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[CITE: 7USC5401]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
          CHAPTER 85--ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 5401. Establishment of Agricultural Council on 
        Environmental Quality
        

(a) Establishment

    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

    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.

(Pub. L. 101-624, title XIV, Sec. 1471, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3619.)
