§511m — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary can make rules and hold hearings needed to carry out the chapter. He can work with other federal agencies, state or local governments, businesses, trade groups, and any person or organization, even if they operate in more than one place. He can hire, suspend, remove, and set pay for officers, employees, and licensees so long as other laws are not broken. Seasonal inspectors and supervisors who work six months or less in any twelve-month period may be appointed without following chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Secretary may spend money for things needed to run the chapter, like rent outside the District of Columbia, printing and communications, books and publications, office and lab equipment, travel, furniture, supplies (including tobacco used to prepare and demonstrate standards), reporting services, and similar expenses in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Congress may appropriate whatever sums from the Treasury are needed.

Title 7, §511m

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The Secretary is authorized to make such rules and regulations and hold such hearings as he may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and may cooperate with any other Department or agency of the Government; any State, territory, district, or possession, or department, agency, or political subdivision thereof; purchasing and consuming organizations, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, or other associations of business men or trade organizations; or any person, whether operating in one or more jurisdictions in carrying on the work herein authorized; and he shall have the power to appoint, suspend, remove, and fix the compensation of all officers, employees, and licensees not in conflict with existing law, except that inspectors and supervisors employed thereunder on a seasonal basis and working for periods of six months or less during any twelve-month period may be appointed without reference to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Secretary is authorized to make such expenditures for rent outside of the District of Columbia, printing, binding, telegrams, telephones, books of reference, publications, furniture, stationery, office and laboratory equipment, travel, tobacco for use in preparing and demonstrating standards, and other supplies and expenses, including reporting services, as shall be necessary to the administration of this chapter in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and as may be appropriated for by Congress; and there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for administering this chapter.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification “Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” substituted in text for “the Classification Act of 1949” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted “Classification Act of 1949” for “Classification Act of 1923”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Repeals

Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655.

§511m Regulation; hearings; employees; expenditures; authorization of appropriations