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SEC. 523. The Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint a chief clerk. SEC. 524. (Repealed)

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SEC. 525. The Secretary 10 of Agriculture shall have charge, in the building and premises appropriated to the Department, of the library, furniture, fixtures, records, and other property appertaining to it, or hereafter acquired for use in its business.

SEC. 526.11 (a) The Secretary 12 of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture, rural development, aquaculture, and human nutrition 13 which he can obtain by means of books and correspondence, and by practical and scientific experiments, accurate records of which experiments shall be kept in his office, by the collection of statistics, and by any other appropriate means within his power; he shall collect new and valuable seeds and plants; shall test, by cultivation, the value of such of them as may require such tests; shall propagate such as may be worthy of propagation; and shall distribute them among agriculturists; and he shall advise the President, other members of his Cabinet, and the Congress on policies and programs designed to improve the quality of life for people living in the rural and non-metropolitan regions of the Nation; and

(b) 14 The Secretary is authorized to initiate or expand research and development efforts related to solution of problems of rural water supply, rural sewage and solid waste management, rural housing, rural industrialization, and technology appropriate to small- and moderatesized family farming operations, and any other problem that the Secretary may determine has an effect upon the economic development or the quality of life in rural areas.

SEC. 527.15 That purchase and distribution of vegetable, field, and flower seeds, plants, shrubs, vines, bulbs and cuttings shall be of the freshest and best obtainable varieties and adapted to general cultiva

tion.

SEC. 528.16 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 accompany

67 U.S.C. 2215. R.S. sec. 523 was derived from the Act of May 15, 1862, ch. 72, sec. 4, 12 Stat. 388.

Original reference was to the "Commissioner of Agriculture." The Act of July 14, 1890, ch. 707, 26 Stat. 288, provided that the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to perform all the duties named in all Acts of Congress in torce February 8, 1889, to be performed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

8 Repealed by the Act of June 6, 1972, Public Law 92-310, 86 Stat. 205.

97 U.S.C. 2206. R.S. sec. 525 was derived from the Act of May 15, 1862, ch. 72, sec. 3, 12 Stat. 387, and Res. Dec. 15, 1868, No. 1, 15 Stat. 343.

10 See note 7.

117 U.S.C. 2204. Amended by the Rural Development Act of 1972, Public Law 92-419, section 603 (b), 86 Stat. 675, which designated existing provisions as subsection (a), provided for information concerning rural development, prescribed advisory functions of the Secretary, and added subsection (b).

12 See note 7.

13 See note 3.

14 Amended in its entirety by the Rural Development Policy Act of 1980, Public Law 96355, section 5, 94 Stat. 1174.

157 U.S.C. 415, Sec. 527 was amended in its entirety by the Act of April 25, 1896, ch. 140, 29 Stat. 106. The Act substituted this section for one which read: "The purchase and distribution of seeds by the Department of Agriculture shall be confined to such seeds as are rare and uncommon to the country, or such as can be made more profitable by frequent changes from one part of our own country to another; and the purchase or propagation and distribution of trees, plants, shrubs, vines, and cuttings, shall be confined to such as are adapted to general cultivation and to promote the general interests of horticulture and agriculture throughout the United States.'

16 7 U.S.C. 2207, R.S. sec. 528 was derived from the Act of May 15, 1862, ch. 72, sec. 3, 12 Stat. 387.

17 See note 7.

ing his report.18 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. SEC. 529.19 (Repealed)

18 This section was amended and section 529 was deleted to reflect that: (1) the Act of May 29, 1928, ch. 901, section 1, 45 Stat. 993, discontinued the report to Congress of the Secretary's acts and the account of all moneys received and expended by him and the report in detail to the Congress of all moneys expended by him or under his direction, and repealed sections 528 and 529 "to the extent of such requirement"; and (2) the Act of August 30, 1954, ch. 1076, section 1, 68 Stat. 966, discontinued the annual report to the President accounting for all moneys received and expended by him and repealed section 528 "to the extent of such requirement."

BANKHEAD-JONES ACT OF 1935

Act of June 29, 1935, ch. 338, 49 Stat. 436, 7 U.S.C. 427 et seq.

AN ACT To provide for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agriculture extension work and the more complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I

SEC. 1.1 It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to promote the efficient production and utilization of products of the soil as essential to the health and welfare of our people and to promote a sound and prosperous agriculture and rural life as indispensable to the maintenance of maximum employment and national prosperity. It is also the intent of Congress to assure agriculture a position in research equal to that of industry which will aid in maintaining an equitable balance between agriculture and other sections of our economy. For the attainment of these objectives, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to conduct and to stimulate research into the laws and principles underlying the basic problems of agriculture in its broadest aspects, including but not limited to: Research relating to the improvement of the quality of, and the development of new and improved methods of the production, marketing, distribution, processing, and utilization of plant and animal commodities at all stages from the original producer through to the ultimate consumer; research into the problems of human nutrition and the nutritive value of agricultural commodities, with particular reference to their content of vitamins, minerals, amino and fatty acids, and all other constituents that may be found necessary for the health of the consumer and to the gains or losses in nutritive value that may take place at any stage in their production, distribution, processing, and preparation for use by the consumer; research relating to the development of present, new, and extended uses and markets for agricultural commodities and byproducts as food or in commerce, manufacture, or trade, both at home and abroad, with particular reference to those foods and fibers for which our capacity to produce exceeds or may exceed existing economic demand; research to encourage the discovery, introduction, and breeding of new and useful agricultural crops, plants, and animals, both foreign and native, particularly for those

