§ 2.19 Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

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Title 7 CFR: Agriculture › Part 2: DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT › Subpart C: Delegations of Authority to the Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries › § 2.19: § 2.19 Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

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(6) Carry out prize competition authorities in section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) related to functions otherwise delegated to the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, except for authorities delegated to the Chief Financial Officer in § 2.28(a)(29) and authorities reserved to the Secretary in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

(b) The following authority is reserved to the Secretary of Agriculture:

(1)

Related to food and nutrition.

Authority to appoint the members of the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and Fetal Nutrition as directed in section 17(k) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1786(k)).

(2) Approval of prize competitions that may result in the award of more than $1,000,000 in cash prizes under section 24(m)(4)(B) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719(m)(4)(B)).

[60 FR 56393, Nov. 8, 1995, as amended at 68 FR 27436, May 20, 2003; 74 FR 3402, Jan. 21, 2009; 79 FR 44107, July 30, 2014; 80 FR 58337, Sept. 29, 2015; 85 FR 65506, Oct. 15, 2020; 91 FR 18768, Apr. 13, 2026]

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