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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§8312 Administration and claims

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 109— - ANIMAL HEALTH PROTECTION › § 8312

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can buy or keep land or other property, hire people, give grants, and sign contracts or other agreements (including cooperative agreements and memorandums of understanding), even if other federal contracting rules would normally apply. If a person has a legal claim for harm that happened outside the United States because of work under this chapter, the Secretary may pay that claim under federal law. The claim must be sent in writing to the Secretary within 2 years after it happens.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §8312

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)To carry out this chapter, the Secretary may—
(1)acquire and maintain real or personal property;
(2)employ a person;
(3)make a grant; and
(4)notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, enter into a contract, cooperative agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other agreement.
(b)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may pay a tort claim, in the manner authorized by the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, if the claim arises outside the United States in connection with an activity authorized under this chapter.
(2)A claim may not be allowed under this subsection unless the claim is presented in writing to the Secretary not later than 2 years after the date on which the claim arises.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle E (§§ 10401–10418) of title X of Pub. L. 107–171, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 494, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle E to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 8301 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For

Transfer of Functions

of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under this chapter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 8312

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73