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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§6704 Office of International Forestry

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 96— - GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE › § 6704

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within six months after November 28, 1990, the Secretary, through the Chief, must set up an Office of International Forestry inside the Forest Service, with a Deputy Chief to lead, coordinate, and work with the section 6701 director. Funding was authorized for each fiscal year 1996 through 2018.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §6704

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(a)The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish an Office of International Forestry within the Forest Service within six months after November 28, 1990.
(b)The Chief shall appoint a Deputy Chief for International Forestry.
(c)The Deputy Chief shall—
(1)be responsible for the international forestry activities of the Forest Service;
(2)coordinate the activities of the Forest Service in implementing the provisions of this chapter; and
(3)serve as Forest Service liaison to the director for the program established pursuant to section 6701 of this title.
(d)There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2018 such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was in the original “this title”, meaning title XXIV of Pub. L. 101–624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4058, known as the Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XXIV to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6701 of this title and Tables. Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical

Amendments

to this section. The

Amendments

by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “2018” for “2012”. 2008—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–246, § 8202, substituted “2012” for “2007”. 2002—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “2007” for “2002”. 1996—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–127 added subsec. (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 8701 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 6704

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73