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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102

§2204a Rural Development; Utilization of Non-federal Offices; Location of Field Units; Interchange of Personnel and Facilities

Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2204a

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must use State, regional, district, county, local, and other Department of Agriculture offices as much as possible to support rural development. The Secretary must, either directly or by agreement with other agencies, (1) place federal rural field units in the Department offices whose areas match the field units’ geographic coverage, and (2) allow sharing and swapping of staff and facilities in those offices when needed to use resources efficiently and to provide the best help under State rural development plans.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §2204a

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The Secretary of Agriculture shall utilize to the maximum extent practicable State, regional, district, county, local, or other Department of Agriculture offices to enhance rural development, and shall to the maximum extent practicable provide directly, or, in the case of agencies outside of the Department of Agriculture, through arrangements with the heads of such agencies, for— (1)
(2)the interchange of personnel and facilities in each such office to the extent necessary or desirable to achieve the most efficient utilization of such personnel and facilities and provide the most effective assistance in the development of rural areas in accordance with State rural development plans.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–355 struck out designation for former par. (1) and, in such par., redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which related to contents of report submitted under section 2204(b) of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–355 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 10 of Pub. L. 96–355, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 2204b of this title.

Transfer of Functions

Powers, duties, and assets of agencies, offices, and other entities within Department of Agriculture relating to rural development functions transferred to Rural Development Administration by section 2302(b) of Pub. L. 101–624.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 2204a

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102