The Secretary of Agriculture shall annually make a general report in writing of his acts to the President, in which he may recommend the publication of papers forming parts of or accompanying his report. He shall also make special reports on particular subjects whenever required to do so by the President or either House of Congress, or when he shall think the subject in his charge requires it.
Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122 25 Stat. 659 May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(101) 45 Stat. 993 Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1(6) 68 Stat. 966 (R.S. §§ 528, 529; , §§ 1, 4, ; , ; , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
May 15, 1862, ch. 72, § 3 12 Stat. 387 14 Stat. 440 R.S. §§ 528 and 529 derived from the following acts: , ; , § 1, , 445.
section 557 of Title 5Pub. L. 89–554, § 180 Stat. 378 Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .
Amendments
1954—Act , struck out provision in first sentence which required that the annual report should contain an account of all moneys received and expended by the Secretary.
1928—Act , struck out requirement that there be included a statement of expenditures from contingent appropriations.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 2202 of this titlesection 2205 of this title“Secretary of Agriculture” substituted in text for “Commissioner of Agriculture” pursuant to sections 1 and 4 of act , which are classified to . See, also, .
Unavailability of Department Funds To Produce Part 2 of Annual Report
Pub. L. 103–111, title I107 Stat. 1048
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
67 Stat. 633 section 2201 of this titleFunctions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. , 18 F.R. 3219, , set out as a note under .