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[CITE: 7USC6961]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
          CHAPTER 98--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
 
             SUBCHAPTER V--NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
 
Sec. 6961. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources 
        and Environment
        

(a) Authorization

    The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the 
position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and 
Environment.

(b) Confirmation required

    If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment 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 Natural Resources and Environment those 
    functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related 
    to natural resources and environment (except to the extent those 
    functions are delegated under section 6932 of this title).

                      (2) Additional functions

        The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and 
    Environment shall perform such other functions and duties as may be 
    required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.

(d) Succession

    Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture 
for Natural Resources and Environment 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. 245, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3223.)

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of section 245 of Pub. L. 103-354. Subsec. (e) 
of section 245 of Pub. L. 103-354 amended section 5314 of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.
