7 USC § 6942 - Rural Utilities Service | Title 7 - Agriculture | U.S. Code

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Current through Pub. L. 112-238. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

(a) Establishment required

The Secretary shall establish and maintain within the Department the Rural Utilities Service and assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(b) Administrator

(1) Appointment

The Rural Utilities Service shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President.

(2) Omitted

(c) Functions

The Secretary shall carry out through the Rural Utilities Service the following functions that are under the jurisdiction of the Department:

(1) Electric and telephone loan programs and water and waste facility activities authorized by law, including—

(A) the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.); and

(B) section 1926–1 ^[1] of this title; and

(2) Water and waste facility programs and activities authorized by law, including—

(A) sections 1926, 1926a, 1926b, ^[1] and 1926c of this title, the provisions of sections 1929 and 1929a of this title relating to assets, terms, and conditions of water and sewer programs, section 1932 (b) of this title, and section 1013a of this title; and

(B) section 2324 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ^[1] (7 U.S.C. 1926 note).

[1] See References in Text note below.

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(a) Establishment required

The Secretary shall establish and maintain within the Department the Rural Utilities Service and assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(b) Administrator

(1) Appointment

The Rural Utilities Service shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(2) Succession

Any official who is serving as Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration on October 13, 1994, and who was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate—

(A) may be considered to be serving in the successor position established under paragraph (1); and

(B) shall not be required to be reappointed to that position by reason of the enactment of this Act.

(c) Functions

The Secretary shall carry out through the Rural Utilities Service the following functions that are under the jurisdiction of the Department:

(1) Electric and telephone loan programs and water and waste facility activities authorized by law, including—

(A) the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.); and

(B) section 1926–1 ^[1] of this title; and

(2) Water and waste facility programs and activities authorized by law, including—

(A) sections 1926, 1926a, 1926b, ^[1] and 1926c of this title, the provisions of sections 1929 and 1929a of this title relating to assets, terms, and conditions of water and sewer programs, section 1932 (b) of this title, and section 1013a of this title; and

(B) section 2324 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ^[1] (7 U.S.C. 1926 note).

[1] See References in Text note below.

Source

(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 232,Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3219; Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 747(b)(2),Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1128.)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(B), is Pub. L. 103–354, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3178, known as the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6901 of this title and Tables.

The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(A), is act May 20, 1936, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 31 (§ 901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 901 of this title and Tables.

Section 1926–1 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(B), was repealed by Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 702,Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1108.

Section 1926b of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), was repealed by Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 743,Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1125.

Section 2324 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(B), is section 2324 ofPub. L. 101–624, which was set out as a note under section 1926 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 703,Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1108.

Codification

Section is comprised of section 232 ofPub. L. 103–354. Subsec. (b)(3) ofsection 232 of Pub. L. 103–354amended section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104–127substituted “section 1932 (b)” for “section 1932 (b)(2)”.

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7 USC	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 6942	2012	112-166 [Sec.] 2(a)(2)	126 Stat. 1283
§ 6942	2012	112-166 [Sec.] 2(a)(2)(B)	126 Stat. 1283
§ 6942	2012	112-166 [Sec.] 2(a)(2)(A)	126 Stat. 1283

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