Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections

7 U.S.C. § 1762 — Personnel

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

7 U.S.C. § 1762 — Personnel

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 1762

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.

Original supplied file — preserved unchanged

Download original Markdown file

File SHA-256: 777066a8ba618d753f12bd564735326e3b905148b58e6c1ff608b78835d2d714. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.

Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.

Open the recorded source website ↗

Record provenance

Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_c4e7f357537bfe672479fca2
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-7/section-1762-personnel--6fc95a6733.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 93d68cee9e83a82925149a05a13b5e32ad1d488abe35765e7acc3ea3752631b4

Source location: Title 7, Chapter 43, § 1762; chapter-043-foreign-market-development.md

Stored source content

**(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.

Cross-references

Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

7 U.S.C. § 1766a — Presidential regulations

The President shall prescribe regulations to insure that the official activities of persons assigned abroad under this chapter are carried on (1) consonant with United States foreign policy objectives as defined by the Secretary of State; (2) in accordance with instructions of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to agricultural matters; and (3) in coordination with other representatives of the United States Government in each country, under the leadership of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 1766a

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

5 U.S.C. § 5376 — Pay for certain senior-level positions

**(a)** This section applies to— (1) positions that are classified above GS–15 pursuant to section 5108; and (2) scientific or professional positions established under section 3104; but does not apply to— (A) any Senior Executive Service position under section 3132; or (B) any position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service under section 3151. **(b)** (1) Subject to such regulations as the Office of Personnel Management prescribes, the head of the agency concerned shall fix the rate of basic pay for any position within such agency to which this section applies. A rate fixed under this section shall be— (A) not less than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; and (B) subject to paragraph (3), not greater than the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule. The payment of a rate of basic pay under this section shall not be subject to the pay limitation of section 5306(e) or 5373. (2) Subject to paragraph (1), effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the first day of the month in which an adjustment takes effect under section 5303 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule, each rate of pay established under this section for positions within an agency shall be adjusted by such amount as the head of such agency considers appropriate. (3) In the case of an agency which has a performance appraisal system which, as designed and applied, is certified under section 5307(d) as making meaningful distinctions based on relative performance, paragraph (1)(B) shall apply as if the reference to “level III” were a reference to “level II”. (4) No employee may suffer a reduction in pay by reaso

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 5 U.S.C. § 5376

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

7 U.S.C. § 1741 — Maximum and minimum quantities for set-aside; “commodity set-aside” defined

The Commodity Credit Corporation shall, as rapidly as the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine to be practicable, set aside within its inventories not more than the following maximum quantities and not less than the following minimum quantities of agricultural commodities or products thereof heretofore or hereafter acquired by it from 1954 and prior years’ crops and production in connection with its price support operations: CommodityMaximum quantityMinimum quantity Wheat (bushels)500,000,000400,000,000 Upland cotton (bales)4,000,0003,000,000 Cottonseed oil (pounds)500,000,0000 Butter (pounds)200,000,0000 Nonfat dry milk solids (pounds)300,000,0000 Cheese (pounds)150,000,0000

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 1741

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

7 U.S.C. § 1766b — Language training for families of officers and employees assigned abroad

Effective October 1, 1976, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide appropriate orientation and language training to families of officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture in anticipation of an assignment abroad of such officers and employees or while abroad pursuant to this chapter or other authority: Provided, That the facilities of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center or other Government facilities shall be used wherever practicable, and the Secretary may utilize foreign currencies generated under title I of the Food for Peace Act, as amended [[7 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], to carry out the purposes of this section in the foreign nations to which such officers, employees, and families are assigned. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, not to exceed $50,000 annually, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section: Provided, That for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, any appropriations available to the Secretary of Agriculture (not to exceed $50,000) may be used to carry out the purposes of this section.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 1766b

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

22 U.S.C. § 3927 — Chief of mission

**(a) Duties** Under the direction of the President, the chief of mission to a foreign country— (1) shall have full responsibility for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander); and (2) shall keep fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of the Government within that country, and shall insure that all Government executive branch employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission. **(b) Duties of agencies with employees in foreign countries** Any executive branch agency having employees in a foreign country shall keep the chief of mission to that country fully and currently informed with respect to all activities and operations of its employees in that country, and shall insure that all of its employees in that country (except for Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and employees under the command of a United States area military commander) comply fully with all applicable directives of the chief of mission. **(c) Promotion of United States goods and services** Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States goods and services for export to such country. **(d) Promotion of United States economic interests** Each chief of mission to a foreign country shall have as a principal duty the promotion of United States economic and commercial interests in such country.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 22 U.S.C. § 3927

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

3 U.S.C. § 301 — General authorization to delegate functions; publication of delegations

The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 3 U.S.C. § 301

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

7 U.S.C. § 1765 — Foreign service appropriations; applicability

Provisions in annual appropriation Acts of the Department of State facilitating the work of the Foreign Service of the United States shall be applicable under rules and regulations prescribed by the President or his designee to activities pursuant to this subchapter.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 1765

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

5 U.S.C. § 5921 — Definitions

For the purpose of this subchapter— (1) “Government” means the Government of the United States; (2) “agency” means an Executive agency and the Library of Congress, but does not include a Government controlled corporation; (3) “employee” means an employee in or under an agency and more specifically defined by regulations prescribed by the President; (4) “United States”, when used in a geographical sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia; (5) “continental United States” means the several States and the District of Columbia, but does not include Alaska or Hawaii; and (6) “foreign area” means— (A) the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and (B) any other area outside the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and territories and possessions of the United States.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 5 U.S.C. § 5921

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

7 U.S.C. § 1762 — Personnel

Page 1036 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1762 standards, as he deems necessary. Nothing con- tained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Department of Agriculture from conducting abroad any activity for which authority now ex- ists. (Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title VI, § 601, 68 Stat. 908; Pub. L. 95–501, title III, § 301(3), Oct. 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 1688.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1978—Pub. L. 95–501 substituted ‘‘agricultural com- modities’’ for ‘‘agricultural products’’ in four places and substituted ‘‘such commodities’’ for ‘‘said prod- ucts’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries WORLD LIVESTOCK MARKET PRICE INFORMATION Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1545, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3695, directed Secretary of Agriculture to develop ap- propriate methodology for determining world price of livestock and livestock products, to gather and analyze appropriate price and cost of production information concerning such products in foreign countries for pur- pose of price discovery and to aid in sale of livestock and livestock products in foreign export markets, and to periodically publish such information, prior to re- peal by Pub. L. 104–127, title II, § 273, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 976. IMPLEMENTATION OF 1978 AMENDMENT; REGULATIONS Pub. L. 95–501, title VI, § 601, Oct. 21, 1978, 92 Stat. 1691, which required Secretary of Agriculture to imple- ment provisions of Pub. L. 95–501 as expeditiously as possible, was omitted and a new section 601 of Pub. L. 95–501 added as part of the complete revision of Pub. L. 95–501 by Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1531, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3668. See chapter 87 (§ 5601 et seq.) of this title. § 1762. Personnel (a) Appointment To effectuate the carrying out of the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary of Ag

Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 7 U.S.C. § 1762

Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.