7 USC § 7652 - Role of Secretary regarding food and agricultural sciences research and extension

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s7652"
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title: "7 USC § 7652 - Role of Secretary regarding food and agricultural sciences research and extension"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "7652"
section_name: "Role of Secretary regarding food and agricultural sciences research and extension"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "General"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 613, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 605.)"
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# § 7652. Role of Secretary regarding food and agricultural sciences research and extension

The Secretary of Agriculture shall be the principal official in the executive branch responsible for coordinating all Federal research and extension activities related to food and agricultural sciences.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 613, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 605.)