Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§64 Appropriation for Expenses; Appointment by Secretary of Officers and Agents; Compensation
Title 7 › CHAPTER 2 — COTTON STANDARDS › § 64
Summary
Money from the U.S. Treasury can be used, as needed, to carry out this chapter. The Secretary of Agriculture may, within that budget and as long as other laws allow, hire and fire staff and set their pay. The Secretary can also pay for things needed to run the work in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere, such as rent outside D.C., communications and printing, legal and reference books and periodicals, office furniture and supplies, travel, and other necessary expenses.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §64
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There are authorized to be appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter; and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, within the limits of such appropriations, to appoint, remove, and fix the compensations of such officers and employees, not in conflict with existing law, and make such expenditures for rent outside the District of Columbia, printing, telegrams, telephones, law books, books of reference, periodicals, furniture, stationery, office equipment, travel, and other supplies and expenses as shall be necessary to the administration of this chapter in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 64
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102