7 U.S.C. § 7752

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 7752 - Buildings, land, people, claims, and agreements

(a) In general

To the extent necessary to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may acquire and maintain all real or personal property for special purposes and employ any persons, make grants, and enter into any contracts, cooperative agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements.

(b) Tort claims

(1) In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may pay tort claims in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, when the claims arise outside the United States in connection with activities that are authorized under this chapter.

(2) Requirements of claim

A claim may not be allowed under this subsection unless the claim is presented in writing to the Secretary within 2 years after the date on which the claim accrues.

7 U.S.C. § 7752

Pub. L. 106-224, title IV, §432, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 452.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), was in the original "this title", meaning title IV of Pub. L. 106-224, 114 Stat. 438, known as the Plant Protection Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONSFor transfer of functions of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under this chapter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

Secretary: The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
United States: The term "United States" means all of the States.
plant: The term "plant" means any plant (including any plant part) for or capable of propagation, including a tree, a tissue culture, a plantlet culture, pollen, a shrub, a vine, a cutting, a graft, a scion, a bud, a bulb, a root, and a seed.
enter: The terms "enter" and "entry" mean to move into, or the act of movement into, the commerce of the United States.
entry: The terms "enter" and "entry" mean to move into, or the act of movement into, the commerce of the United States.
import: The terms "import" and "importation" mean to move into, or the act of movement into, the territorial limits of the United States.