Perdue proposes reorganization of USDA

This report identifies actions we are taking at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to meet the challenge of advancing agricultural trade, improving service delivery to agricultural producers, and addressing the needs of Rural America. These steps are part of a broader on-going review of the Department based on the President’s March 13, 2017; Executive Order 13781 entitled “Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch.”  Section 3208 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Pub. L. 113-70 (7 USC §6935) requires the Secretary of Agriculture (“Secretary”) to propose a reorganization of international trade functions for imports and exports, including a plan for the establishment of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (U/Sec TFAA). The Secretary is required to submit to the Congressional committees specified in Section 3208 (a) a report that includes the results of this proposal and provides a notice of the reorganization plan.