7 U.S.C. § 2207c — Annual report on work of agricultural

Page 1445 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 2207c UNAVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT FUNDS TO PRODUCE PART 2 OF ANNUAL REPORT Pub. L. 103–111, title I, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1048, pro- vided in part: ‘‘That hereafter, none of the funds avail- able to the Department of Agriculture may be used to produce part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture).’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 2207a. Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure (a) Not later than 20 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report on the amounts ob- ligated and expended by the Department during that fiscal year for the procurement of advisory and assistance services. (b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include a list with the following informa- tion: (1) All contracts awarded for the procure- ment of advisory and assistance services dur- ing the fiscal year and the amount of each contract. (2) The purpose of each contract. (3) The justification for the award of each contract and the reason the work cannot be performed by civil servants. (Pub. L. 101–161, title VI, § 641, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 986; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 104(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3829.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–316, in subsec. (a), struck out par. (1) designation before ‘‘Not later than’’, struck out subpar. (A) designation before ‘‘submit to Congress’’, struck out ‘‘, and (B) transmit a copy of such report to the Comptroller General of the United States’’ after ‘‘and assistance services’’, redesignated par. (2) as subsec. (b) and in introductory provisions substituted ‘‘subsection (a) of this section shall’’ for ‘‘paragraph (1) shall’’, re- designated subpars. (A) to (C) as pars. (1) to (3), respec- tively, and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: ‘‘The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the reports submitted under subsection (a) of this section and transmit to Congress any comments and recommendations the Comptroller General con- siders appropriate regarding the matter contained in such reports.’’ § 2207b. Program metrics (a) In general The Secretary shall collect data regarding economic activities created through grants and loans, including any technical assistance pro- vided as a component of the grant or loan pro- gram, and measure the short- and long-term via- bility of award recipients and any entities to whom those recipients provide assistance using award funds, under— (1) section 1627c of this title; (2) section 940c(b)(2) of this title; or (3) section 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), [1936b], 2008s, 2009 et seq.). (b) Data The data collected under subsection (a) shall include information collected from recipients both during the award period and for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, which is not less than 2 years after the award period ends. (c) Report (1) In general Not later than 4 years after February 7, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- estry of the Senate a report that contains the data described in subsection (a). (2) Detailed information The report shall include detailed informa- tion regarding— (A) actions taken by the Secretary to use the data; (B) the percentage increase of employees; (C) the number of business starts and cli- ents served; (D) any benefit, such as an increase in rev- enue or customer base; and (E) such other information as the Sec- retary considers appropriate. (Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6209, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 861; Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10102(c)(4), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4898.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is title III of Pub. L. 87–128, Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 307. Subtitle E of the Act is classi- fied generally to subchapter V (§ 2009 et seq.) of chapter 50 of this title. For complete classification of the Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: ‘‘sec- tion 1632a of this title;’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITION OF ‘‘SECRETARY’’ ‘‘Secretary’’ as meaning the Secretary of Agri- culture, see section 9001 of this title. § 2207c. Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution There shall be prepared by the Department of Agriculture an annual report on the work and expenditures of the agricultural experiment sta- tions established under the Act of Congress of March second, eighteen hundred and eighty- seven [7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.], on the work and ex- penditures of the Department of Agriculture in connection therewith, and on the cooperative Page 1446 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 2207d agricultural extension work and expenditures of the Department of Agriculture and of agricul- tural colleges under the Act of May eighth, nineteen hundred and fourteen [7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.], and there shall be printed annually eight thousand copies of said report, of which one thousand copies shall be for the use of the Sen- ate, two thousand copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and five thousand copies for the use of the Department of Agri- culture. (Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 144, 38 Stat. 1110.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of Congress of March second, eighteen hun- dred and eighty-seven, referred to in text, is act Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, known as the Hatch Act, which is classified generally to sections 361a to 361i of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 361a of this title and Tables. The Act of May eighth, nineteen hundred and four- teen, referred to in text, is act May 8, 1914, ch. 79, 38 Stat. 372, known as the ‘‘Smith-Lever Act’’, and also known as the ‘‘Agricultural Work Extension Act’’, which is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 341 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 341 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 418 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain ex- ceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title. § 2207d. Reports on disbursement of funds for ag- ricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University Not later than September 30, 2019, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall annually submit to Congress a report describing the allo- cations made to, and matching funds received by, 1890 Institutions and 1862 Institutions (as those terms are defined in section 7601 of this title) for each of the agricultural research, ex- tension, education, and related programs estab- lished under— (1) section 3221 of this title; (2) section 3222 of this title; (3) subsections (b) and (c) of section 343 of this title; and (4) the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.). (Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7116, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4789.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Hatch Act of 1887, referred to in par. (4), is act Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, which is classified gen- erally to sections 361a to 361i of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 361a of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITION OF ‘‘SECRETARY’’ ‘‘Secretary’’ as meaning the Secretary of Agri- culture, see section 2 of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 9001 of this title. § 2208. Expenditure of appropriations; account- ing The Secretary of Agriculture shall direct and superintend the expenditure of all money appro- priated to the Department and render accounts thereof. (R.S. § 3677; Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, §§ 1, 4, 25 Stat. 659.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 3677 derived act May 15, 1882, ch. 72, § 3, 12 Stat. 388. Section was formerly classified to section 557a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Commissioner of Agriculture’’ pursuant to sections 1 and 4 of act Feb. 9, 1889, which are classified to section 2202 of this title. See, also, section 2205 of this title. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4306, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1131, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4306, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1893, provided that: ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) Federal law requires that commodities and products purchased with Federal funds be, to the ex- tent practicable, of domestic origin. ‘‘(2) Federal Buy American statutory requirements seek to ensure that purchases made with Federal funds benefit domestic producers. ‘‘(3) The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) requires the use of domes- tic food products for all meals served under the pro- gram, including food products purchased with local funds. ‘‘(b) BUY AMERICAN STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.—The Department of Agriculture should undertake training, guidance, and enforcement of the various current Buy American statutory requirements and regulations, in- cluding those of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).’’ [Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.] COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT Pub. L. 105–86, title VII, § 716, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2106, provided that: ‘‘HEREAFTER: (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act [see Tables for classification] may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 ([former] 41 U.S.C. 10a–10c [see chapter 83 of Title 41, Public Contracts]; popularly known as the ‘Buy American Act’).