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[CITE: 7USC7005]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
          CHAPTER 98--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
 
          SUBCHAPTER VIII-A--MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 7005. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and 
        Regulatory Programs
        

(a) Authorization

    The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the 
position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs.

(b) Confirmation required

    If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs 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 Marketing and Regulatory Programs those 
    functions and duties under the jurisdiction of the Department that 
    are related to agricultural marketing, animal and plant health 
    inspection, grain inspection, and packers and stockyards.

                      (2) Additional functions

        The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory 
    Programs 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 Marketing and Regulatory Programs on October 21, 1998, 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 21, 
1998 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid 
succession).

(Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 285, as added Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, 
Sec. 101(a) [title X, Sec. 1001(3)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 
2681-41.)

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of section 285 of Pub. L. 103-354, as added by 
Pub. L. 105-277. Subsec. (e) of section 285 of Pub. L. 103-354 amended 
section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 7014 of this title.