17 U.S.C. 427. Amended in its entirety by the Act of August 14, 1946, ch. 966, sec. 101(1), 60 Stat. 1082.

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crops and plants which may be adapted to utilization in chemical and manufacturing industries; research relating to new and more profitable uses for our resources of agricultural manpower, soils, plants, animals, and equipment than those to which they are now, or may hereafter be, devoted; research relating to the conservation, development, and use of land, forest, and water resources for agricultural purposes; research relating to the design, development, and the more efficient and satisfactory use of farm buildings, farm homes, farm machinery, including the application of electricity and other forms of power; research and development relating to uses of solar energy with respect to farm buildings, farm homes, and farm machinery (including equipment used to dry and cure crops and provide irrigation); applied research to develop agricultural, forestry, and rural energy conservation and biomass energy production and use; 2 research relating to the diversification of farm enterprises, both as to the type of commodities produced, and as to the types of operations performed, on the individual farm; research relating to any other laws and principles that may contribute to the establishment and maintenance of a permanent and effective agricultural industry including such investigations as have for their purpose the development and improvement of the rural home and rural life, and the maximum contribution by agriculture to the welfare of the consumer and the maintenance of maximum employment and national prosperity; and such other researches or experiments bearing on the agricultural industry or on rural homes of the United States as may in each case be deemd [sic.] advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of Puerto Rico, the respective States, and Territories. In effectuating the purposes of this section, maximum use shall be made of existing research facilities owned or controlled by the Federal Government or by State agricultural experiment stations and of the facilities of the Federal and State extension services. Research authorized under this section shall be in addition to research provided for under existing law but both activities shall be coordinated as far as practicable. For purposes of this title, the term "solar energy" means energy derived from sources (other than fossil fuels) and technologies included in the Federal NonNuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended." SECS. 2-9.4 (Repealed)

SEC. 10.5 (a) In order to carry out further research on utilization and associated problems in connection with the development and application of present, new, and extended uses of agricultural commodities and products thereof authorized by section 1 of this title, and to disseminate information relative thereto, and in addition to all other appropriations authorized by this title, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the following sums:

(1) $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year.

(2) An additional $3,000.000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and each subsequent fiscal year.

2 Clause relating to energy research added by section 253 of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980, Public Law 96-294, 94 Stat. 707.

References to "solar energy" added by Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, Public Law 95-113, section 1446, 91 Stat. 1011.

Secs. 2-9 were repealed by the Act of August 11, 1955, ch. 790, section 2, 69 Stat. 674.

57 U.S.C. 4271.

(3) An additional $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and each subsequent fiscal year.

(4) An additional $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and each subsequent fiscal year.

(5) An additional $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, and each subsequent fiscal year.

(6) In addition to the foregoing, such additional funds beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and thereafter, as the Congress may deem necessary.

The Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance with such regulations as he deems necessary, and when in his judgment the work to be performed will be carried out more effectively, more rapidly, or at less cost than if performed by the Department of Agriculture, may enter into contracts with such public or private organizations or individuals as he may find qualified to carry on work under this section without regard to the provisions of section 3709, Revised Statutes, and with respect to such contracts he may make advance progress or other payments without regard to the provisions of section 3648, Revised Statutes. Contracts hereunder may be made for work to continue not more than four years from the date of any such contract. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874, as amended (31 U.S.C. 713), any unexpended balances of appropriations properly obligated by contracting with an organization as provided in this subsection may remain upon the books of the Treasury for not more than five fiscal years before being carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury. Research authorized under this subsection shall be conducted so far as practicable at laboratories of the Department of Agriculture. Projects conducted under contract with public and private agencies shall be supplemental to and coordinated with research of these laboratories. Any contracts made pursuant to this authority shall contain requirements making the results of research and investigations available to the public through dedication, assignment to the Government, or such other means as the Secretary shall determine.

(b) In order to carry out further the purposes of section 1, other than research on utilization of agricultural commodities and the products thereof, and in addition to all other appropriations authorized by this title, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for cooperative research with the State agricultural experiment stations and such other appropriate agencies as may be mutually agreeable to the Department of Agriculture and the experiment stations concerned, the following sums:

(1) $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year.

(2) An additional $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and each subsequent fiscal year.

(3) An additional $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and each subsequent fiscal year.

(4) An additional $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and each subsequent fiscal year.

(5) In addition to the foregoing such additional funds beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951, and thereafter, as the Congress may deem necessary.