§6961 — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

Allows the Secretary to create an Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment. If created, the President must appoint that person and the Senate must approve. The Under Secretary gets the Department’s natural‑resources and environment duties, except those already assigned under section 6932, and any other duties required by law or given by the Secretary. A person who was an Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment on October 13, 1994, and who was appointed by the President with Senate approval, does not need to be reappointed if the Secretary creates the new Under Secretary post and moves that person into it within 180 days after October 13, 1994 (or a later date the Secretary sets if litigation delays the move).

Title 7, §6961

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(a)The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.

(b)If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(c)(1)Upon establishment, the Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to natural resources and environment (except to the extent those functions are delegated under section 6932 of this title).

(2)The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment shall perform such other functions and duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.

(d)Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment on October 13, 1994, 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) if the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after October 13, 1994 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is comprised of section 245 of Pub. L. 103–354. Subsec. (e) of section 245 of Pub. L. 103–354 amended section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§6961 Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment

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Title 7, §6961

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