Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§2205 Duties of Former Commissioner of Agriculture Transferred to Secretary
Title 7 › Chapter 55— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2205
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture must carry out every duty that Congress had assigned to the Commissioner of Agriculture as of February 8, 1889.
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Title 7, §2205
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to perform all the duties named in all Acts of Congress in force on February 8, 1889, to be performed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 515 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.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2205
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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