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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60

§6962a Cooperative Agreements

Title 7 › Chapter 98— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION › Subchapter V— NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT › § 6962a

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Even if other laws (including rules that require competition) say otherwise, starting October 28, 2000 the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements with states, local governments, public or private agencies, organizations, or other people. These agreements can pay for goods or services, including personal services, if the Secretary decides they will help all parties carry out Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and each party will contribute resources. Commodity Credit Corporation funds used for these agreements cannot be more than the amount obligated for the same purpose in fiscal year 1998.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §6962a

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law requiring competition), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and after October 28, 2000, enter into cooperative agreements (which may provide for the acquisition of goods or services, including personal services) with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or any other person, if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives: Provided, That Commodity Credit Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, and not as part of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, which in part comprises this chapter.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 6962a

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60