United States Secretary of Agriculture

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United States Cabinet position federal executive position

The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overseeing national policies on farming, food, forestry, and rural development as a member of the President’s Cabinet.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Cabinet position → federal executive position →
abbreviation	SecAg →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
department	United States Department of Agriculture →
formation	1889 →
headOf	United States Department of Agriculture →
includedInLineOfSuccession	United States presidential line of succession →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	United States federal law →
lineOfSuccessionPosition	after Secretary of Health and Human Services and before Secretary of Commerce (subject to law at given time) →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
memberOf	Cabinet of the United States → United States National Security Council (when relevant to food security) →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
officeHolderOf	United States Department of Agriculture →
oversees	U.S. agricultural policy → conservation programs on agricultural lands → farming policy in the United States → federal farm support programs → food policy in the United States → food safety programs under USDA jurisdiction → forestry policy in the United States → nutrition assistance programs administered by USDA → rural development policy in the United States →
participatesIn	development of the U.S. Farm Bill →
partOf	Cabinet of the United States →
precededByOffice	United States Commissioner of Agriculture →
rank	senior executive branch official →
reportsTo	Cabinet of the United States → President of the United States →
responsibleFor	administration of USDA agencies → agricultural research and extension policy → commodity support and crop insurance policy → implementation of federal agricultural laws → international agricultural trade policy input → management of national forests through USDA agencies → regulation of meat, poultry, and some egg products → rural housing and utilities programs →
scope	national agricultural, food, forestry, and rural development policy in the United States →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
shortName	Secretary of Agriculture → U.S. Secretary of Agriculture →
style	The Honorable →
symbol	Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture →
website	https://www.usda.gov →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Claude R. Wickard → Earl Butz → Edwin Thomas Meredith → Henry A. Wallace → Henry Agard Wallace → Henry Cantwell Wallace →	positionHeld
National Recreation Trail ("Secretary of Agriculture") → National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units ("Secretary of Agriculture") →	designationAuthority
United States Secretary of Agriculture ("U.S. Secretary of Agriculture") → United States Secretary of Agriculture ("Secretary of Agriculture") →	shortName
SecAg →	abbreviationFor
Office of the General Counsel (USDA) ("Secretary of Agriculture") →	advises
Madam Secretary ("Secretary of Agriculture") →	appliesToPosition
National Trails System Act ("Secretary of Agriculture") →	authorizesAgency
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
United States Department of Agriculture →	hasCabinetPosition
Wickard v. Filburn →	hasGovernmentOfficialParty
Wickard v. Filburn ("Secretary of Agriculture of the United States") →	hasRespondent
United States Numbered Highway System ("Secretary of Agriculture") →	originallyApprovedBy
Brannan Plan for agricultural reform →	positionHeldByProposer
United States Secretary of Agriculture ("United States Commissioner of Agriculture") →	precededByOffice
Earl Butz →	resignedFrom
United States Department of Agriculture →	seatHeldBy
Commodity Stabilization Service ("Secretary of Agriculture of the United States") →	subordinateTo
Production and Marketing Administration ("Secretary of Agriculture of the United States") →	supervisedBy
Madam Secretary →	usedForOffice