duties, and assets of agencies, offices, and other entities within Department of Agriculture relating to rural development functions transferred to Rural Development Administration by section 2302(b) of Pub. L. 101–624.
Reference
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2204a
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73