Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§6902 Definitions
Title 7 › Chapter 98— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION › § 6902
Summary
Defines four terms: Department = USDA; NAD = USDA appeals office (sec.6992); Secretary = Secretary of Agriculture; function = administrative, financial, or rule-making acts by USDA staff.
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Title 7, §6902
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Except where the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this chapter:
(1)The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
(2)The term “National Appeals Division” means the National Appeals Division of the Department established under section 6992 of this title.
(3)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(4)The term “function” means an administrative, financial, or regulatory activity of an agency, office, officer, or employee of the Department.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 103–354, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3209, known as the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see
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note set out under section 6901 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 6902
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60