U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 10, 2026
§ 1002.
Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall mean:

The “Secretary”—the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 2, 68 Stat. 666; Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, § 1(a), 70 Stat. 1088; Pub. L. 87–170, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 89–337, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1300; Pub. L. 92–419, title II, § 201(b), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 667; Pub. L. 95–113, title XV, § 1506(a), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1022; Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1512(a), (b), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1332, 1333; Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 929, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4196; Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1461, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3615; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(v), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4587; Pub. L. 115–141, div. A, title VII, § 761(a), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 396.)
cite as: 16 USC 1002