Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§1766 Rules and Regulations; Advance Payment for Rent and Other Service; Funds for Courtesies to Foreign Representatives
Title 7 › CHAPTER 43 — FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES, REGULATIONS, GENERAL PROVISIONS, AND AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS › § 1766
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture can make rules, work with other governments or groups, allow advance payments abroad for rent or services, and use chapter funds to host foreign representatives when allowed by law.
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Title 7, §1766
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The Secretary of Agriculture may make rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and may cooperate with any Department or agency of the United States Government, State, Territory, or possession or any organization or person. In any foreign country where custom or practice requires payment in advance for rent or other service, such payment may be authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture. Funds available for the purposes of this chapter may be used for extending courtesies to representatives of foreign countries, when so provided in appropriation or other law.
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1956—Act Aug. 3, 1956, inserted sentence relating to availability of funds for extending courtesies to representatives of foreign countries.
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7 U.S.C. § 1766
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102