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7 U.S.C. § 6962a — Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment

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7 U.S.C. § 6962a — Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment

**(a) Authorization** The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment. **(b) Confirmation required** If the Secretary establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary 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 Natural Resources and Environment those functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to natural resources and environment (except to the extent those functions are delegated under [section 6932 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6932&num=0&edition=prelim)). (2) **Additional functions** — The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment shall perform such other functions and duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary. **(d) Succession** Any official who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment 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).

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7 U.S.C. § 6932 — Food Access Liaison

**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish the position of Food Access Liaison to coordinate Department programs to reduce barriers to food access and monitor and evaluate the progress of such programs in accordance with this section. **(b) Duties** The Food Access Liaison shall— (1) coordinate the efforts of the Department, including regional offices, to experiment and consider programs and policies aimed at reducing barriers to food access for consumers, including but not limited to participants in nutrition assistance programs; (2) provide outreach to entities engaged in activities to reduce barriers to food access in accordance with the statutory authorization for each program; (3) provide outreach to entities engaged in activities to reduce barriers to food access, including retailers, markets, producers, and others involved in food production and distribution, with respect to the availability of, and eligibility for, Department programs; (4) raise awareness of food access issues in interactions with employees of the Department; (5) make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to efforts to reduce barriers to food access; and (6) submit to Congress an annual report with respect to the efforts of the Department to reduce barriers to food access.

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5 U.S.C. § 5314 — Positions at level III

Level III of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):

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7 U.S.C. § 6962a — Cooperative agreements

Page 1943 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 6971 § 336(a)(2)(D), (b)(2)(B), (c)(3), (d)(2), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1005, 1006; Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8002(c), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 473; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, §§ 12404(b)(1), 12410(a)(c)(1)(A), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4975, 4977, 4978, was moved so as to appear at the end of subtitle B of title II of Pub. L. 103–354 by Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12410(c)(1)(B), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4978, and editorially reclassified as section 6936 of this title. § 6962a. Cooperative agreements Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law requiring competi- tion), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and after October 28, 2000, enter into cooperative agreements (which may provide for the acquisi- tion of goods or services, including personal services) with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, orga- nization, or any other person, if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs ad- ministered by the Natural Resources Conserva- tion Service; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objec- tives: Provided, That Commodity Credit Corpora- tion funds obligated for such purposes shall not exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998. (Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 714], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–30.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Re- lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, and not as part of the Department of Agriculture

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