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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 98— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION · SUBCHAPTER III— RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · § 6941

§ 6941. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development

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(a)Authorization The Secretary shall establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
(b)Confirmation required The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development 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 Rural Development those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to rural economic and community development.
(2)Additional functions The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development shall perform such other functions as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.
(d)Succession Any official who is serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural Development on October 13, 1994, 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)to the successor position authorized under subsection
(a)if the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 days after October 13, 1994 (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).
(e)Loan approval authority Approval authority for loans and loan guarantees in connection with the electric and telephone loan and loan guarantee programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) shall not be transferred to, or conditioned on review of, a State director or other employee whose primary duty is not the review and approval of such loans or the provision of assistance to such borrowers.
(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 231, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3218; Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 794(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1155; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12407, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4976.)
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  • Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 231
  • 108 Stat. 3218
  • Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 794(a)
  • 110 Stat. 1155
  • 132 Stat. 4976
  • act May 20, 1936, ch. 432
  • 49 Stat. 1363
  • section 231 of Pub. L. 103–354
  • Pub. L. 104–127
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 231
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