Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2282 Definitions
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55A — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEES › § 2282
Summary
Defines three terms used in this chapter. "Secretary" means the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. "Department of Agriculture" means the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Advisory committee" means any group the Department sets up or uses to get advice or recommendations for the President or the Department (like boards, councils, panels, task forces, or subgroups), but it does not include groups made only of full-time federal employees, or groups created by law or 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
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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
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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.
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7 U.S.C. § 2282
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102