7 USC § 6901 - Purpose

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title: "7 USC § 6901 - Purpose"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "6901"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 98
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 202, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3209.)"
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# § 6901. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with the necessary authority to streamline and reorganize the Department of Agriculture to achieve greater efficiency, effectiveness, and economies in the organization and management of the programs and activities carried out by the Department.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 202, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3209.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of , , , known as the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title of 2000 Amendment

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### Short Title

> “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’.”

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> “This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’.”

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