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[CITE: 7USC6931]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
          CHAPTER 98--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
 
          SUBCHAPTER II--FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
 
Sec. 6931. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign 
        Agricultural Services
        

(a) Authorization

    The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the 
position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services.

(b) Confirmation required

    If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services authorized under 
subsection (a) of this section, the Under Secretary shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(c) Functions of Under Secretary

                       (1) Principal functions

        Upon establishment, the Secretary shall delegate to the Under 
    Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services 
    those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are 
    related to farm and foreign agricultural services.

                      (2) Additional functions

        The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign 
    Agricultural Services shall perform such other functions as may be 
    required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.

(d) Succession

    Any official who is serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
International Affairs and Commodity Programs on October 13, 1994, and 
who was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection 
(b) of this section to the successor position authorized under 
subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary establishes the 
position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days 
after October 13, 1994 (or such later date set by the Secretary if 
litigation delays rapid succession).

(Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 225, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3213.)

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of section 225 of Pub. L. 103-354. Subsec. (e) 
of section 225 of Pub. L. 103-354 amended section 5314 of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, and repealed section 5691 of this 
title.
