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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§2282 Definitions

Title 7 › Chapter 55A— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEES › § 2282

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines three words used in this chapter. "Secretary" means the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Department of Agriculture" means the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Advisory committee" means any committee, board, council, panel, task force, or similar group the Department uses to get advice or recommendations for the President or the Department, but it does not include groups made entirely of full-time federal employees, groups created by law or by a reorganization plan, or groups created by the President.

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Title 7, §2282

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When used in this chapter—
(1)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States;
(2)the term “Department of Agriculture” means the United States Department of Agriculture; and
(3)the term “advisory committee” means any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof that is established or utilized by the Department of Agriculture in the interest of obtaining advice or recommendations for the President or the Department of Agriculture, except that such term excludes any committee which (A) is composed wholly of full-time officers or employees of the Federal Government, (B) is established by statute or reorganization plan, or (C) is established by the President.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1981—Pub. L. 97–98 reenacted section without change.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 4301 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an

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of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 2282

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60