# 7 U.S.C. § 909: Administration on nonpolitical basis; dismissal of officers or employees for violating provision

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s909

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 U.S.C. § 909
- **Heading:** Administration on nonpolitical basis; dismissal of officers or employees for violating provision
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—AGRICULTURE > CHAPTER 31—RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER I—RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

## Text

This chapter shall be administered entirely on a nonpartisan basis, and in the appointment of officials, the selection of employees, and in the promotion of any such officials or employees, no political test or qualification shall be permitted or given consideration, but all such appointments and promotions shall be given and made on the basis of merit and efficiency. If the Secretary herein provided for is found by the President of the United States to be guilty of a violation of this section, he shall be removed from office by the President, and any appointee or selection of officials or employees made by the Secretary who is found guilty of a violation of this chapter shall be removed by the Secretary.

( May 20, 1936, ch. 432 , title I, § 9, 49 Stat. 1366 ; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 776, § 2 , 63 Stat. 948 ; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(13) , Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3221 .)

## Nearby sections

- [7 U.S.C. § 901 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s901.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 902 General authority of Secretary of Agriculture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s902.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 903 Authorization of appropriations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s903.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 904 Loans for electrical plants and transmission lines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s904.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 905 Fees for certain loan guarantees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s905.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 906 Funding for administrative expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s906.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 906a Use of funds outside the United States or its territories prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s906a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 907 Acquisition of property pledged for loans; disposition; sale of pledged property by borrower](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s907.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 908 Limitations on use of assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s908.md)
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- [7 U.S.C. § 910 Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 777 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1150](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s910.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 911 Acceptance of services of Federal or State officers; application of civil service laws; expenditures for supplies and equipment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s911.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 911a Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 235(a)(5) , Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3221](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s911a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 912 Extension of time for repayment of loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s912.md)

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