• § 2201. Establishment of Department

• § 2202. Executive Department; Secretary

• § 2203. Seal

• § 2204. General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development

• § 2204-1. Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions

• § 2204-2. Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation

• § 2204-3. Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation

• § 2204-4. Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected

• § 2204-5. Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects

• § 2204a. Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities

• § 2204b. Rural development policy

• § 2204b-1. Rural development

• § 2204b-2. Temporary prioritization of rural health assistance

• § 2204b-3. Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development

• § 2204b-4. Institute for Rural Partnerships

• § 2204c. Water management for rural areas

• § 2204d. Encouragement of private contracting

• § 2204e. Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

• § 2204f. Repealed.

• § 2204g. Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture

• § 2204h. Local food production and program evaluation

• § 2204i. Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection

• § 2204j. National agriculture imagery program

• § 2205. Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary

• § 2206. Custody of property and records

• § 2206a. Conveyance of excess Federal personal property

• § 2206b. Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas

• § 2207. Reports

• § 2207a. Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure

• § 2207b. Program metrics

• § 2207c. Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution

• § 2207d. Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University

• § 2208. Expenditure of appropriations; accounting

• § 2208a. Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture

• § 2209. Additional statement of expenditures

• § 2209a. Advances to chiefs of field parties

• § 2209b. Availability of appropriations

• § 2209c. Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years

• § 2209d. Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding

• § 2209e. Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants

• § 2209f. Restriction on commodity purchase program payments

• § 2209g. Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances

• § 2209h. Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel

• § 2209i. Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints

• § 2209j. Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud

• § 2209k. Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers

• § 2210. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment

• § 2211. Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

• § 2211a. Omitted

• §§ 2211b to 2212c. Repealed.

• § 2213. Omitted

• § 2214. General Counsel; appointment

• § 2215. Chief clerk

• § 2216. Repealed.

• § 2217. Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect

• § 2217a. Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.

• § 2218. Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits

• § 2219. Salaries; how paid

• § 2219a. Overtime and holiday pay

• § 2220. Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees

• § 2221. Details of persons from or to office of Secretary

• § 2222. Details of law clerks

• § 2223. Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices

• § 2224. Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses

• § 2224a. Utilization of employees of agencies for part-time and intermittent assistance to other agencies; exclusion of overtime resulting from natural disasters from staff year ceilings

• § 2225. Employment of temporary personnel

• § 2225a. Contracts for consulting services

• § 2225b. Personal service contracts for veterinarians

• § 2225c. Employment contracts for services abroad

• § 2225d. Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment

• § 2226. Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals

• § 2227. Traveling expenses

• § 2228. Emergency subsistence for employees

• § 2229. Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees

• § 2230. Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies

• § 2231. Official expenses of employees stationed abroad

• § 2231a. Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees

• § 2231b.

• § 2232. Stenographic reporting service

• § 2233. Funds available for expenses of advisory committees

• § 2234. Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses

• § 2235. Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department

• § 2235a. Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates

• § 2236. Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment

• § 2237. Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.

• § 2238. Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition

• § 2239. Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases

• § 2240. Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops

• § 2241. Sale or exchange of animals or animal products

• § 2241a. Exchange or sale authority

• § 2241b. Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution

• § 2242. Repealed.

• § 2242a. User fees for reports, publications, and software

• § 2242b. Translation of publications into foreign languages

• § 2243. Sale of photographic prints and maps

• § 2244. Repealed.

• § 2245. Sale of prints and lantern slides

• § 2246. Loan, rental, or sale of films

• § 2247. Sale of samples of pure sugars

• § 2247a. Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc.

• § 2248. Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin

• § 2249. Amount and character of cooperation

• § 2250. Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements

• § 2250a. Erection of buildings and other structures on non-Federal lands; duration of use of such lands; removal of structures after termination of use; availability of funds for expenses of acquiring long-term leases or other agreements

• § 2250b. Nonrecurring expenses fund

• § 2251. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs

• § 2252. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments

• § 2253. Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control

• § 2254. Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings

• § 2254a. Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products

• § 2254b. Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception

• § 2254c. Research

• § 2255. Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc.

• § 2255a. Financial assistance to national and international conferences

• § 2255b. Department of Agriculture conference transparency

• § 2256. Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement

• § 2257. Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses

• § 2258. Purchase of newspapers

• § 2259. Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence

• §§ 2260, 2260a. Repealed.

• § 2261. Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs

• § 2262. Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries

• § 2262a. Overseas tort claims

• § 2263. Transfer of funds

• § 2264. National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts

• § 2265. Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement

• § 2266. Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms

• § 2266a. Century Farms program

• § 2266b. Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number

• § 2267. Repealed.

• § 2268. Public lands; relinquishment

• § 2268a. Acquisition of land; options

• § 2269. Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations

• § 2270. Authority of Office of Inspector General

• § 2270a. Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities

• § 2270b. Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths

• § 2270c. Submission of results

• § 2271. Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations

• § 2271a. Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers

• § 2272. Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs

• § 2272a. Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers

• § 2273. Local search and rescue operations

• § 2274. Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement

• § 2274a. Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations

• § 2275. Repealed.

• § 2276. Confidentiality of information

• § 2277. Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad

• § 2278. Consistency with international obligations of United States

• § 2279. Farming opportunities training and outreach

• § 2279-1. Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers

• § 2279-2. Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions

• § 2279a. Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers

• § 2279b. Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities

• § 2279c. Student internship programs

• § 2279d. Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973

• § 2279e. Civil penalty

• § 2279f. Subpoena authority

• § 2279g. Marketing services; cooperative agreements

• § 2279h. Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center

• § 2279i. Cooperation with State and other agencies; expenditures

• § 2279j. Conversion authority

• § 2279k. Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others