Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2204–2 Delegation of Regulatory Functions to Designated Employees; Status of Employees; Number; Revocation of Delegation
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2204–2
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture can give all or part of any regulatory job he now has, or will have after April 4, 1940, to certain officers or employees when that will let the Department work faster. He can pick and name those people and give them job titles, but no more than two people may hold such delegated regulatory duties at the same time. The Secretary can cancel any delegation or designation at any time.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2204–2
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Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture deems that the delegation of the whole or any part of any regulatory function which the Secretary is, now or after April 4, 1940, required or authorized to perform will result in the more expeditious discharge of the duties of the Department of Agriculture, he is authorized to make such delegation to any officer or employee designated under this section. The Secretary is authorized to designate officers or employees of the Department to whom functions may be delegated under this section and to assign appropriate titles to such officers or employees. There shall not be in the Department at any one time more than two officers or employees designated under this section and vested with a regulatory function or part thereof delegated under this section. The Secretary may at any time revoke the whole or any part of a delegation or designation made by him under this section.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 450d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section, and to section 516b of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Amendments
1966—Pub. L. 89–554 repealed third sentence which related to grade of a position. See section 5109 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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7 U.S.C. § 2204–2
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102