§7005 Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture can create a new job called the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. If the job is created, the President must pick the person and the Senate must confirm that choice. The Under Secretary gets the Department duties about agricultural marketing and the inspection and market programs for animals, plants, grain, and packers and stockyards, plus any other duties required by law or given by the Secretary. A person already serving as Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs on October 21, 1998, who was appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, does not need a new appointment to become the Under Secretary if the Secretary creates the new job and places that person in it within 180 days after October 21, 1998 (or later if court delays slow the move).