§ 1762. Personnel
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(a)Appointment To effectuate the carrying out of the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to appoint such personnel as he determines to be necessary and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to assign such personnel to service abroad.
(b)Titles; rank and privileges; appointments of Agricultural Counselors Officers or employees assigned or appointed to posts abroad under this subchapter shall have the designation of Agricultural Counselor, Agricultural Attaché, or such other titles or designations that shall be agreed to by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Agriculture, and shall be accorded the same rank and privileges as those of other counselors or attachés in United States embassies. An Agricultural Counselor shall be appointed in any nation—
(1)to which a substantial number of governments with which the United States competes directly for agricultural markets in such nation assign agricultural representatives with the diplomatic status of counselor or its equivalent; or
(2)in which—
(A)the potential is great for long-term expansion of a market for United States agricultural commodities, and
(B)competition with other nations for existing and potential agricultural markets is extremely intense.
Not less than ten Agricultural Counselors shall be appointed within three years after October 21, 1978.
(c)Attachment to diplomatic missions Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of State shall regularly and officially attach the officers or employees of the United States Department of Agriculture to the diplomatic mission of the United States in the country in which such officers or employees are to be assigned by the Secretary of Agriculture, and shall obtain for them diplomatic privileges and immunities equivalent to those enjoyed by Foreign Service personnel of comparable rank and salary.
(d)Assignment to United States Any officer or employee appointed and assigned to a post abroad pursuant to this subchapter may, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be assigned for duty in the continental United States, without regard to the civil service laws (and without reduction in grade if an appropriate position at the employee’s grade is not available in any agency of the Department of Agriculture), for a period of not more than three years: Provided, That the total number of such employees assigned for duty in the continental United States under this provision shall not exceed fifteen at any one time: Provided further, That this Act shall not increase the number of persons employed at grade GS–16, GS–17, or GS–18.
(Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VI, § 602(a)–(d), formerly § 602(a)–(c), (e), 68 Stat. 908, 909; amended June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 12(c)(13), 69 Stat. 182; Pub. L. 89–106, § 4, Aug. 4, 1965, 79 Stat. 431; Pub. L. 94–449, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1500; renumbered § 602(a)–(d) and amended Pub. L. 95–501, title III, § 301(4), (5), title IV, § 401(3), (5), Oct. 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 1688, 1691.)
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- Public Law 96–470To discontinue or amend certain requirements for agency reports to Congress
- Public Law 94–449To authorize orientation and language training for families of certain officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture
- Public Law 95–501To strengthen the economy of the United States through increased sales abroad of United States agricultural commodities
- Public Law 97–370Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–103Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and for other purposes
- Public Law 96–528Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and for other purposes
- Public Law 100–201To authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas
- Public Law 89–106
- Public Law 105–276Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes
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- Maximum and minimum quantities for set-aside; “commodity set-aside” defined§ 1741
- Presidential regulations§ 1766a
- Language training for families of officers and employees assigned abroad§ 1766b
- Pay for certain senior-level positions§ 5376
- Foreign service appropriations; applicability§ 1765
- General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations§ 301
- Chief of mission§ 3927
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- Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041
- 68 Stat. 908
- June 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 12(c)(13)
- 69 Stat. 182
- Pub. L. 89–106, § 4
- 79 Stat. 431
- Pub. L. 94–449
- 90 Stat. 1500
- Pub. L. 95–501, title III, § 301(4)
- 92 Stat. 1688
- act Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041
- 68 Stat. 897
- Pub. L. 95–501, § 301(4)
- Pub. L. 95–501, § 301(5)
- Pub. L. 95–501
- section 401(3) of Pub. L. 95–501
- Pub. L. 95–501, § 401(3)
- Pub. L. 89–106
- Pub. L. 101–509
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§ 1762
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ActAug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041
Stat.68 Stat. 908
ActJune 28, 1955, ch. 189, § 12(c)(13)
Stat.69 Stat. 182
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–106, § 4
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