# 7 CFR § 2.3: Authority of the Secretary to delegate authority

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 2.3
- **Heading:** Authority of the Secretary to delegate authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture > PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) The general authority of the Secretary to make delegations of his authority is based on:
(1) Section 4(a) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App.), which provides that 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 an 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; and
(2) Section 212(a)(1) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-354, 7 U.S.C. 6912(a)(1), which provides that the Secretary may delegate to any agency, office, officer, or employee of the Department the authority to perform any function transferred to the Secretary under 7 U.S.C. 6912(a) or any other function vested in the Secretary as of the date of the enactment of the Act.
(b) [Reserved]

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 2.1 § 2.1 Establishment of the Department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.1.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.2 § 2.2 Authority of the Secretary to prescribe regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.2.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.3 § 2.3 Authority of the Secretary to delegate authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.3.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.4 § 2.4 General officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.4.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.5 § 2.5 Order in which officers of the Department shall act as Secretary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.5.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.6 § 2.6 Designation of first assistants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.6.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.7 § 2.7 Authority to supervise and direct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.7.md)
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- [7 CFR § 2.9 § 2.9 Additional delegations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.9.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.10 § 2.10 Limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.10.md)
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- [7 CFR § 2.12 § 2.12 Secretary and general officers not precluded from exercising delegated powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.12.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.13 § 2.13 Status of prior delegations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.13.md)
- [7 CFR § 2.14 § 2.14 Deputy Secretary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-2.14.md)

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