Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2249 Amount and Character of Cooperation
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2249
Summary
The Secretary decides how the Federal Government and partners work together under the 1944 Organic Act, unless another law or appropriation says otherwise.
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Title 7, §2249
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Unless otherwise provided by the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 or by other statute, the measure and character of cooperation authorized by said Act on the part of the Federal Government and on the part of the cooperator shall be such as may be prescribed by the Secretary, unless otherwise provided for in the applicable appropriation.
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References in Text
The Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944, referred to in text, is act Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, 58 Stat. 734. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification This section was enacted as part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. Section was formerly classified to section 564a 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.
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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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7 U.S.C. § 2249
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102