Establishment required
The Secretary shall establish and maintain within the Department the Rural Utilities Service and assign to the Service such functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
Administrator
Appointment
The Rural Utilities Service shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President.
Compensation
section 5382 of title 5The Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service shall receive basic pay at a rate not to exceed the maximum amount of compensation payable to a member of the Senior Executive Service under subsection (b) of .
Functions
Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 232108 Stat. 3219Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 747(b)(2)110 Stat. 1128Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(2)126 Stat. 1283Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12408(a)(1)132 Stat. 4976(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act May 20, 1936, ch. 43249 Stat. 1363section 901 of this titleThe Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(A), is , , which is classified generally to chapter 31 (§ 901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
Section 1926–1 of this titlePub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 702110 Stat. 1108, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(B), was repealed by , , .
Section 1926b of this titlePub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 743110 Stat. 1125, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), was repealed by , , .
section 2324 of Pub. L. 101–624section 1926 of this titlePub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 703110 Stat. 1108Section 2324 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(B), is , which was set out as a note under prior to repeal by , , .
Codification
section 232 of Pub. L. 103–354Pub. L. 115–334section 232 of Pub. L. 103–354section 5315 of Title 5Section is comprised of . Prior to amendment of this section by , subsec. (b)(2), formerly (b)(3), of amended , Government Organization and Employees. See 2018 Amendment note below.
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–334section 5315 of Title 52018—Subsec. (b). amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) amended , Government Organization and Employees, and text of par. (1) read as follows: “The Rural Utilities Service shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President.”
Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(2)(A)2012—Subsec. (b)(1). , struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end.
Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(a)(2)(B)Subsec. (b)(2). , (C), which directed that subsec. (b)(1) of this section be amended by striking out par. (2) and redesignating par. (3) as (2), was executed by making the amendment to subsec. (b) of this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See Codification note above. Prior to amendment, text of par. (2) read as follows: “Any official who is serving as Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration on , and who was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate—
“(A) may be considered to be serving in the successor position established under paragraph (1); and
“(B) shall not be required to be reappointed to that position by reason of the enactment of this Act.”
Pub. L. 104–1271996—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). substituted “section 1932(b)” for “section 1932(b)(2)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Pub. L. 112–166section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166section 113 of Title 6Amendment by effective 60 days after , and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see , set out as a note under , Domestic Security.