Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2272 Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2272
Summary
Secretary of Agriculture may set up a volunteer program and accept unpaid volunteers under OPM rules. Volunteers may not replace USDA employees, including local, county, and State committees under section 590h(b) of title 16, and are not Federal employees except for chapter 81, title 5, and sections 2671–2680, title 28.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2272
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may establish a program to use volunteers in carrying out the programs of the Department of Agriculture.
(b)The Secretary may accept, subject to regulations issued by the Office of Personnel Management, voluntary service for the Department of Agriculture for such purpose if the service:
(1)is to be without compensation; and
(2)will not be used to displace any employee of the Department of Agriculture including the local, county, and State committees established under section 590h(b) of title 16.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title. Authorization of Appropriations Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1527, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1337, provided that: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle [subtitle G (§§ 1526, 1527) of title XV of Pub. L. 97–98, enacting this section and this note], such sums to remain available until expended.”
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2272
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73