7 USC § 2215 - Chief clerk

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2215"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2215 - Chief clerk"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2215"
section_name: "Chief clerk"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(R.S. § 523; Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, §§ 1, 4, 25 Stat. 659; Feb. 10, 1925, ch. 200, 43 Stat. 822.)"
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# § 2215. Chief clerk

The Secretary of Agriculture shall appoint a chief clerk.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 523; Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, §§ 1, 4, 25 Stat. 659; Feb. 10, 1925, ch. 200, 43 Stat. 822.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 523 derived from , .

Section was formerly classified to  prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Secretary of Agriculture” substituted in text for “Commissioner of Agriculture” pursuant to sections 1 and 4 of act , which are classified to . See, also, .