Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§5401 Establishment of Agricultural Council on Environmental Quality
Title 7 › Chapter 85— ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS › § 5401
Summary
Creates an Agricultural Council on Environmental Quality inside the Department of Agriculture. It answers to the Secretary and must carry out this chapter and coordinate the Department’s environmental programs. Members are top Agriculture Department leaders and the Director of the Office of Agricultural Environmental Quality (created in section 5402), who serves as the Council’s Executive Director. The Secretary must pick a chair who is not the Executive Director.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §5401
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(a)The Secretary shall establish an Agricultural Council on Environmental Quality in the Department of Agriculture (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Council”). The Council shall be under the direct authority of the Secretary, and shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and for coordination and direction of all environmental policies and programs of the Department.
(b)Membership of the Council shall consist of the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education, other under and assistant secretaries as may be designated by the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Agricultural Environmental Quality, established in section 5402 of this title, who shall serve as the Executive Director of the Council. The Secretary shall designate a member of the Council, other than the Executive Director, as chair of the Council.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 5401
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60