Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2209h Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2209h
Summary
On and after November 10, 2005, USDA agencies may use unused salary and expense funds to reimburse the General Counsel for staff and related costs in employee or applicant complaints and matters before the EEOC, FLRA, or MSPB, but they must get prior approval from both Appropriations Committees.
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Title 7, §2209h
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On and after November 10, 2005, agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture may utilize any unobligated salaries and expenses funds to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel for salaries and expenses of personnel, and for other related expenses, incurred in representing such agencies and offices in the resolution of complaints by employees or applicants for employment, and in cases and other matters pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, or the Merit Systems Protection Board with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
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Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 108–447, div. A, title VII, § 736, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2844. Pub. L. 108–199, div. A, title VII, § 732, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 35. Pub. L. 108–7, div. A, title VII, § 739, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 43.
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7 U.S.C. § 2209h
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73