7 U.S.C. § 499o: Rules, regulations, and…

Summary

The Secretary can make rules and orders needed to carry out this chapter and can work with federal, state, territorial, local governments, or private people. The Secretary must be able to hire, remove, and set pay for officers and employees under existing law. The Secretary can spend money for things like rent outside the District of Columbia, printing, phones, law books, office furniture and equipment, travel, reporting services, and other supplies to run the program, using the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act fund under section 499c(b) and any supplements, and any money Congress provides. Other federal and state laws on the same subjects remain in effect unless they conflict with this chapter.

Title 7, §499o

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The Secretary may make such rules, regulations, and orders as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may cooperate with any department or agency of the Government, any State, Territory, District, or possession, or department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, or any person; and shall have the power to appoint, remove, and fix the compensation of such officers and employees not in conflict with existing law, and make such expenditures for rent outside the District of Columbia, printing, binding, telegrams, telephones, lawbooks, books of reference, publications, furniture, stationery, office equipment, travel, and other supplies and expenses, including reporting services, as shall be necessary to the administration of this chapter in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, from the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act fund provided for by section 499c(b) of this title and any supplements to such fund, and as may be appropriated for by Congress; and there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for such purposes. This chapter shall not abrogate nor nullify any other statute, whether State or Federal, dealing with the same subjects of this chapter; but it is intended that all such statutes shall remain in full force and effect except insofar only as they are inconsistent herewith or repugnant hereto.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 565 of this title.

Amendments

1950—Act June 15, 1950, provided for payment of administrative costs out of fund and any supplements thereto as well as by Congressional appropriations.

§499o Rules, Regulations, and Orders; Appointment, Removal, and Compensation of Officers and Employees; Expenditures; Authorization of Appropriations; Abrogation of Inconsistent Statutes

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Title 7, §499o

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