Section 
2211b, 
Pub. L. 96–355, § 3(a), Sept. 24, 1980, 
94 Stat. 1173, authorized appointment of an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural Development.
Section 
2212, acts Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, § 2, 
25 Stat. 659; June 30, 1906, ch. 3913, 
34 Stat. 670, authorized appointment of an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Section 
2212a, 
Pub. L. 92–419, title VI, § 604(a), Aug. 30, 1972, 
86 Stat. 676, authorized appointment of an additional Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Section 
2212b, 
Pub. L. 94–561, § 2, Oct. 19, 1976, 
90 Stat. 2643, authorized appointment of an additional Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Section 
2212c, 
Pub. L. 97–325, § 8(a), Oct. 15, 1982, 
96 Stat. 1605, authorized appointment of an additional Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.