7 USC § 6704 - Office of International Forestry

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title: "7 USC § 6704 - Office of International Forestry"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "6704"
section_name: "Office of International Forestry"
chapter_number: 96
chapter_name: "GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2405, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4060; Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 371, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1015; Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8102, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 475; Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8202, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VIII, § 8202, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2051; Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8202, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 914.)"
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# § 6704. Office of International Forestry

**(a)** **Establishment** November 28, 1990

The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish an Office of International Forestry within the Forest Service within six months after .

**(b)** **Deputy Chief designation** The Chief shall appoint a Deputy Chief for International Forestry.

**(c)** **Duties** The Deputy Chief shall—

**(1)** be responsible for the international forestry activities of the Forest Service;

**(2)** coordinate the activities of the Forest Service in implementing the provisions of this chapter; and

**(3)** serve as Forest Service liaison to the director for the program established pursuant to section 6701 of this title.

**(d)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2018 such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIV, § 2405, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4060; Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 371, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1015; Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8102, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 475; Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8202, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VIII, § 8202, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2051; Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8202, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 914.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was in the original “this title”, meaning title XXIV of , , , known as the Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XXIV to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

and  made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by  were repealed by .

### Amendments

2014—Subsec. (d).  substituted “2018” for “2012”.

2008—Subsec. (d). , substituted “2012” for “2007”.

2002—Subsec. (d).  substituted “2007” for “2002”.

1996—Subsec. (d).  added subsec. (d).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .