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REORGANIZATION PLANS OF 1953

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REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 2 OF 1953 Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Transmitted Mar. Representatives in Congress assembled, March 25, 1953, pursuant to the Effective June 4 provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, approved June 20, 1949, as 1953. ' amended. 63 Stat. 203. 5 USC 133z note.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

1. Transfer of functions to the Secretary.-—(a) Subject to the exceptions specified in subsection (b) of this section, there are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture all functions not now vested in him of all other officers, and of all agencies and employees, of the Department of Agriculture. (b) This section shall not apply to the functions vested by the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) in hearing examiners employed by the Department of Agriculture nor to the functions of (1) the corporations of the Department of Agriculture, (2) the boards of directors and officers of such corporations, (3) the Advisory Board of the Commodity Credit Corporation, or (4) the Farm Credit Administration or any agency, officer, or entity of, under, or subject to the supervision of the said Administration. SEC. 2. Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture.—Two additional Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each such assistant secretary shall perform such functions as the Secretary of Agriculture shall, from time to time, prescribe and each shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries of executive departments. SEC. 3. Administrative Assistant Secretary.—An Administrative Assistant Secretary of Agriculture shall be appointed, with the approval of the President, by the Secretary of Agriculture under the classified civil service, and shall perform such functions as the Secretary of Agriculture shall, from time to time, prescribe. The provisions of the item numbered (1) of the third proviso under the heading "General Provisions" appearing in. Chapter X I of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952, approved June 5, 1952, 66 Stat. 121, are hereby made applicable to the position of Administrative Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 4. Delegation of functions.—(a) The Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time make such provisions as he shall deem appropriate authorizing the performance by any other officer, or by any agency or employee, of the Department of Agriculture of any function of the Secretary, including any function transferred to the Secretary by the provisions of this reorganization plan. (b) To the extent that the cariying out of subsection (a) of this section involves the assignment of major functions or major groups of functions to major constituent organizational units of the Department of Agriculture, now or hereafter existing, or to the heads or other officers thereof, and to the extent deemed practicable by the Secretary, he shall give appropriate advance public notice of delegations of functions proposed to be made by him and shall afford appropriate SECTION

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