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Department of Agriculture Organic Act (7 USC Ch. 55)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Type du document
Législation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural, Bétail, Énergie, Environnement gén., Alimentation et nutrition, Pêche, Forêts, Terre et sols, Plantes cultivées, Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Institution Gouvernance Questions de procédures Développement agricole Emploi rural Aires défavorisées Irrigation Petits exploitants/paysans Agriculture familiale Exploitation agricole Recherche Gestion intégrée du risque phytosanitaire/stratégie phytosanitaire Fonds spécial Produits agricoles Entité non-gouvernementale Mesures financières agricoles Éducation Normes Protection sociale Équité Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Commerce international Risques Aquaculture Nutrition Sucre Céréales/grains/riz Feux de forêts Régime foncier Terrains agricoles Propriété Collecte de données/déclarations Relevés/plans Planification territoriale Terres publiques Héritage Terres privées Transfert Parasites/maladies Protection des animaux Production animale Commerce intérieur Quarantaine Inspection Santé des animaux Matériel de reproduction/semences Production végétale Infractions/sanctions Tabac Gestion des déchets Déchets solides Approvisionnement en eau Égouts Gestion des resources en eau douce
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This chapter provides for the Department of Agriculture. It states that, subject to the exceptions specified in subsection (b) of this section, there are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture all functions not now vested in him of all other officers, and of all agencies and employees, of the Department of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time make such provisions as he shall deem appropriate authorizing the performance by any other officer, or by any agency or employee, of the Department of Agriculture of any function of the Secretary, including any function transferred to the Secretary by the provisions of this reorganization plan. To the extent that the carrying out of subsection (a) of this section involves the assignment of major functions or major groups of functions to major constituent organizational units of the Department of Agriculture, now or hereafter existing, or to the heads or other officers thereof, and to the extent deemed practicable by the Secretary, he shall give appropriate advance public notice of delegations of functions proposed to be made by him and shall afford appropriate opportunity for interested persons and groups to place before the Department of Agriculture their views with respect to such proposed delegations. In carrying out subsection (a) of this section the Secretary shall seek to simplify and make efficient the operation of the Department of Agriculture, to place the administration of farm programs close to the State and local levels, and to adapt the administration of the programs of the Department to regional, State, and local conditions. The Department of Agriculture shall be an executive department, under the supervision and control of a Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The provisions of title 4 of the Revised Statutes, including all amendments thereto, shall be applicable to said department; and all laws and parts of laws relating to the Department of Agriculture in existence February 9, 1889, as far as the same are applicable and not in conflict with this section, and only so far, are continued in full force and effect. The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture, rural development, aquaculture, and human nutrition which he can obtain by means of books and correspondence, and by practical and scientific experiments, accurate records of which experiments shall be kept in his office, by the collection of statistics, and by any other appropriate means within his power; he shall collect new and valuable seeds and plants; shall test, by cultivation, the value of such of them as may require such tests; shall propagate such as may be worthy of propagation; and shall distribute them among agriculturists; and he shall advise the President, other members of his Cabinet, and the Congress on policies and programs designed to improve the quality of life for people living in the rural and nonmetropolitan regions of the Nation. The Secretary is authorized to initiate or expand research and development efforts related to solution of problems of rural water supply, rural sewage and solid waste management, rural housing, rural industrialization, and technology appropriate to small- and moderate-sized family farming operations, and any other problem that the Secretary may determine has an effect upon the economic development or the quality of life in rural areas.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
uscode.house.gov