Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 2214

General Counsel; appointment

(a)
The President shall appoint on and after , by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.
(b)
The existing office of General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture shall be abolished effective upon the appointment and qualification of the General Counsel provided for by subsection (a) or , whichever is earlier.

July 31, 1956, ch. 80470 Stat. 742(, title III, § 301, .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 3504 of Title 42section 307 of Title 39Pub. L. 86–68274 Stat. 580Pub. L. 91–37584 Stat. 719Section is based on that part of section 301 of act , relating to the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. That part of such section 301 relating to the General Counsel of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human Services], is classified to , The Public Health and Welfare. That part of such section 301 relating to the General Counsel of the Post Office Department was enacted as by , , . Such provisions were eliminated from Title 39 by the Postal Reorganization Act, , , .

section 518a of Title 5Pub. L. 89–554, § 180 Stat. 378Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .