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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§6931 Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 98— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION › § 6931

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can create the job called Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. If the job is created, the President appoints the person and the Senate must approve. The Under Secretary will carry out the tasks the Secretary gives them. Anyone serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services on March 23, 2018, who was appointed by the President with Senate approval, does not have to be reappointed to the new job.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §6931

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.
(b)If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c)The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation shall perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe.
(d)Any official who is serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services on March 23, 2018, and who was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) to the successor position authorized under subsection (a).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is comprised of section 225 of Pub. L. 103–354. Subsec. (e) of section 225 of Pub. L. 103–354 amended section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and repealed section 5691 of this title. Another section 225 of Pub. L. 103–354 is classified to section 6925 of this title.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–141 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 6931

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73